EPPO Global Database

Pontederia crassipes(EICCR)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2006/243)

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/261) : Megamelus scutellaris as biocontrol agent in temperate regions.
References
* Coetzee JA, Hill MP, Ruiz-Tellez T, Starfinger U, Brunel (2017) Monographs on invasive plants in Europe No. 2: Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. Botany Letters, 164, 303-326.

* Miller B, Coetzee JA, Hill MP (2023) Evaluating the establishment of a new water hyacinth biological control agent in South Africa. African Entomology 30, e15613. https://doi.org/10.17159/2254-8854/2023/a15613