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Biological Control of Fireweed Eleventh Australian Weeds Conference Proceedings BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF FIREWEED R. McFadyen and D. SparksA Co-operative Research Centre for Tropical Pest Management, Alan Fletcher Research Station, PO Box 36, Sherwood, Queensland 4075, Australia A Present address: Dundsandle, Bourke, New South Wales 2840, Australia Summary Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis Poiret) IDENTIFICATION OF FIREWEED is a toxic weed of coastal pastures in New South Wales The native Senecio lautus Forster complex consists of a and southern Queensland. Existing control strategies are number of subspecies, some of which appear very similar largely uneconomical and biological control has been pro- to fireweed, either as living plants in the field or as dried posed as the only long term solution. Surveys in Mada- specimens. Fireweed was not distinguished from this gascar found 14 potential biocontrol agents, of which the complex until 1980, when P.W. Michael sent fireweed two most promising were the moths Phycitodes sp. and specimens from Australia to O.M. Hilliard in South Af- Lobesia sp. These moths were established in quarantine rica, who identified them as S. madagascariensis in Australia where their host ranges were assessed. (Michael 1981). The biocontrol project was initiated on Phycitodes oviposited and developed on several native the basis of this taxonomic determination. Senecio species, Lobesia sp. oviposited and developed Observations of fireweed in Madagascar, South Af- on several species from the tribes Senecioneae and rica and Australia, together with reviews of the published Calenduleae. S. madagascariensis and the native S. literature, led to further questions about the true identity lautus seem equally suitable as hosts for Lobesia. As this of fireweed, whether it was indeed an introduced species was an unacceptably wide host-range for both moths, the and, if so, whether it originated from Madagascar or from colonies were destroyed. A short survey was made of the Natal in South Africa (Marohasy 1993). Further studies insects on S. madagascariensis in South Africa, but no were undertaken to settle this issue, of prime importance insects were imported or tested. for any biological control program. Published records DNA studies confirmed that S. madagascariensis suggested that the S. lautus complex had 40 chromo- from Australia is distinct from S. lautus and related Aus- somes (n=20) while South African Senecio species had tralian species, but samples from Madagascar are still 20 chromosomes (n=10). Chromosome counts for four needed to confirm the origin of S. madagascariensis. populations of fireweed and five populations of S. lautus Fireweed is closely related to the native S. lautus so it from Australia clearly showed that fireweed from Aus- may be difficult to find biocontrol agents that will not tralia had a chromosome count of 20 (n=10), as did attack the native species. The precise origin of S. fireweed from Madagascar, while all S. lautus material madagascariensis should be determined then a detailed gave a count of 40 (n=20) (Radford et al. 1995). search made there. If agents specific to S. At the same time, L. Scott studied the DNA of the two madagascariensis cannot be found, a test case should be species, using the ITS1 sequence, and also concluded that initiated for the release of an agent which also attack S. fireweed is not part of the native (S. lautus) complex lautus. (Scott 1994). Subsequently, he sequenced the same ITS1 DNA from specimens of S. madagascariensis and S. INTRODUCTION inequidens DC. collected from Natal in South Africa, as Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis Poiret) is a major well as from specimens of S. lautus ssp. maritimus Ali, pest of coastal pastures in New South Wales and south- lanceolatus Ali and dissectifolius Ali from other areas of ern Queensland. It reduces pasture growth and is toxic to Queensland and New South Wales. This DNA sequence livestock. Integrated management strategies including is reported to show clear differences at the specific level herbicide use, mechanical methods and careful pasture in Senecio from North America (Bain and Whitton 1994, management may be effective but are not economical in Bain and Jansen 1995), but no differences were found many situations. Biological control has appeared to be between the three lautus subspecies from Australia. Nor the only long term solution. The Lands Department ento- were any differences found between S. madagascariensis mologist based in Madagascar, Ms. J Marohasy, under- from Australia, and S. madagascariensis and S. took surveys of fireweed and its insects in Madagascar in inequidens from Natal, South Africa, though these three 1987 and 1988, and identified two promising biocontrol were clearly