Application to introduce Paradibolia coerulea for biological control of Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree) in the Cook Islands Prepared by Dr Iain Paterson¹, Guy Sutton¹, Phillippa Muskett¹ and Dr Quentin Paynter² ¹Researcher Rhodes University Dept. of Zoology & Entomology Life Sciences Building Barratt Complex, African St Grahamstown
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[email protected] On behalf of the Cook Islands Ministry of Agriculture: Ara Tapu, Arorangi District, Cook Islands DATE: March 2019 Contents 1. Summary........................................................................................................................... 1 2. Background and aims of the proposal .............................................................................. 6 2.1 Information on Paradibolia coerulea ..................................................................... 9 2.1.1 Taxonomy of P. coerulea ......................................................................... 9 2.1.2 Native Range of P. coerulea ..................................................................... 9 2.2 Information on Spathodea campanulata ............................................................... 10 2.2.1 Taxonomy of S. campanulata ................................................................. 10 2.2.2 Native Range of S. campanulata ............................................................ 10 2.3 Host-range testing ................................................................................................