Phyla canescens (Kunth) Greene-lippia

M.H. JULIEN; A.J. SOSA; M.G. TRAVERSA

Biological Control of Weeds in Australia

CSIRO Publishing

Lugar: Collingwood; Año: 2012; p. 463 - 471

Lippia, Phyla canesces, originating from South America, is widespread in south-eastern Australia, especially in the Murray-Darling Basin. It continues to spread and is increasing in density. Lippia is having very significant impacts on agricultural production and the environment. Surveys for potential biological control agents, both arthropods and pathogens, began in 2005 in Argentina and continued through to 2010. Most surveys were during an extended drought that may have limited collection of natural enemies. The leaf-feeding Kuschelina bergi is recommended for importation to Asutralia for host-specificty testing. Four other insects, a mite, and two fungi are under study in Argentina and a small group of other insects maybe considered in the future. Project funding ended in June 2010, which may have caused the premature termination of the lippia biological control research.