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Biocontrol of British bracken: the potential of two moths from Southern Africa
Author(s) -
LAWTON J. H.,
RASHBROOK V. K.,
COMPTON S. G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1988.tb02085.x
Subject(s) - bracken , biology , biological pest control , weed , ecology , host (biology) , thistle , fern
SUMMARY The spread of bracken is a major problem in upland areas of Britain. We have investigated biological methods as an alterative to traditional forms of weed control. Details are given of the life histories of two potential candidates for introduction as biocontrol agents, the Southern African moths Conservula cinisigna and Panotima sp. near angularis. Results indicate that these species are highly host specific and potentially very destructive to bracken.