The decline of water hyacinth on Lake Victoria was due to biological control by Neochetina spp.

By John R. U. Wilson, O. Ajuonu, M. Hill, M. Julien, F. Katagira, P. Neuenschwander, S. Njoka, J. Ogwang, R. Reeder, T. Van. 2007

112 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Insect Science

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In Ecology

1. J. Coetzee
2. S. Burgiel
3. A. Sheppard
4. D. Wagner
5. John A. Goolsby
6. Adrianna A. Muir
7. R. Messing
8. M. Kenis

In Environmental Chemistry

1. J. Coetzee
2. M. Hill
3. M. Julien
4. S. Schooler
5. John R. U. Wilson
6. Lesley Henderson

In Insect Science

1. J. Coetzee
2. M. Hill
3. John A. Goolsby
4. M. Julien
5. M. Schwarzländer
6. S. Burgiel
7. A. Sheppard
8. R. Shaw

Citations in the corpus

• Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems (2010, background): “In Lake Victoria, biological control reduced waterhyacinth to about 5–10% of its peak levels (Wilson et al., 2007; Anonymous, 2000; Julien, personal communication).”
• Invasive species, climate change and ecosystem-based adaptation : addressing multiple drivers of global change (2010, background): “In particular, two biocontrol weevils, Neochetina eichhorniae and N. bruchi, were released in Lake Victoria in 1995 (Wilson et al. 2007).”
• Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security (2014, background): “Snout beetles (Neochetina spp.), imported from Australia, successfully controlled the water hyacinth in Lake Victoria (Wilson et al., 2007).”
• Ecological and socio-economic impacts of invasive water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes): a review (2010, background): “weevils reduce water hyacinth buoyancy, causing plants to sink to the bottom and decompose (Wilson et al., 2007).”