Melaleuca Project Publications

Balciunas, J. K.  1990.  Australian insects to control melaleuca.  Aquatics 12(3): 15-19.

Balciunas, J. K., and D. W. Burrows.  1993.  The rapid suppression of the growth of Melaleuca quinquenervia saplings in Australia by insects.  Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 31: 265-270.

Balciunas, J. K., and T. D. Center.  1991.  Biological control of Melaleuca quinquenervia:  Prospects and conflicts.   In Proc. of the Symp. on Exotic Pest Plants, held on November 2-4, 1988, Miami, Florida. (T.D. Center, R.F. Doren, R.L. Hofstetter, R.L. Myers, and L.D. Whiteaker) pp. 151-158.  NPS/NREVER/NRTR-91/06 Tech. Report, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver, Colorado.

Balciunas, J. K., D. W. Burrows, and E. D. Edwards.  1993.  Herbivorous insects associated with the paperbark Melaleuca quinquenervia and its allies: I. Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera).  Australian Entomologist 20(1): 13-24.

Balciunas, J. K., D. W. Burrows, and M. F. Purcell.  1994.  Field and laboratory host ranges of the Australian weevil, Oxyops vitiosa (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a potential biological control agent for the paperbark tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia.  Biological Control 4:351-360.

Balciunas, J. K., D. W. Burrows, and M. F. Purcell.  1994.  Insects to control melaleuca I: Status of research in Australia.  Aquatics 16(4): 10-13.

Balciunas, J. K., D. W. Burrows, and M. F. Purcell.  1995.  Australian insects for the biological control of the paperbark tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia, a serious pest of Florida, USA, wetlands.  In:  Proceedings of the VIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand, 2-7 February 1992.  (E.S. Delfosse and R. R. Scott, Eds.), DSIR/CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia.

Balciunas, J. K., D. W. Burrows, and M. F. Purcell.  1995.  Insects to control melaleuca II: Prospects for additional agents from Australia.  Aquatics 17(2): 16-21.

Balciunas, J. K., D. W. Burrows, and M. Horak.  1995.  Herbivorous insects associated with the paperbark Melaleuca quinquenervia and its allies: IV. Tortricidae (Lepidoptera).  Australian Entomologist 22(4): 125-135.

Balciunas, J. K., J. G. Bowman, and E. D. Edwards.  1993.  Herbivorous insects associated with the paperbark Melaleuca quinquenervia and its allies: II. Geometridae (Lepidoptera).  Australian Entomologist 20(3): 91-98.

Burrows, D. W., and J. K. Balciunas.  1997.  Biology, distribution, and host range of the sawfly, Lophyrotoma zonalis (Hym.: Pergidae), a potential biological control agent for the paperbark tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia.  Entomophaga 42: 299-313.

Burrows, D. W., and J. K. Balciunas.  1998.  Biology and host range of Pomponatius typicus Distant (Heteroptera: Coreidae), a potential biological control agent for the paperbark tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia, in southern Florida.  Australian Journal of Entomology 37:168-173.

Burrows, D. W., and J. K. Balciunas.  1999.  Host-range and distribution of Eucerocoris suspectus (Hemiptera: Miridae), a potential biological control agent for the paperbark tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae).  Environmental Entomology 28(2):290-299.

Burrows, D. W., J. K. Balciunas, and E. D. Edwards.  1994.  Herbivorous insects associated with the paperbark Melaleuca quinquenervia and its allies:  III. Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera).  Australian Entomologist 21(4):3137-142.

Burrows, D. W., J. K. Balciunas, and E. D. Edwards.  1996.  Herbivorous insects associated with the paperbark Melaleuca quinquenervia and its allies:  V. Pyralidae and other Lepidoptera.  Australian Entomologist 23(1):7-16.

Center, T. D., T. K. Van, M. Rayachhetry, G. R. Buckingham, F. A. Dray, S. A. Wineriter, M. F. Purcell, and P. D. Pratt.  2000.  Field colonization of the melaleuca snout beetle (Oxyops vitiosa) in south Florida.  Biological Control 19: 112-123.

Davies, K. A., and R. M. Giblin-Davis. Descriptions of new species of Fergusobia from Melaleuca spp. in Queensland and New South Wales. Invertebrate Taxonomy. (In Prep.).

Davies, K. A., J. Makinson, and M. F. Purcell.  2001.  Observations on the development and parasitoids of Fergusonina/Fergusobia galls on Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae) in Australia.  Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 125(1): 45-50.

Davies, K. A., J. Makinson, and M. Purcell. 2001. Observations on the biology of Fergusonina (Diptera: Fergusoninidae)/Fergusobia (Nematoda: Sphaerulariidae) galls from Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae) in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 125: In press.

Gagné, R. J., J. K. Balciunas, and D. W. Burrows.  1997.  Six new species of gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) in Australia.  Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 99(2): 312-334.

Giblin-Davis, R. M. 1999. Take a weevil, add a fly and a nematode…Getting a leash on the Melaleuca.  Florida Turf Digest 16:22.

