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Keywords
Brazilian Pepper-Tree
Beneficial Insects
Beneficial Insects
How to Cite
Cuda, James P., Patricia Prade, and Carey R. Minteer-Killian. 2017. “Yellow Brazilian Pepper-Tree Leaf Galler (suggested Common Name) Calophya Latiforceps Burckhardt (Insecta: Hemiptera: Calophyidae: Calophyinae): EENY689 IN1186, 10 2017”. EDIS 2017 (6). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1186-2017.
Abstract
In the late 1970s, Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae), was targeted for classical biological control in Florida because its invasive properties (see Host Plants) are consistent with escape from natural enemies (Williams 1954), and there are no native Schinus spp. in North America. The lack of native close relatives should minimize the risk of damage to non-target plants from introduced biological control agents (Pemberton 2000). [...]
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