The prospects for biological control of nonnative plants in Hawai`ian national parks
Gardner DE and Davis CJ. 1982. The prospects for biological control of nonnative plants in Hawai`ian national parks. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit Technical Report Series. CPSU Technical report 45. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Honolulu, HI
Discusses the policy of the National Park Service (NPS) regarding nonnative plants in natural areas, and evaluates prospects for control of these species through the use of phytophagous insects or plant diseases. Author contends that control of exotic species through mechanical means have been ineffective. Gives overview of biocontrol of lantana by State of Hawaii. Discusses precautions to be taken in biocontrol measures. Lists exotic plant species in Hawaii Volcanoes and Haleakala in need of better control measures. Discusses possible control agents for individual exotic species. Section on research and resource management concerns. Table lists weed species, giving site of infestation and insect or pathogen species employed for control, along with date of release.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Gardner, Donald; Davis, Clifton
- Date of Issue
- 1982-10
- Publisher
- Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
- Units
- HALE , HAVO
- Keywords
- biocontrol, Biological Controls, Exotic Species, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park HI, Plant Studies