Giblin-Davis, R., B. Center, J. Makinson, M. Purcell, S. Scheffer, W. K. Thomas, K. Davies, G. Taylor, K. Morris, J. Goolsby, and T. Center. 2000. the Fergusobia/Fergusonina gall-forming complex for biocontrol of Melaleuca quinquenervia in Florida. Journal of Nematology 32:431 (abstr).

Giblin-Davis, R. M., K. A. Davies, G. L. Taylor, and W. K. Thomas. 2001. Entomophilic nematode models for studying biodiversity and cospeciation. In press in Z. X. Chen, S. Y. Chen, and D. W. Dickson, eds. Nematology, Advances and Perspectives. New York: Tsinghua University Press/Springer-Verlag.

Giblin-Davis, Robin; M; Davies, Williams, DS; Center, Ted.  2001.  Cuticular changes in Fergusobia nematodes associated with parastism of Fergusonina flies. Comparative Parasitology 68(2):  (in press).

Giblin-Davis, R. M., B. J. Center, K. A. Davies, M. Purcell, G. L. Taylor, S. Scheffer, J. Goolsby and T. D. Center. Histology of Fergusobia/Fergusonina-induced Galls on different Myrtaceae. Journal of Nematology. (In prep.).

Giblin-Davis, R. M., J. Makinson, B. J. Center, K. A. Davies, M. Purcell, G. L. Taylor, S. Scheffer, J. Goolsby and T. D. Center. 2001. Fergusobia/Fergusonina-induced Shoot Bud Gall Development on Melaleuca quinquenervia. Journal of Nematology. (In press).

Giblin-Davis, R. M., K. A. Davies, D. S. Williams, and T. D. Center. 2001b. Cuticular changes in Fergusobia nematodes associated with Fergusonina flies. Comparative Parasitology  68: in press.

Giblin-Davis, R. M., B. J. Center, K. A. Davies, M. Purcell, G. L. Taylor, S. Scheffer, J. Goolsby and T. D. Center. Fergusobia/Fergusonina-induced Gall Development on different Myrtaceae. Journal of Nematology. (In prep.).

Giblin-Davis, R. M., M. Fain, W. K. Thomas, K. Morris, K. A. Davies, S. Scheffer, M. Purcell, J. Goolsby, and T. D. Center. Molecular systematics of Fergusobia spp. (Nemata: Neotylenchidae): host-specificity, host-use evolution, and implications for biocontrol of Melaleuca quinquenerva in the Florida Everglades. (In prep.).

Goolsby, J.A., J. R. Makinson, and M. F. Purcell. 2000. Seasonal phenology of the gall-making fly Fergusonina sp. (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) and its implications for biological control of Melaleuca quinquenervia. Australian Journal of Entomology 39: 336-343.

Goolsby, J.A., C.J. Burwell, J. Makinson, and  F. Driver. 2001. Investigation of the biology of the Hymenoptera associated with Fergusonina sp., a gall fly of Melaleuca quinquenervia, integrating molecular techniques. Journal of Hymenoptera Research (In Press).

Mazzotti, F. J., T. D. Center, F. A. Dray, and D. Thayer.  1997.  Ecological consequences of invasion by Melaleuca quinquenervia in south Florida wetlands: Paradise damaged, not lost.  University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin SS-WEC-123, 5 pp.

Madeira, P. T., R. E. Hale, T. D. Center, G. R. Buckingham, S. A. Wineriter, and M. Purcell. In Press. Whether to release Oxyops vitiosa from a second Australian site onto Florida's melaleuca- A molecular approach. BioControl.

Montgomery, B. R. and Wheeler, G. S. 1999. Anti-predatory activity of the weevil Oxyops vitiosa: a biological control agent of Melaleuca quinquenervia. Journal of Insect Behavior 13: 915-926.

Purcell, M. F., and J. K. Balciunas.  1994.  Life history and distribution of the Australian weevil Oxyops vitiosa (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a potential biological control agent for Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae).  Annals of the Entomological Society of America 87(6): 867-873.

Purcell, M.F., J. K. Balciunas, and P. Jones.  1997.  Biology and host range of Boreioglycaspis melaleucae (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), a potential biological control agent for Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae).  Environmental Entomology 26(2): 366-372.

Rayachhetry, M. B. and M. L. Elliott.  1997.  Evaluation of fungus-chemical compatibility for melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia) control. Weed Technology 11:64-69.

Rayachhetry, M. B., and M. L. Elliott.  1996.  Compatibility of a native fungus with herbicides for integration in melaleuca control in south Florida.  Phytopathology 86(11):S22.

Rayachhetry, M. B., and R. S. Webb. 1994.  Pathogenicity and histopathology of Botryosphaeria ribis in Melaleuca quinquenervia ramets.  Phytopathology  84:1096.

Rayachhetry, M. B., and R.S. Webb. 1993.  Preliminary screening of Botryosphaeria ribis isolates for pathogenicity to Melaleuca quinquenervia.  Phytopathology 83:1364.

