Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple with Gratiana boliviana
Tropical soda apple is a prickly shrub native to South America. First reported in Glades Co., Florida in 1988, it later spread to Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It is a major problem in pastures and conservation areas. Negative impacts...
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| author | Rodrigo Diaz Julio Medal Kenneth Hibbard Amy Roda A. Fox S. Hight Philip Stansly Brent Sellers James Cuda William A. Overholt |
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| description | Tropical soda apple is a prickly shrub native to South America. First reported in Glades Co., Florida in 1988, it later spread to Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It is a major problem in pastures and conservation areas. Negative impacts of tropical soda apple include reduction of cattle stocking rates, competition with native plants, and the costs associated with its control. Dense thickets of the weed also can disrupt the movement of wildlife. This 4-page fact sheet provides a summary of the major steps of the successful biological control program against tropical soda apple in Florida. The article covers the importance of the weed, identification and biology of the biological control agent, rearing and release efforts, establishment and impact, and efforts to communicate the outcomes of the program to stakeholders. Written by R. Diaz, J. Medal, K. Hibbard, A. Roda, A. Fox, S. Hight, P. Stansly, B. Sellers, J. Cuda and W. A. Overholt, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2012.
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| spelling | doaj-art-68f94b41da8a456f908fd0cdf4cf3d8c2025-02-07T14:09:20ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092013-01-0120131Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple with Gratiana bolivianaRodrigo Diaz0Julio Medal1Kenneth HibbardAmy RodaA. FoxS. HightPhilip Stansly2Brent Sellers3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6164-780XJames Cuda4William A. Overholt5University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaTropical soda apple is a prickly shrub native to South America. First reported in Glades Co., Florida in 1988, it later spread to Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It is a major problem in pastures and conservation areas. Negative impacts of tropical soda apple include reduction of cattle stocking rates, competition with native plants, and the costs associated with its control. Dense thickets of the weed also can disrupt the movement of wildlife. This 4-page fact sheet provides a summary of the major steps of the successful biological control program against tropical soda apple in Florida. The article covers the importance of the weed, identification and biology of the biological control agent, rearing and release efforts, establishment and impact, and efforts to communicate the outcomes of the program to stakeholders. Written by R. Diaz, J. Medal, K. Hibbard, A. Roda, A. Fox, S. Hight, P. Stansly, B. Sellers, J. Cuda and W. A. Overholt, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2012. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in971 https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120466 |
| spellingShingle | Rodrigo Diaz Julio Medal Kenneth Hibbard Amy Roda A. Fox S. Hight Philip Stansly Brent Sellers James Cuda William A. Overholt Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple with Gratiana boliviana EDIS |
| title | Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple with Gratiana boliviana |
| title_full | Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple with Gratiana boliviana |
| title_fullStr | Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple with Gratiana boliviana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple with Gratiana boliviana |
| title_short | Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple with Gratiana boliviana |
| title_sort | classical biological control of tropical soda apple with gratiana boliviana |
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