Factors affecting the establishment of a classical biological control agent, the horehound plume moth (Wheeleria spilodactylus) in South Australia / by Jeanine Baker.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 168-198)xiv, 204 leaves ; 30 cm.The horehound plume moth (Wheeleria spilodactylus Curits), an agent introduced to control the invasive weed horehound (Murrubium vulgare L.), was used as a model system to investigate factors believed to influence the successful establishment of an introduced natural enemy. Retrospectively tests the use of generic population viability analysis and decision making tools for determining optimal release strategies for the horehound plume moth in South Australia and to compare outcomes with the emprical data collected during the course of this projectThesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Applied and Molecular Ecology, 200
