TY  - JOUR
AU  - Toševski, Ivo
AU  - Sing, Sharlene
AU  - De Clerck-Floate, Rosemarie
AU  - McClay, A.
AU  - Weaver, D. K.
AU  - Schwarzlander, M.
AU  - Krstić, Oliver
AU  - Jović, Jelena
AU  - Gassmann, Andre
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/549
AB  - Linaria vulgaris, common or yellow toadflax, and Linaria dalmatica, Dalmatian toadflax (Plantaginaceae), are Eurasian perennial forbs invasive throughout temperate North America. These Linaria species have been the targets of classical biological control programmes in Canada and the USA since the 1960s. The first effective toadflax biological control agent, the stem-mining weevil Mecinus janthinus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) was introduced from Europe in the 1990s. This weevil has become established on L. dalmatica and L. vulgaris in both countries, although it has shown greater success in controlling the former toadflax species. Genetic and ecological studies of native range M. janthinus populations revealed that weevils previously identified as a single species in fact include two cryptic species, now recognised as M. janthinus, associated with yellow toadflax, and the recently confirmed species Mecinus janthiniformis, associated with Dalmatian toadflax. The results of a comprehensive study characterising haplotype identities, distributions and frequencies within M. janthinus s.l. native range source populations were compared to those populations currently established in the USA and Canada. The presence of both Mecinus species in North America was confirmed, and revealed with a few exceptions a high and consistent level of host fidelity throughout the adopted and native ranges. Genetic analysis based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit II gene (mtCOII) defined the origin and records the subsequent North American establishment, by haplotype, of the European founder populations of M. janthinus (northern Switzerland and southern Germany) and M. janthiniformis (southern Macedonia), and provided population genetic indices for the studied populations. This analysis together with existing North American shipment receipt, release and rearing records elucidates probable redistribution routes and sources of both weevil species from initially released and established adopted range populations.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - Annals of Applied Biology
T1  - Twenty-five years after: post-introduction association of Mecinus janthinus s.l. with invasive host toadflaxes Linaria vulgaris and Linaria dalmatica in North America
EP  - 34
IS  - 1
SP  - 16
VL  - 173
DO  - 10.1111/aab.12430
ER  - 

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author = "Toševski, Ivo and Sing, Sharlene and De Clerck-Floate, Rosemarie and McClay, A. and Weaver, D. K. and Schwarzlander, M. and Krstić, Oliver and Jović, Jelena and Gassmann, Andre",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Linaria vulgaris, common or yellow toadflax, and Linaria dalmatica, Dalmatian toadflax (Plantaginaceae), are Eurasian perennial forbs invasive throughout temperate North America. These Linaria species have been the targets of classical biological control programmes in Canada and the USA since the 1960s. The first effective toadflax biological control agent, the stem-mining weevil Mecinus janthinus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) was introduced from Europe in the 1990s. This weevil has become established on L. dalmatica and L. vulgaris in both countries, although it has shown greater success in controlling the former toadflax species. Genetic and ecological studies of native range M. janthinus populations revealed that weevils previously identified as a single species in fact include two cryptic species, now recognised as M. janthinus, associated with yellow toadflax, and the recently confirmed species Mecinus janthiniformis, associated with Dalmatian toadflax. The results of a comprehensive study characterising haplotype identities, distributions and frequencies within M. janthinus s.l. native range source populations were compared to those populations currently established in the USA and Canada. The presence of both Mecinus species in North America was confirmed, and revealed with a few exceptions a high and consistent level of host fidelity throughout the adopted and native ranges. Genetic analysis based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit II gene (mtCOII) defined the origin and records the subsequent North American establishment, by haplotype, of the European founder populations of M. janthinus (northern Switzerland and southern Germany) and M. janthiniformis (southern Macedonia), and provided population genetic indices for the studied populations. This analysis together with existing North American shipment receipt, release and rearing records elucidates probable redistribution routes and sources of both weevil species from initially released and established adopted range populations.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "Annals of Applied Biology",
title = "Twenty-five years after: post-introduction association of Mecinus janthinus s.l. with invasive host toadflaxes Linaria vulgaris and Linaria dalmatica in North America",
pages = "34-16",
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Toševski, I., Sing, S., De Clerck-Floate, R., McClay, A., Weaver, D. K., Schwarzlander, M., Krstić, O., Jović, J.,& Gassmann, A.. (2018). Twenty-five years after: post-introduction association of Mecinus janthinus s.l. with invasive host toadflaxes Linaria vulgaris and Linaria dalmatica in North America. in Annals of Applied Biology
Wiley, Hoboken., 173(1), 16-34.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12430

Toševski I, Sing S, De Clerck-Floate R, McClay A, Weaver DK, Schwarzlander M, Krstić O, Jović J, Gassmann A. Twenty-five years after: post-introduction association of Mecinus janthinus s.l. with invasive host toadflaxes Linaria vulgaris and Linaria dalmatica in North America. in Annals of Applied Biology. 2018;173(1):16-34.
doi:10.1111/aab.12430 .

