Biological Control Technology Development: Overseas Searches of Insects on Hydrilla,
Abstract
This report presents some preliminary findings of a 6-month trip (13 April-24 October 1982) to Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. This trip was the second in a series of overseas trips in search of natural enemies of hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata Royle). These trips are intended to be preliminary surveys. The emphasis is on finding a great number of hydrilla-damaging insects species by collecting at as many hydrilla sites in different locations as time and circumstances permit. Evaluation of any particular insect species potential and host specificity will be done on subsequent trips, which will emphasize intensive, long-term studies at selected countries. Specific locations visited were Egypt; Kenya; India; Sri Lanka(Ceylon); Burma; Thailand; Malaysia; in Indonesia; Sumatra; Java; South Sulawesi; Bali; and Lambok; and Northern Australia. This extensive trip added many new insects to the growing list of insect species that should be tested for possible use as biological control agents on hydrilla in the United States.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADP001790
Entities
People
- Joseph K. Balciunas