Assessing herbivorous insects as potential biological controls for the invasive species Miconia calvescens (Myrtales: Melastomataceae)
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DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2021.1898542
Abstract: ABSTRACT Biological control methods may provide efficient and environmentally sustainable methods for curbing invasive weeds. Miconia calvescens DC (Melastomataceae) is an invasive weed of forest ecosystems on oceanic islands and one of the most invasive… read more here.
Keywords: insects; biological control; potential biological; miconia calvescens ... See more keywords
Description, Biology, and Impact of the Fruit-Feeding Moth, Mompha luteofascia sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Momphidae), on Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae) in Costa Rica
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DOI: 10.1093/aesa/saz052
Abstract: Abstract Fruits of Miconia calvescens DC. (Melastomataceae) were dissected to study insect frugivory in this plant in its native habitat in Costa Rica. Larvae of an unknown Mompha species (Lepidoptera: Momphidae), Anthonomus monostigma Champion (Coleoptera:… read more here.
Keywords: seed; fruit; mompha luteofascia; biology ... See more keywords