Host specificity of the leaf beetle, Diorhabda elongata deserticola (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Asia, a biological control agent for saltcedars (Tamarix: Tamaricaceae) in the Western United…

By C. Deloach, P. Lewis, John C. Herr, R. Carruthers, James L Tracy, J. Johnson. 2003

145 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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In Ecology

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2. G. Heimpel
3. R. Venette
4. J. Denslow
5. Carla M. D'Antonio

In Insect Science

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2. R. O’neil
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4. K. Hopper
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6. J. Denslow
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1. P. Lewis
2. G. Heimpel
3. Jianqing Ding
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5. C. Deloach
6. Carla M. D'Antonio
7. Petr Pyšek
8. D. Richardson

Citations in the corpus

• Biology of Diorhabda elongata deserticola (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), an Asian leaf beetle for biological control of saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) in the United States (2003, background): “Host-range testing of D. e. deserticola has been completed at the USDA–ARS quarantine facilities at Temple, Texas and at Albany, California (DeLoach et al., 2003), including additional testing on Frankenia spp. (Lewis et al., 2003).”
• After biocontrol: assessing indirect effects of insect releases (2005, background): “) has been underway for the past 15 years (DeLoach et al., 2003; Dudley et al., 2001; Lewis et al., 2003).”
• Prospects for Importation Biological Control of the Soybean Aphid: Anticipating Potential Costs and Benefits (2004, background): “…to natural ecosystems or indigenoushumancultures canbe sogreat that it outweighs risks associated with the importation of rationallychosen and effective natural enemies (e.g., Room 1990, Simberloff and Stiling 1996, Pimentel 2000, Porter 2000, Blossey et al. 2001, DeLoach et al. 2003, Kuris 2003).”
• Defoliation by introduced Diorhabda elongata leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) reduces carbohydrate reserves and regrowth of Tamarix (Tamaricaceae) (2007, background): “To help combat the Tamarix invasion, the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) initiated a biological control research program in the late 1960s which resulted in the release of Diorhabda elongata (Brullé) sensu lato leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)”
• Biological control of invasive plants through collaboration between China and the United States of America: a perspective (2006, background): “The beetle, Diorhabda elongata deserticola imported originally from Xinjiang, northwestern China, was approved for introduction and release after host range tests and risk assessments indicated that it was a safe and potentially effective biological control agent (DeLoach et al. 2003).”