Toševski, Ivo, Sing, Sharlene, De Clerck-Floate, Rosemarie, McClay, A., Weaver, D. K., Schwarzlander, M., Krstić, Oliver, Jović, Jelena, Gassmann, Andre, "Twenty-five years after: post-introduction association of Mecinus janthinus s.l. with invasive host toadflaxes Linaria vulgaris and Linaria dalmatica in North America" in Annals of Applied Biology, 173, no. 1 (2018):16-34,
https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12430 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gassmann, Andre
AU  - De Clerck-Floate, Rosemarie
AU  - Sing, Sharlene
AU  - Toševski, Ivo
AU  - Mitrović, Milana
AU  - Krstić, Oliver
PY  - 2014
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/343
AB  - Linaria vulgaris Mill. (Plantaginaceae), common or yellow toadflax, is a Eurasian short-lived perennial forb invasive throughout temperate North America. Rhinusa pilosa (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is a univoltine shoot-galling weevil found exclusively on L. vulgaris in Europe. Under no-choice test conditions, 13 non-native Linaria species exposed to R. pilosa were accepted for oviposition and most were found to be suitable, to varying degrees, for gall and larval development. Adult feeding and survival was minimal on native North American species in the plant tribe Antirrhineae which includes the target plant. In no-choice tests with 63 native North American species and 24 other non-target species outside Linaria, oviposition was limited to four native North American species. Only three larvae developed to the adult stage on Sairocarpus virga (A. Gray) D.A. Sutton, with no negative impact on plant growth. Risks to native flora from the release of R. pilosa are therefore expected to be minimal. The Technical Advisory Group for the Biological Control of Weeds (TAG-BCW) has recommended release of R. pilosa in September 2013.
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht
T2  - BioControl
T1  - Biology and host specificity of Rhinusa pilosa, a recommended biological control agent of Linaria vulgaris
EP  - 483
IS  - 4
SP  - 473
VL  - 59
DO  - 10.1007/s10526-014-9578-7
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Gassmann, Andre and De Clerck-Floate, Rosemarie and Sing, Sharlene and Toševski, Ivo and Mitrović, Milana and Krstić, Oliver",
year = "2014",
abstract = "Linaria vulgaris Mill. (Plantaginaceae), common or yellow toadflax, is a Eurasian short-lived perennial forb invasive throughout temperate North America. Rhinusa pilosa (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is a univoltine shoot-galling weevil found exclusively on L. vulgaris in Europe. Under no-choice test conditions, 13 non-native Linaria species exposed to R. pilosa were accepted for oviposition and most were found to be suitable, to varying degrees, for gall and larval development. Adult feeding and survival was minimal on native North American species in the plant tribe Antirrhineae which includes the target plant. In no-choice tests with 63 native North American species and 24 other non-target species outside Linaria, oviposition was limited to four native North American species. Only three larvae developed to the adult stage on Sairocarpus virga (A. Gray) D.A. Sutton, with no negative impact on plant growth. Risks to native flora from the release of R. pilosa are therefore expected to be minimal. The Technical Advisory Group for the Biological Control of Weeds (TAG-BCW) has recommended release of R. pilosa in September 2013.",
publisher = "Springer, Dordrecht",
journal = "BioControl",
title = "Biology and host specificity of Rhinusa pilosa, a recommended biological control agent of Linaria vulgaris",
pages = "483-473",
number = "4",
volume = "59",
doi = "10.1007/s10526-014-9578-7"
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Gassmann, A., De Clerck-Floate, R., Sing, S., Toševski, I., Mitrović, M.,& Krstić, O.. (2014). Biology and host specificity of Rhinusa pilosa, a recommended biological control agent of Linaria vulgaris. in BioControl
Springer, Dordrecht., 59(4), 473-483.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-014-9578-7

Gassmann A, De Clerck-Floate R, Sing S, Toševski I, Mitrović M, Krstić O. Biology and host specificity of Rhinusa pilosa, a recommended biological control agent of Linaria vulgaris. in BioControl. 2014;59(4):473-483.
doi:10.1007/s10526-014-9578-7 .

Gassmann, Andre, De Clerck-Floate, Rosemarie, Sing, Sharlene, Toševski, Ivo, Mitrović, Milana, Krstić, Oliver, "Biology and host specificity of Rhinusa pilosa, a recommended biological control agent of Linaria vulgaris" in BioControl, 59, no. 4 (2014):473-483,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-014-9578-7 . .