| |
Weed |
Damaging Agent |
| Aquatics |
Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) |
Cercospora rodmanii (leaf pathogen), Eccritotarsus catarinensis (leaf sucker), Neochetina bruchi and N. eichhorniae (stem borers), Niphograpta albiguttalis (petiole borer), Orthogalumna terebrantis (leaf miner) |
| Myriophyllum aquaticum (parrot’s feather) |
Lysanthia sp. (leaf feeder) |
| Cacti |
Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata (boxing- glove cactus) |
Dactylopius tomentosus (cladode sucker) |
| Cylindropuntia imbricata (imbricate prickly pear) |
Dactylopius tomentosus (cladode sucker) |
| Harrisia bonplandii |
Hypogeococcus pungens (stem sucker) |
| Opuntia aurantiaca (jointed cactus) |
Cactoblastis cactorum (cladode borer), Dactylopius austrinus (cladode sucker) |
| Opuntia engelmannii (small round-leaved prickly pear) |
Cactoblastis cactorum (cladode borer), Dactylopius opuntiae (cladode sucker) |
| Opuntia ficus-indica (mission prickly pear) |
Cactoblastis cactorum (cladode borer), Dactylopius opuntiae (cladode sucker), Metamasius spinolae (stem borer) |
| Opuntia salmiana |
Cactoblastis cactorum (cladode borer), Dactylopius ceylonicus (cladode sucker) |
| Opuntia stricta (Australian pest pear) |
Cactoblastis cactorum (cladode borer) |
| Trees |
Acacia cyclops (red eye/rooikrans) |
Dasineura dielsi (flower galler), Melanterius servulus (seed feeder) |
| Acacia longifolia (long-leaved wattle) |
Melanterius ventralis (seed feeder), Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae (bud galler), Melanterius acaciae (seed feeder) |
| Acacia melanoxylon (Australian blackwood) |
Melanterius maculatus (seed feeder), Trichilogaster signiventris (bud galler) |
| Acacia pycnantha (golden wattle) |
Melanterius compactus (seed feeder) |
| Acacia saligna (Port Jackson willow) |
Uromycladium tepperianum (gall former) |
| Paraserianthes lophantha (stink bean) |
Melanterius servulus (seed feeder) |
| Other |
Hakea sericea (silky hakea) |
Carposina autologa (seed feeder), Erytenna consputa (green-seed feeder) |
| Lantana camara (lantana) some varieties only |
Aceria lantanae (flower galler), Calcomyza lantanae (leaf miner), Falconia intermedia (leaf sucker), Octotoma scabripennis (leaf miner), Ophiomyia camarae (leaf miner), Ophiomyia lantanae (seed miner), Teleonemia scrupulosa (leaf sucker), Uroplata girardi (leaf miner) |
| Solanum elaeagnifolium (silverleaf nightshade) |
Leptinotarsa defecta (leaf feeder), L. texana (leaf feeder) |
| Solanum sysimbriifolium (wild tomato/dense- thorned bitter apple) |
Gratiana spadicea (leaf feeder) |
