Successful biological control of mist flower (Ageratina riparia) in New Zealand: Agent establishment, impact and benefits to the native flora

By J. Barton, S. Fowler, A. Gianotti, C. Winks, M. D. Beurs, G. Arnold, G. Forrester. 2007

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Does invasive plant management aid the restoration of natural ecosystems (2009, background): “…management programs to aid restoration has been assessed in a number of ecosystems (e.g. Erskine Ogden and Rejmánek, 2005; Harms and Hiebert, 2006; Barton et al., 2007; Blanchard and Holmes, 2008), a more comprehensive assessment is warranted given that most management programs fall outside…”
Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems (2010, methodology): “Concurrent with mist flower reduction, the number of reports of threats to rare endemic plants from mist flower decreased, indicating substantial benefit to native forests (Barton et al., 2007).”
Management of invasive plants through ecological resistance (2017, background): “Within fiveyears of the introduction of theEntylomaageratinae (white smut fungus) and Procecidochares alani (gall fly) as biological agents, mean percent cover of mist flower in heavy infested sites declined from 81 to 1.5% (Barton et al. 2007).”
The effectiveness of classical biological control of invasive plants (2012, background): “Detailed monitoring is also required to understand nontarget impacts, such as the floral community changes after the creation of free space (Barton et al. 2007).”