Table 1 Examples of biological control programmes against aquatic and terrestrial invasive alien plants
From: Would the control of invasive alien plants reduce malaria transmission? A review
Plant species | Family | Country/Region of control | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Aquatic invasive plant target | |||
Pistia stratiodes L. | Araceae | USA; Africa | |
Azolla filiculoides Lamarck | Salviniaceae | South Africa; Europe | |
Salvinia molesta D. Mitch | Salviniaceae | Global | [169] |
Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. | Haloragaceae | South Africa | |
Alternanthera philoxeroides Griseb. | Amaranthaceae | Australia; New Zealand; Thailand; USA | [171] |
Terrestrial invasive plant target | |||
Prosopis spp. | Fabaceae | Australia | |
Acacia spp. | Fabaceae | South Africa | [174] |
Parthenium hysterophorus L. | Asteraceae | Australia | [175] |
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R.M. King & H. Rob | Asteraceae | USA (Hawaii) | [159] |
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob. | Asteraceae | Ghana; Indonesia; Marianas; USA (Guam) | [159] |