Université de Fribourg

An early suitability assessment of two exotic Ophraella species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) for biological control of invasive ragweed in Europe

E.Lommen, Suzanne T. ; Jolidon, Emilien F. ; Sun, Yan ; Eduardo, José I. Bustamante ; Müller-Schärer, Heinz

In: European Journal of Entomology, 2017, vol. 114, no. 1, p. 160–169

Classical biological control is an important means of managing the increasing threat of invasive plants. It constitutes the introduction of natural enemies from the native range of the target plant into the invaded area. This method may be the only cost-effective solution to control the rapidly expanding common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, in non-crop habitats in Europe. Therefore,...