ABSTRACT Melaleuca quinquenervia (hereafter melaleuca) was until recently one of the worst ecological invaders in Florida. Introduced for horticulture and levee stabilisation during the early twentieth century, melaleuca spread to cover vast areas of the largest freshwater wetlands ecosystem in North America, The Everglades. From 1997 until 2008, four insects and an associated nematode were approved and released for control of melaleuca, three of which are known to have established. Biological control is frequently a slow and incremental process, but with the integration of complimentary control methods (e.g. chemical and mechanical removal), melaleuca infestations are a fraction of their former range. These few persistent infestations are facilitated by conditions that prevent one species, Oxyops vitiosa, the melaleuca snout weevil, from completing its life cycle, which prompted the testing of and application to release Lophodiplosis indentata (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). This leaf gall forming midge feeds within pea-shaped growths distributed throughout the canopy. No-choice host range tests suggest that L. indentata will occasionally oviposit on unsuitable host plants, but gall induction and formation is only accomplished on M. quinquenervia. A petition for the release of L. indentata was recommended by TAG in May 2020. [word count: 181]

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Lophodiplosis indentata（双翅目：Cecidomyiidae）的基本宿主范围，这是佛罗里达州最后提出的用于千层（Melaleuca quinquenervia）（桃金娘科）的生物防治剂

摘要 Melaleuca quinquenervia（以下简称千层）直到最近还是佛罗里达州最严重的生态入侵者之一。白千层在 20 世纪初期被引入用于园艺和堤防稳定，传播到北美最大的淡水湿地生态系统大沼泽地的广大地区。从 1997 年到 2008 年，四种昆虫和一种相关的线虫被批准并释放用于控制白千层，其中三种已知已经建立。生物防治通常是一个缓慢而渐进的过程，但通过整合互补的防治方法（例如化学和机械去除），白千层侵染只是以前范围的一小部分。这些少数持续性侵染是由阻止一种物种的条件促进的，Oxyops vitiosa，白千层鼻象鼻虫，从完成其生命周期，这促使测试和应用释放锯齿状角蛾（双翅目：Cecidomyiidae）。这种形成叶瘿的蠓以豌豆状生长为食，分布在整个树冠中。无选择寄主范围测试表明 L. indentata 偶尔会在不合适的寄主植物上产卵，但瘿诱导和形成仅在 M. quinquenervia 上完成。TAG 于 2020 年 5 月推荐了释放 L. indentata 的请愿书。 [字数：181] 但瘿诱导和形成仅在 M. quinquenervia 上完成。TAG 于 2020 年 5 月推荐了释放 L. indentata 的请愿书。 [字数：181] 但瘿诱导和形成仅在 M. quinquenervia 上完成。TAG 于 2020 年 5 月推荐了释放 L. indentata 的请愿书。 [字数：181]