The insect fauna associated with horehound (Marrubium vulgare L.) in western Mediterranean Europe and Morocco: potential for biological control in Australia
Jean-Louis SaglioccoA, Keith Turnbull Research Institute, Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environment, CRC for Weed Management Systems, PO Box 48, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia.
A Previous address: CSIRO European Laboratory, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34980 Montferrier sur Lez, Cedex, France.
Summary
Marrubium vulgare L. (Lamiaceae) was surveyed in western Mediterranean Europe and Morocco to identify the phytophagous insect fauna associated with this weed and to select species having some potential as biological control agents. Twenty-seven insect species were found to feed on the plant. Two Lepidopteran species have been introduced into Australia to control the weed. Five additional species (three Lepidoptera and two Coleoptera) are considered as potential candidates for introduction and host-specificity tests.
Plant Protection Quarterly (2000) 15 (1) 21-25.