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Biological control of gorse: gorse soft shoot moth

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Author	Ireson, Judith Holloway, Rj Chatterton, Ws
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Background Gorse, Ulex europaeus, is native to western Europe and was introduced to Australia in the early 1800’s. Gorse has since become a significant agricultural and environmental weed and is now listed as a Weed of National Significance. Gorse occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and the ACT, but the heaviest infestations are in Victoria and Tasmania. Gorse is common in agricultural and urban areas, riparian environments and disturbed areas of bushland. It significantly reduces pasture and animal productivity and in forestry plantations, reduces tree establishment and growth. It also provides a habitat and shelter for vertebrate pests. The annual cost of gorse management to agricultural and forest industries across Australia has been estimated at $7 million. Because of the difficulty and expense of controlling gorse by traditional methods such as herbicides, mechanical clearing and cultivation, biological control continues to be investigated as a possible cheaper and long-term control option. The gorse soft shoot moth, Agonopterix umbellana, is one of a guild of agents being used for the biological control of gorse in Australia and was first released in Tasmania and Victoria in spring 2007 following tests that showed it feeds only on gorse.
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Alternate Webpage(s)	http://stca.tas.gov.au/weeds/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/gorse-soft-shoot-moth.pdf
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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