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. 2023 Sep 8;12(18):3213. doi: 10.3390/plants12183213

Table 5.

The prospective agents with restricted host specificity identified by Dhileepan (2017) for the biological control of Ziziphus mauritiana in northern Australia [7].

Prospective Agent(s) PHYTOPHAGUS INSECTS
Seed-Feeding Weevil Aubeus himalayanus
Leaf-Feeding Crambid Moth Synclera univocalis
Leaf-Feeding Gracillariid Moth Phyllonorycter iochrysis
Leaf-Galling Midge Phyllodiplosis jujubae
Stem-Galling Midge Silvestrina jujubae
PHYTOPHAGUS MITES
Shoot-Galling Mite Aceria cernuus
Shoot-Galling Mite Larvacarus transitans
FUNGAL PATHOGENS
Leaf Rust Phakopsora zizyphi-vulgaris
Powdery Mildew Pseudoidium ziziphi