Biological Control: Insect Release Proposed To Control Exotic Strawberry Guava

Monday, May 26, 2008 - 21:35 in Biology & Nature

US Forest Service scientists with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry have submitted a proposal to release a Brazilian insect to control the spread of strawberry guava, a South American tree that has invaded and degraded native Hawaiían ecosystems since it was introduced in 1825 as a garden plant.

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