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Federal
Population dynamics of<i> Floracarus perrepae </i>and a predatory mite in a screenhouse environment
Department of Agriculture —
This research investigated observations of an increase in a predatory mite within galls for a screenhouse mass rearing colony. The survey consisted of counted the... -
Federal
Evaluate means of integrating biological control into overall management strategies for <i>Lygodium microphyllum</i>
Department of Agriculture —
In 2020, a field experiment was started to look at the combined impacts of biological control and herbicide on Lygodium microphyllum. At two heavily L. microphyllum... -
Federal
Data from: Improving mass rearing techniques for <i>Floracarus perrepae</i>, a biological control agent for Old World Climbing Fern (<i>Lygodium microphyllum</i>), for releases
Department of Agriculture —
In late 2021, relatively simple adjustments made to plant and agent mass rearing protocols produced exponential increases in F. perrepae colony productivity. This... -
Federal
Surveying establishment success: A capstone survey of <i>Floracarus perrepae</i> and <i>Neomusotima conspurcatalis</i> on <i>Lygodium microphyllum</i>
Department of Agriculture —
We started an establishment survey in July of 2023 to understand where the biological control agents have successfully established and/or dispersed. Study sites were... -
Federal
Data from: Vulnerability of Early Life Stages of <i>Lygodium microphyllum</i> to the biological control agent <i>Floracarus perrepae</i>
Department of Agriculture —
Data from the experimental investigation of the vulnerability of early life stages of the invasive fern Lygodium microphyllum to the biological control agent...