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The insect has not been used for biological control since 2001. [2] The bug was tested for lantana control in South Africa, where it is a serious weed. It was found to prefer ornamental Lippia species and lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora), and it was rejected as an agent of biocontrol. [6]
Lantana (/ l æ n ˈ t ɑː n ə,-ˈ t eɪ-/) [2] is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but exist as an introduced species in numerous areas, especially in the Australian - Pacific region, South and Northeastern part of India.
Lantana camara (common lantana) is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family (Verbenaceae), native to the American tropics. [5] [6] It is a very adaptable species, which can inhabit a wide variety of ecosystems; once it has been introduced into a habitat it spreads rapidly; between 45ºN and 45ºS and less than 1,400 metres (4,600 feet) in altitude.
Native to the Americas, from the southern US to Brazil but had been introduced also to Australia as biological control agent of Lantana camara in 1914. [2] Biology
Some research shows that extracts from plants such as marigolds, lemongrass, catnip, lavender, lantana, rosemary, garlic, basil and thyme may offer some level of repellency—but remember, it’s ...
Diastema tigris, the lantana moth or lantana control moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. [1] It is endemic to the US states of Florida and Texas, but has been introduced in Zambia, Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Hawaii, Ghana, St. Helena, Tanzania, Uganda and Mauritius.
Ophiomyia camarae is a fly native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Florida [2] but has been introduced as biological control agent to many countries outside the Americas as biological control agent of Lantana camara. The adult have a size of 1.5–2 mm are shiny, black with red compound eyes. [3] [4]
They have been used in companion planting as pest control in agricultural and garden situations, and in households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD, but incomplete research and misunderstood applications can produce variable results. [1]