Preliminary exploration for potential biological control agents for Psidium cattleianum
Hodges CS. 1988. Preliminary exploration for potential biological control agents for Psidium cattleianum. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit Technical Report Series. Technical report 66. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Honolulu, HI
Author traveled to Brazil to search for potential biological control agents for strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum). Reports no diseases but several insects were found to be possible control agents for this species. Also includes observations on lantana (Lantana camara) and Christmas Berry (Schinus terebinthifolius). Types of insects reported as doing substantial damage were: scales, leaf rollers, leaf miner, leaf galls, leaf feeders, fruit feeders, and sawyers. Includes color and black & white photographs.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hodges, Charles
- Date of Issue
- 1988-12
- Publisher
- Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
- Units
- HALE , HAVO
- Keywords
- biocontrol, Biological Controls, christmasberry, Exotic/Invasive Species-Plants, Invasive Species, lantana, Lantana camara, Plant Studies, Psidium cattleianum, Schinus terebinthifolius, Strawberry Guava