Published April 2, 2024 | Version v1
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Post-release monitoring of the biocontrol agent "Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae" for the control of the invasive "Acacia longifolia" in Portugal - Seventh Report 2023

Creators

  • 1. Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet
  • 2. Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra (DCV/UC)
  • 3. Associate Laboratory TERRA
  • 4. Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra (ESAC)
  • 5. Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)
  • 6. ROR icon Research Center for Natural Resources, Environment and Society

Description

Seventh report on the post-release monitoring of the biological control (hereafter biocontrol) agent Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae (Froggatt) for managing the invasive plant Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. in Portugal. Similar to previous reports, this is intended for submission to the competent authorities, namely the Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (ICNF) and the Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), in Portugal, as well as the Standing Committee on Plant Health of the European Commission.

This report covers a period of two years, specifically 2022 and 2023,

Files

2023seventh report on Trichilogaster establishment.pdf

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