Genetic matching and the identification of a promising biocontrol agent validates a decision to survey natural enemies of Urena lobata in Malaysia
Urena lobata is a major introduced pasture weed in Vanuatu where a biocontrol program to mitigate its impacts commenced in 2018. There was considerable uncertainty regarding the native range of U. lobata, although published literature, coupled with very simple climate matching suggested that Southea...
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| author | Caroline M. Mitchell Quentin Paynter Stephanie Morton Chris M. McGrannachan Zane McGrath Michael D. Day Mohamad Shahidan Mohamed Shohaimi Nurin Izzati Mohd Zulkifli Azimah Abd Kadir Nor Asiah Ismail Saiful Zaimi Jamil Mohd Masri Saranum Farah Farhanah Haron |
| author_facet | Caroline M. Mitchell Quentin Paynter Stephanie Morton Chris M. McGrannachan Zane McGrath Michael D. Day Mohamad Shahidan Mohamed Shohaimi Nurin Izzati Mohd Zulkifli Azimah Abd Kadir Nor Asiah Ismail Saiful Zaimi Jamil Mohd Masri Saranum Farah Farhanah Haron |
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| description | Urena lobata is a major introduced pasture weed in Vanuatu where a biocontrol program to mitigate its impacts commenced in 2018. There was considerable uncertainty regarding the native range of U. lobata, although published literature, coupled with very simple climate matching suggested that Southeast Asia should be the most promising region in which to survey for natural enemies. We, therefore, conducted surveys for candidate biocontrol agents in Malaysia and conducted genetic matching to compare plants growing in Vanuatu, Malaysia, and other regions in the invaded and purportedly native range of U. lobata. Surveys in Malaysia prioritized a tingid bug Haedus vicarius as a promising candidate agent for the biocontrol of U. lobata and subsequent host specificity testing confirmed it is sufficiently host specific to be released in Vanuatu. Genetic matching indicated that plants growing in Malaysia are a good match to plants present in Vanuatu, validating our selection of survey sites. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-192bf32f071b4b89a17bd052ba9ff3242024-11-21T06:03:13ZengElsevierBiological Control1049-96442024-08-01195105533Genetic matching and the identification of a promising biocontrol agent validates a decision to survey natural enemies of Urena lobata in MalaysiaCaroline M. Mitchell0Quentin Paynter1Stephanie Morton2Chris M. McGrannachan3Zane McGrath4Michael D. Day5Mohamad Shahidan Mohamed Shohaimi6Nurin Izzati Mohd Zulkifli7Azimah Abd Kadir8Nor Asiah Ismail9Saiful Zaimi Jamil10Mohd Masri Saranum11Farah Farhanah Haron12Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research (MWLR), PO Box 40, Lincoln 7640, New ZealandManaaki Whenua - Landcare Research (MWLR), Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand; Corresponding author.Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research (MWLR), Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New ZealandManaaki Whenua - Landcare Research (MWLR), Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New ZealandManaaki Whenua - Landcare Research (MWLR), Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New ZealandDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, AustraliaMalaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaMalaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaMalaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaMalaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaMalaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaMalaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaMalaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaUrena lobata is a major introduced pasture weed in Vanuatu where a biocontrol program to mitigate its impacts commenced in 2018. There was considerable uncertainty regarding the native range of U. lobata, although published literature, coupled with very simple climate matching suggested that Southeast Asia should be the most promising region in which to survey for natural enemies. We, therefore, conducted surveys for candidate biocontrol agents in Malaysia and conducted genetic matching to compare plants growing in Vanuatu, Malaysia, and other regions in the invaded and purportedly native range of U. lobata. Surveys in Malaysia prioritized a tingid bug Haedus vicarius as a promising candidate agent for the biocontrol of U. lobata and subsequent host specificity testing confirmed it is sufficiently host specific to be released in Vanuatu. Genetic matching indicated that plants growing in Malaysia are a good match to plants present in Vanuatu, validating our selection of survey sites.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964424000987Haedus vicariusGenotypeNative distributionCenter of originMicrosatellites |
| spellingShingle | Caroline M. Mitchell Quentin Paynter Stephanie Morton Chris M. McGrannachan Zane McGrath Michael D. Day Mohamad Shahidan Mohamed Shohaimi Nurin Izzati Mohd Zulkifli Azimah Abd Kadir Nor Asiah Ismail Saiful Zaimi Jamil Mohd Masri Saranum Farah Farhanah Haron Genetic matching and the identification of a promising biocontrol agent validates a decision to survey natural enemies of Urena lobata in Malaysia Biological Control Haedus vicarius Genotype Native distribution Center of origin Microsatellites |
| title | Genetic matching and the identification of a promising biocontrol agent validates a decision to survey natural enemies of Urena lobata in Malaysia |
| title_full | Genetic matching and the identification of a promising biocontrol agent validates a decision to survey natural enemies of Urena lobata in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Genetic matching and the identification of a promising biocontrol agent validates a decision to survey natural enemies of Urena lobata in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic matching and the identification of a promising biocontrol agent validates a decision to survey natural enemies of Urena lobata in Malaysia |
| title_short | Genetic matching and the identification of a promising biocontrol agent validates a decision to survey natural enemies of Urena lobata in Malaysia |
| title_sort | genetic matching and the identification of a promising biocontrol agent validates a decision to survey natural enemies of urena lobata in malaysia |
| topic | Haedus vicarius Genotype Native distribution Center of origin Microsatellites |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964424000987 |
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