Unexpected Ecological Effects of Distributing the Exotic Weevil, Larinus planus (F.), for the Biological Control of Canada Thistle

By Sváa M. Louda, C. O'brien†. 2002

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Subfields: Insect Science, Plant Science

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In Insect Science

1. M. Cock
2. G. Heimpel
3. T. W. Culliney
4. A. Ricciardi
5. I. A. Grigorovich
6. R. Colautti
7. H. MacIsaac
8. Felix L. Wäckers

In Plant Science

1. G. Heimpel
2. M. Cock
3. T. W. Culliney
4. A. Ricciardi
5. I. A. Grigorovich
6. R. Colautti
7. H. MacIsaac
8. Felix L. Wäckers

Citations in the corpus

• Is invasion success explained by the enemy release hypothesis (2004, background): “The introduction of particular natural enemies sometimes increases the success of the original hosts by differentially impacting native species through apparent competition (Hoffman & Schubert 1984; Juliano 1998; Lafferty & Gerber 2002; Louda & O’Brien 2002).”
• Benefits of Classical Biological Control for Managing Invasive Plants (2005, background): “Decisions to redistribute L . planus within the United States for control of Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense (Louda and O’Brien, 2002), despite results of host-range tests indicating significant potential for the weevil to attack nontarget Cirsium spp. (McClay, 1990), represent a failure of…”
• Shifting paradigms in the history of classical biological control (2018, background): “We also do not include negative effects of accidentally introduced biological control agents (e.g. Louda and O’Brien 2002).”