Recent post-release evaluations of weed biocontrol programmes in South Africa: a summary of what has been achieved and what can be improved

Effects of elevated CO 2 on feeding responses of biological control agents of Pontederia crassipes

(2023) M. K. Paper et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

It's a numbers game: inundative biological control of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes), using Megamelus scutellaris (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) yields success at a high elevation, hypertrophic reservoir in South Africa.

(2022) Julie A. Coetzee et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Invasive alien aquatic plant species management drives aquatic ecosystem community recovery: An exploration using stable isotope analysis

(2022) Samuel N. Motitsoe et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Prospects for the biological control of the invasive cactus, Opuntia stricta using Dactylopius opuntiae, under conditions of rising atmospheric CO2

(2022) Nic Venter et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

The effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on the biological control of invasive aquatic weeds

(2021) Nompumelelo C. Baso et al.   AQUATIC BOTANY

Economic evaluation of chemical and biological control of four aquatic weeds in South Africa

(2021) Mary Maluleke et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

High and rising economic costs of biological invasions worldwide

(2021) Christophe Diagne et al.   NATURE

Spatially Targeted Biological Control of Mile-a-Minute Weed Using Rhinoncomimus latipes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and an Unmanned Aircraft System

(2021) Jaewon Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Plant Pathogens and Biological Control of Invasive Alien Plants in South Africa: A Review of Projects and Progress (2011–2020)

(2021) A.R. Wood et al.   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

A Review of the Biocontrol Programmes Against Aquatic Weeds in South Africa

(2021) J.A. Coetzee et al.   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

Biological Control of Cactaceae in South Africa

(2021) I.D. Paterson et al.   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

A Decade of Biological Control of Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) in South Africa Reviewed: Introduction of Insect Agents and Their Status

(2021) L.W. Strathie et al.   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

Biological Control of Invasive Climbing Plants in South Africa

(2021) A.M. King et al.   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

Current Status of Biological Control of Lantana camara L. (sensu lato) in South Africa

(2021) D.O. Simelane et al.   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

Biological Control of Three Eupatorieae Weeds in South Africa: 2011–2020

(2021) C. Zachariades et al.   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

A Catalogue of Natural Enemies of Invasive Alien Plants in South Africa: Classical Biological Control Agents Considered, Released and Established, Exotic Natural Enemies Present in the Field, and Bioherbicides

(2021) C. Zachariades   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

Investigations into the Efficacy of the Biocontrol Programme of Australian Myrtle, Leptospermum laevigatum, in South Africa: Lessons Learnt and Where to Now?

(2021) C. Lyons et al.   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

A Review of Research and Developments with Insect Agents Used for Biological Control of Australian Acacia Species (Caesalpinioideae) in South Africa

(2021) F.A.C. Impson et al.   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

Recent Advances in the Biological Control of Tecoma stans L. (Bignoniaceae) in South Africa

(2021) L.G. Madire et al.   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

Impact of biocontrol agents on Lantana camara in an inland area of South Africa

(2020) Naweji Katembo et al.   BIOCONTROL

Flowering Leafy Spurge Detection using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery in Biological Control Sites: Impacts of Flight Height, Flight Time and Detection Method

(2020) Xiaohui Yang et al.   WEED TECHNOLOGY

Post-release monitoring in classical biological control of weeds: assessing impact and testing pre-release hypotheses

(2020) Urs Schaffner et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Exceptional biological control of two varieties of Cylindropuntia fulgida (Cactaceae) in South Africa using a recently-identified different biotype of the cochineal insect, Dactylopius tomentosus (Dactylopiidae)

(2020) Hildegard Klein et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Scientists' warning on invasive alien species

(2020) Petr Pyšek et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Biological control of water lettuce, Pistia stratiotes L., facilitates macroinvertebrate biodiversity recovery: a mesocosm study

(2020) J. A. Coetzee et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Biocontrol of a prickly‐pear cactus in South Africa: reinterpreting the analogous, renowned case in Australia

(2020) John H. Hoffmann et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Biological Control of Salvinia molesta (D.S. Mitchell) Drives Aquatic Ecosystem Recovery

(2020) Samuel N. Motitsoe et al.   Diversity-Basel

First drone releases of the biological control agent Neomusotima conspurcatalis on Old World climbing fern

(2020) Ellen C. Lake et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The role of the flower-galling mite, Aceria lantanae, in integrated control of the light pink 163LP variety of Lantana camara (L.) in South Africa

