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Assessing the safety of weed biological control : a case study of the cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae

Creator:

Fuller, Jason L.

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The cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae (L.) (Lepidoptera:Arctiidae), was released in 1959 to control the grassland weed tansy ragwort, Senecio jacobaea L. (Asteraceae), despite evidence that caterpillars of this species can feed on native plants within the genera Senecio and Packera. Previous studies confirmed the moth's ability to develop on the...

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Masters Thesis

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case study of the risk posed to non-target plants by a biological control insect for several reasons
Transfer of cinnabar moth larvae

Creator:

Day, Paul Edward and Oregon State University. Extension Service

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Published May 1981. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog

Resource Type:

Technical Report

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the cinnabar moth as a biological control of tansy ragworta weed poisonous to livestock. Limited
Biotic barriers to colonizing new hosts by the cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae (L.)(Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)

Creator:

Karacetin, Evrim

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The cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae (L.), Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) is an icon in population ecology and biological control that has recently lost its shine based on evidence that (1) it is less effective than alternatives (such as the ragwort flea beetle Longitarsus jacobaeae (Waterhouse) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) for controlling ragwort Senecio jacobaea...

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Dissertation

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hosts by this phytophagous insect and thereby mitigate risk of biological control to nontarget plant