Rayachhetry, M. B., G. M. Blakeslee, and R. Charudattan. 1996. Susceptibility of Melaleuca quinquenervia to Botryosphaeria ribis, a potential biological control agent. Plant Disease 80:145-150.

Rayachhetry, M. B., G. M. Blakeslee, and T. D. Center.  1996.  Predisposition of melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia) to invasion by the potential biological control agent Botyrosphaeria ribis.  Weed Science 44: 603-608.

Rayachhetry, M. B., G. M. Blakeslee, and T. Miller. 1996. Histopathology of Botryosphaeria ribis in Melaleuca quinquenervia: pathogen invasion and host response. International Journal of Plant Sciences 157:221-229.

Rayachhetry, M. B., G. M. Blakeslee, R. S. Webb, and J. W. Kimbrough.  1996. Characteristics of the Fusicoccum anamorph of Botryosphaeria ribis, a potential candidate of biological control of Melaleuca quinquenervia in south Florida. Mycologia 88:239-248.

Rayachhetry, M. B., M. L. Elliott, and T. K. Van.  1997.  Natural epiphytotic of a rust fungus (Puccinia psidii) on Melaleuca quinquenervia in Florida.  Plant Disease 81: 831.

Rayachhetry, M. B., M. L. Elliott. T. D. Center, and F. B. Laroche.  1999.  Field-evaluation of a native fungus for control of melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia) in southern Florida.  Weed Technology 13: 59-64.

Rayachhetry, M. B., T. K. Van, T. D. Center, and M. L. Elliott.  2001.  Host range of Puccinia psidii, a potential biological control agent of Melaleuca quinquenervia in Florida.  Biological Control 22: (in press).

Rayachhetry, M. B., Van, T.K., and T. D. Center.  1998.  Regeneration potential of the canopy-held seeds of Melaleuca quinquenervia in south Florida.  International Journal of Plant Science 159(4): 648-654.

Rayachhetry, M. B., Van, T.K., T. D. Center, and F. B. Laroche. 2001.  Dry weight estimation of the aboveground components of Melaleuca quinquenervia trees in southern Florida. Forest Ecology and Management 142: 281-290.

Scheffer, S., R. M. Giblin-Davis, W. K. Thomas, M. Purcell, G. L. Taylor, K. A. Davies, J. Goolsby, and T. D. Center.  Molecular systematics of Fergusonina spp. (Diptera: Fergusoninidae): host-specificity, host-use evolution, and implications for biocontrol of Melaleuca quinquenerva in the Florida Everglades. (In prep.).

Taylor, G. L. Descriptions of new species of Fergusonina from Melaleuca spp. in Queensland and New South Wales. Invertebrate Taxonomy. (In Prep.).

Turner, C. E., T. D. Center, D. W. Burrows, and G. R. Buckingham.  1998.  Ecology and management of Melaleuca quinquenervia, an invader of wetlands in Florida, USA.  Wetlands Ecology and Management 5:165-178.

Wheeler, G.S. 2001. Leaf quality of the exotic tree Melaleuca quinquenervia affects the survival, growth, and development of the weed biological control agent Oxyops vitiosa. Biol. Control 22: 256-264 .

Wheeler, G.S. and Zahniser, J. 2001. Artificial diet and rearing methods for the Melaleuca quinquenervia biological control agent Oxyops vitiosa. Florida Entomol. 84: 439-441.../Publications/Wheeler/Wheeler & Zahniser 2001.pdf

Wheeler, G.S., L. M. Massey and I. A. Southwell. 2002. Anti-predator defense of the biological control agent Oxyops vitiosa is mediated by sequestered plant volatiles from their host plant Melaleuca quinquenervia.  J. Chem. Ecol. 28: 281-299.

Wheeler, G.S., L. M. Massey and I. A. Southwell. 2002. Dietary influences on the terpenoids sequestered by the biological control agent Oxyops vitiosa: the effect of plant volatiles from different Melaleuca quinquenervia chemotypes and laboratory host species. J. Chem. Ecol. Submitted for publication..

Wheeler, G. S. 2002. Minimal increase in larval and adult performance of the biological control agent Oxyops vitiosa when fed Melaleuca quinquenervia leafs of different nitrogen levels . Biol. Control. Submitted for publication.

Wheeler, G. S. 2002. Acceptability of native and exotic potential host species for the growth and development of Oxyops vitiosa. Biol. Control. In Prep.

Wineriter, S. C., G. R. Buckingham, and J. H. Frank..  200_.  Quarantine host-range of Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), a potential biocontrol agent of Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.  Biological Control (in press).

Van, T. K., M. B. Rayachhetry, and T. D. Center.   2000.  Estimating aboveground biomass of melaleuca in south Florida.  Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 38: 62-67.

Van, T. K., M. B. Rayachhetry, and T. D. Center.  1998.  Reproductive ecology of melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia) in south Florida.  Weed Science Society of America 38:23.