(2020) Ludzula Mukwevho et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Implementing a system in South Africa for categorizing the outcomes of weed biological control

(2020) V. Cliff Moran et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Mind the gap: the delayed recovery of a population of the biological control agent Megamelus scutellaris Berg. (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) on water hyacinth after winter

(2020) Benjamin E. Miller et al.   BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH

The effects of a stem gall fly and a leaf pathogen on the reproductive output of Crofton weed, Ageratina adenophora (Asteraceae), in greenhouse and field trials

(2020) Lisa Buccellato et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Suppression of seed production as a long-term strategy in weed biological control: The combined impact of two biocontrol agents on Acacia mearnsii in South Africa

(2020) F.A.C. Impson et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Conceptualizing, categorizing and recording the outcomes of biological control of invasive plant species, at a population level

(2019) John H. Hoffmann et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Chlorophyll fluorometry as a method of determining the effectiveness of a biological control agent in post-release evaluations

(2019) Benjamin E. Miller et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Establishment and increased fitness of the seed-feeding weevil Cissoanthonomus tuberculipennis, a biological control agent for balloon vine Cardiospermum grandiflorum in South Africa

(2019) David O. Simelane et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Physiological response of Parthenium hysterophorus to defoliation by the leaf-feeding beetle Zygogramma bicolorata

(2018) Blair W. Cowie et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Biological control of Salvinia molesta in South Africa revisited

(2018) G.D. Martin et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Barriers to ecosystem restoration presented by soil legacy effects of invasive alien N2 -fixing woody species: implications for ecological restoration

(2018) Mlungele M. Nsikani et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

The contributions of biological control to reduced plant size and biomass of water hyacinth populations

(2017) Roy W. Jones et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Quantifying the economic water savings benefit of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) control in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme

(2017) RS Arp et al.   WATER SA

Economic evaluation of water loss saving due to the biological control of water hyacinth at New Year’s Dam, Eastern Cape province, South Africa

(2016) GCG Fraser et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCE

Response of the invasive pompom weed, Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Asteraceae), to feeding by the foliage-deforming thrips Liothrips tractabilis (Phlaeothripidae) under outdoor conditions in South Africa

(2016) Hiresh Ramanand et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Exacerbation of photosynthetic damage through increased heat–light stress resulting from Gargaphia decoris sap-feeding

(2016) Blair W. Cowie et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

A Unified Classification of Alien Species Based on the Magnitude of their Environmental Impacts

(2014) Tim M. Blackburn et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Employing spatial information technologies to monitor biological control of saltcedar in West Texas

(2013) Reginald S. Fletcher   Geocarto International

The effect of herbivory by the mite Orthogalumna terebrantis on the growth and photosynthetic performance of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

(2012) Danica Marlin et al.   AQUATIC BOTANY

An assessment of the effectiveness of a large, national-scale invasive alien plant control strategy in South Africa

(2012) Brian W. van Wilgen et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Weevil borne microbes contribute as much to the reduction of photosynthesis in water hyacinth as does herbivory

(2012) Nic Venter et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

The Costs and Benefits of Biological Control of Invasive Alien Plants in South Africa

(2011) B.W. van Wilgen et al.   AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems

(2011) Montserrat Vilà et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Effects of Alien Plants on Ecosystem Structure and Functioning and Implications for Restoration: Insights from Three Degraded Sites in South African Fynbos

(2011) Mirijam Gaertner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Effects of invasive macrophytes on freshwater fish and macroinvertebrate communities: the role of invasive plant traits

(2011) Rachel Schultz et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Legacy effects overwhelm the short-term effects of exotic plant invasion and restoration on soil microbial community structure, enzyme activities, and nitrogen cycling

(2011) Kenneth J. Elgersma et al.   OECOLOGIA

Abundance and productivity mediate invader effects on nitrogen dynamics in a California grassland

(2011) Jeffrey D. Corbin et al.   Ecosphere

A pre-release assessment of the relationship between the invasive alien plant, Pereskia aculeata Miller (Cactaceae), and native plant biodiversity in South Africa

(2010) Iain D. Paterson et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Does invasive plant management aid the restoration of natural ecosystems?

(2009) Adele M. Reid et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Review of approaches to evaluate the effectiveness of weed biological control agents

(2009) L. Morin et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL