Impatiens glandulifera(IPAGL)
Distribution details in United Kingdom
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2021: Present, widespread
EPPO Reporting Service (2015/082)
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/219)
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/094) : biocontrol with Puccinia komarovii var. glanduliferae.
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/219)
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/094) : biocontrol with Puccinia komarovii var. glanduliferae.
* Pollard KM, Varia S, Seier MK, Ellison CA (2021) Battling the biotypes of balsam: the biological control of Impatiens glandulifera using the rust fungus Puccinia komarovii var. glandulifera in GB. Fungal Biology (early view). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2021.03.005
* Tanner RA, Pollard KM, Varia S, Evans HC, Ellison CE (2015) First release of a fungal classical biocontrol agent against an invasive alien weed in Europe: biology of the rust, Puccinia komarovii var. glanduliferae. Plant Pathology 64, 1130-1139.
* Varia S, Pollard K, Ellison C (2016) Implementing a novel weed management approach for Himalayan balsam: progress on the biological control in the UK. Outlooks on Pest Management 27(5) 198-203.
* Tanner RA, Pollard KM, Varia S, Evans HC, Ellison CE (2015) First release of a fungal classical biocontrol agent against an invasive alien weed in Europe: biology of the rust, Puccinia komarovii var. glanduliferae. Plant Pathology 64, 1130-1139.
* Varia S, Pollard K, Ellison C (2016) Implementing a novel weed management approach for Himalayan balsam: progress on the biological control in the UK. Outlooks on Pest Management 27(5) 198-203.