Table 1. Updated list of classical biological control agents released against weeds, since Julien and Griffiths [35].
Country | Insects | Mites | Pathogens | Nematodes | Total | Source |
South Africa | 32 | 1 | 3 | 36 | [74] | |
Canada | 11 | 11 | [75]; R. Bourchier pers. com. | |||
New Zealand | 18 | 18 | [34], [49], [76] | |||
Australia | 42 | 3 | 6 | 51 | R. Winston, pers. com. | |
European Union | 2 | 2 | [77], [78] | |||
USA/Hawai'i | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | E. Coombs, pers. com.;[79] |
Total | 129 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 147 |