Potential biological control agents for management of cogongrass (Cyperales: Poaceae) in the Southeastern USA

• Main Authors: Overholt, William A., Hidayat, Purnama, Ru, Bruno Le, Takasu, Keiji, Goolsby, John A., Racelis, Alex, Burrell, A. Millie, Amalin, Divina M., Agum, Winnifred, Njaku, Mohamed, Pallangyo, Beatrice, Klein, Patricia E., Cuda, James P.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Cogon grass—Biological control > United States
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2284
• Institution: De La Salle University

Cogongrass, Imperata cylindrica (L.) Palisot de Beauvois (Cyperales: Poaceae), is a serious invasive weed in the southeastern USA. Surveys for potential biological control agents of cogongrass were conducted in Asia and East Africa from 2013 to 2016. Several insect herbivores were found that may hav...