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Agent

Hypena opulenta (Christoph)

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae

Agent Name References:
- Weed, A.S., A. Hazelhurst, and R.A. Casagrande. 2013. Biology, host specificity, and larval impact of Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): a promising biological control agent of swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum) in North America. In Y. Wu, T. Johnson, S. Sing, S. Raghu, G. Wheeler, P. Pratt, K. Warner, T. Center, J. Goolsby, and R. Reardon, Eds. Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. 11-16 September 2011, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, USA; Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, Morgantown, WV, USA. pp. 48.
- Weed, A.S. and R.A. Casagrande. 2010. Biology and larval feeding impact of Hypena opulenta (Christoph) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): A potential biological control agent for Vincetoxicum nigrum and V. rossicum. Biological Control 53(2): 214-222.
- Hazlehurst, A.F., A.S. Weed, L. Tewksbury, and R.A. Casagrande. 2012. Host specificity of Hypena opulenta: a potential biological control agent of Vincetoxicum in North America. Environmental Entomology 41(4): 841-848.

Weed

Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar.

Family: Apocynaceae
Common Name: pale swallow-wort, dog-strangling vine

Origin: Europe

Weed Name References:
- Weed, A.S. and R.A. Casagrande. 2010. Biology and larval feeding impact of Hypena opulenta (Christoph) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): A potential biological control agent for Vincetoxicum nigrum and V. rossicum. Biological Control 53(2): 214-222.
- Hazlehurst, A.F., A.S. Weed, L. Tewksbury, and R.A. Casagrande. 2012. Host specificity of Hypena opulenta: a potential biological control agent of Vincetoxicum in North America. Environmental Entomology 41(4): 841-848.

Weed Common Name References:
- Weed, A.S. and R.A. Casagrande. 2010. Biology and larval feeding impact of Hypena opulenta (Christoph) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): A potential biological control agent for Vincetoxicum nigrum and V. rossicum. Biological Control 53(2): 214-222.
- Hazlehurst, A.F., A.S. Weed, L. Tewksbury, and R.A. Casagrande. 2012. Host specificity of Hypena opulenta: a potential biological control agent of Vincetoxicum in North America. Environmental Entomology 41(4): 841-848.

Weed Origin References:
- Weed, A.S. and R.A. Casagrande. 2010. Biology and larval feeding impact of Hypena opulenta (Christoph) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): A potential biological control agent for Vincetoxicum nigrum and V. rossicum. Biological Control 53(2): 214-222.
- Hazlehurst, A.F., A.S. Weed, L. Tewksbury, and R.A. Casagrande. 2012. Host specificity of Hypena opulenta: a potential biological control agent of Vincetoxicum in North America. Environmental Entomology 41(4): 841-848.

Release and Source Information

List: 1 - Exotic Organisms Intentionally Introduced

Source: Ex. Ukraine
Year: 2013
Region: North America
Country: Canada
Subregion of Country: ON
Subregion specific:

Release History: ON 2013–2020

Release Notes:

Source Information References:
- Bourchier, R.S. 2014. (personal communication) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Weed Biocontrol, Lethbridge Research Centre, 5403 1 Ave S, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 4B1.
- Weed, A.S., A. Hazelhurst, and R.A. Casagrande. 2013. Biology, host specificity, and larval impact of Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): a promising biological control agent of swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum) in North America. In Y. Wu, T. Johnson, S. Sing, S. Raghu, G. Wheeler, P. Pratt, K. Warner, T. Center, J. Goolsby, and R. Reardon, Eds. Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. 11-16 September 2011, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, USA; Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, Morgantown, WV, USA. pp. 48.
- Weed, A.S. and R.A. Casagrande. 2010. Biology and larval feeding impact of Hypena opulenta (Christoph) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): A potential biological control agent for Vincetoxicum nigrum and V. rossicum. Biological Control 53(2): 214-222.
- Casagrande, R.A. 2013. (personal communication) University of Rhode Island, Department of Plant Sciences, 9 E. Alumni Ave, Woodward Hall, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
- Cappuccino, N. 2013. (personal communication) Carleton University, 245 Nesbitt Building, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, Otario, Canada K1S 5B6.
- Bourchier, R.S. 2020 (personal communication) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Weed Biocontrol, Lethbridge Research Centre, 5403 1 Ave S, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 4B1.

