Establishment of Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) on Vincetoxicum rossicum in Ontario, Canada

Authors

Robert S. Bourchier, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
Naomi Cappuccino, Carleton University
Alicia Rochette, Carleton University
Jim des Rivières, moths.ca
Sandy M. Smith, University of Toronto
Lisa Tewksbury, University of Rhode Island
Richard Casagrande, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

9-2-2019

Abstract

Hypena opulenta, a moth native to Ukraine, was released in 2013–2014 as a biocontrol agent for pale swallow-wort Vincetoxicum rossicum, an invasive vine, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Blacklight trapping and surveys of feeding damage showed that H. opulenta has successfully established, increased in abundance and spread up to 2.0 km.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volume

29

Issue

9

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Bourchier, Robert S., Naomi Cappuccino, Alicia Rochette, Jim des Rivières, Sandy M. Smith, Lisa Tewksbury, and Richard Casagrande. "Establishment of Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) on Vincetoxicum rossicum in Ontario, Canada." Biocontrol Science and Technology 29, 9 (2019). doi: 10.1080/09583157.2019.1608511.