2019-01-01
Establishment of Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) on Vincetoxicum rossicum in Ontario, Canada
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Publication
Biocontrol Science and Technology
Hypena opulenta, a moth native to Ukraine, was released in 2013–2014 as a biocontrol agent for pale swallow-wort Vincetoxicum rossicum, an invasive vine, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Blacklight trapping and surveys of feeding damage showed that H. opulenta has successfully established, increased in abundance and spread up to 2.0 km.
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| Keywords | dog-strangling vine, Erebidae, Invasive species, Lepidoptera, swallow-wort, weed biological control |
| Persistent URL | dx.doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2019.1608511 |
| Journal | Biocontrol Science and Technology |
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Bourchier, R.S. (Robert S.), Cappuccino, N, Rochette, A. (Alicia), des Rivières, J. (Jim), Smith, S.M. (Sandy M.), Tewksbury, L. (Lisa), & Casagrande, R. (Richard). (2019). Establishment of Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) on Vincetoxicum rossicum in Ontario, Canada. Biocontrol Science and Technology. doi:10.1080/09583157.2019.1608511
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