(Hemiptera: Psyllidae)
Issue No. 410
An Introduced Biocontrol Agent of Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae) in Florida
Susan A. Wineriter and Susan E. Halbert
January/February, 2002
Introduction
The USDA/ARS with federal and state permission introduced the psyllid Boreioglycaspsis melaleucae Moore (Fig. 1, 2) in Broward Co., Florida, in February 2002 as a potential biocontrol agent of the introduced invasive pest tree Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake, known as paperbark, punk tree, or melaleuca. Both the psyllid and melaleuca originate in Australia.