Original Host Species

Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar., Vincetoxicum scandens Sommier & Levier

Original Host Species References:
- Weed, A.S. and R.A. Casagrande. 2010. Biology and larval feeding impact of Hypena opulenta (Christoph) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): A potential biological control agent for Vincetoxicum nigrum and V. rossicum. Biological Control 53(2): 214-222.

Establishment

Established: Yes
Established in Subregion of Country: ON
Established in Subregion specific:

Establishment References:
- Bourchier, R.S., N. Cappuccino, A. Rochette, J. des Rivières, S.M. Smith, L. Tewksbury, and R. Casagrande. 2019. Establishment of Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) on Vincetoxicum rossicum in Ontario, Canada. Biocontrol Science and Technology 29(9): 917–923. DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2019.1608511.
- Jones, I.M., M.L. Seehausen, R.S. Bourchier, and S.M. Smith. 2020. The effects of photoperiod on diapause induction in Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), a biological control agent against invasive swallow-worts in North America. Environmental Entomology 49(3): 580–585. DOI: https://doi-org.nal.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/ee/nvaa030.
- Tewksbury, L., M. Szűcs, L.R. Milbrath, R.S. Bourchier, and N. Capuccino. 2023. Swallow-wort Biocontrol Agents: History and Ecology in North America. In: R.L. Winston, Ed. Biological Control of Weeds in North America. North American Invasive Species Management Association, Milwaukee, WI. NAISMA-BCW-2023-30-SWALLOWWORTS-A.

Abundance

Too early post release

Abundance References:
- Bourchier, R.S., N. Cappuccino, A. Rochette, J. des Rivières, S.M. Smith, L. Tewksbury, and R. Casagrande. 2019. Establishment of Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) on Vincetoxicum rossicum in Ontario, Canada. Biocontrol Science and Technology 29(9): 917–923. DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2019.1608511.
- Tewksbury, L., M. Szűcs, L.R. Milbrath, R.S. Bourchier, and N. Capuccino. 2023. Swallow-wort Biocontrol Agents: History and Ecology in North America. In: R.L. Winston, Ed. Biological Control of Weeds in North America. North American Invasive Species Management Association, Milwaukee, WI. NAISMA-BCW-2023-30-SWALLOWWORTS-A.

Agent Impact

Impact: Too early post release
Geographic Scale of impact: Too early post release
Impact Notes: Still too early to determine overall abundance and impact, but initial results promising. Damage becoming apparent near release sites by 2018.

Impact References:
- Bourchier, R.S., N. Cappuccino, A. Rochette, J. des Rivières, S.M. Smith, L. Tewksbury, and R. Casagrande. 2019. Establishment of Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) on Vincetoxicum rossicum in Ontario, Canada. Biocontrol Science and Technology 29(9): 917–923. DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2019.1608511.
- Tewksbury, L., M. Szűcs, L.R. Milbrath, R.S. Bourchier, and N. Capuccino. 2023. Swallow-wort Biocontrol Agents: History and Ecology in North America. In: R.L. Winston, Ed. Biological Control of Weeds in North America. North American Invasive Species Management Association, Milwaukee, WI. NAISMA-BCW-2023-30-SWALLOWWORTS-A.

Limiting Factors

None

Other Attack

Were other species attacked?: No
Other Species Attacked Notes:

Research Organizations

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
University of Rhode Island (State (53))
University of Toronto, Canada (UOT)
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (CU)

Notes




Based on: Winston, R.L., M. Schwarzlander, H.L. Hinz, M.D. Day, M.J.W. Cock, and M.H. Julien, Eds. 2024. Biological Control of Weeds: A World Catalogue of Agents and Their Target Weeds. Based on FHTET-2014-04, USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. Available online at https://www.ibiocontrol.org/catalog/ [Accessed 28 March 2024].

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