Surveys for natural enemies of Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br. (Lygodiaceae) in Thailand resulted in the collection of Archips machlopis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Multiple generations of the tortricid were reared on L. microphyllum in a quarantine laboratory, demonstrating that the plant is a developmental host. Further host specificity testing indicated that A. machlopis is able to complete development on 12 of the 15 fern species tested, confirming that the polyphagous herbivore's diet includes Pteridophyta. These data also confirm that A. machlopis is not sufficiently host specific to be considered for biological control of L. microphyllum.
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1 September 2016
The Suitability of Select Ferns as Hosts for Archips machlopis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Paul D. Pratt,
Jeff R. Makinson,
Matthew F. Purcell,
Min B. Rayamajhi
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 99 • No. 3
September 2016
Vol. 99 • No. 3
September 2016
exotic
exótico
Florida
Helecho Trepador del Viejo Mundo
invasive
invasor
Old World climbing fern