different from the Australian S. lautus sub- agents. In 1989 the MRC approved a funding application species (L. Scott personal communication 1995). to import, test and release suitable insects, and the Hybridization may be occurring between the Austral- project started in July 1990. ian S. lautus and the introduced fireweed. Plants with 305 Eleventh Australian Weeds Conference Proceedings DNA showing characteristics of both groups have been flower-feeding pyralid Phycitodes sp. and the stem- and found in south-east Queensland where both species occur root-boring tortricid Lobesia sp. were identified as dam- together (Scott 1994), and one was recently found in aging to the plant, and probably host-specific. Permits to Goondiwindi (Scott personal communication 1995), in an import these two species into quarantine for detailed test- area where fireweed is not known to occur but seed may ing were received in 1989. have been introduced in fodder from other areas. If hy- When problems were experienced with the insects bridization is occurring, and the hybrids are both fertile from Madagascar, the insects found in South Africa were and competitive, this has implications regarding the en- reviewed. From the 18 species not known to have other vironmental impact of fireweed on the native species. hosts (Marohasy 1991), two were selected as being Unfortunately, because no fresh plant material from damaging and probably host-specific, the flower-feeding Madagascar was available for comparison, it is still not pyralid Homeosoma stenotea and the stem-boring clear whether Australian fireweed originated from Mada- agromyzid Melanagromyza sp. Permits to import these gascar or from South Africa. Of the two, Natal in South into quarantine for testing were received in 1992, Africa is much more likely to be the region of origin, for but problems were experienced in finding them again two reasons. First, the first plants in Australia were found in the field and no shipments were received from South in Sydney in 1918 (Radford et al. 1995), and there was Africa. regular ship traffic from Durban in Natal to Sydney throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, while there has THE TWO MADAGASCAN INSECTS never been much traffic between Madagascar and Aus- PHYCITODES SP. AND LOBESIA SP. tralia. Secondly, specimens of S. madagascariensis from Phycitodes sp. Adults are 1012 mm long, with narrow Natal resemble fireweed from Australia much more grey-brown wings held rolled over the back. They are closely than do specimens from Madagascar, both in the nocturnal, with most activities including mating and ovi- dried specimens (op. cit.) and in the field (Marohasy position believed to occur during the night. Fed on honey 1993). Even if Australian fireweed arrived from South and water solution, adults lived for 1018 days. The eggs Africa, it is possible that South African fireweed origi- are cylindrical with pointed ends, translucent white in nated in Madagascar during the long history of trade be- colour, and are laid singly, carefully inserted between the tween the two regions. DNA studies of Madagascan ma- bracts and the florets on the flowers so that the eggs are terial are needed to settle this question. concealed. Larvae feed on the developing achenes in the BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF FIREWEED flowerhead. When the original flowerhead is consumed, Overseas surveys As the plant was presumed to origi- larvae move to adjacent flowers, often tying these to- nate in Madagascar, surveys of S. madagascariensis and gether with a few strands of silk, or down to a leaf axil the insects attacking it were made in January 1987 and where they bore into the stem, killing the stem above June 1988, both surveys in the Fort Dauphin area, in the their feeding site. Feeding by several larvae may com- extreme south of Madagascar. S. madagascariensis was pletely destroy plants. Full grown larvae leave the plant present in disturbed land along roads, tracks and clear- and spin a silk cocoon, in which pupation takes place, in ings in forest, and in and just behind sand dunes along leaf litter, on dry leaves or attached to cage walls etc. The the coast. Several insect species were collected and iden- whole life cycle from egg to adult takes about 21 days at tified (Marohasy 1989). temperatures from 20 to 30°C. In August 1991 a survey of the occurrence of fireweed and related species and the insects attacking it was un- Lobesia sp. Adults are 48 mm long, resting with wings dertaken in Natal, on the north coast of South Africa. folded across the body. They fly little during the day, and Senecio species were found to be common in the area, mating and dispersal is believed to occur at night. How- but the plant taxonomy was difficult and correct identifi- ever, oviposition only occurs during the day, with a peak cation of specimens not easy. However, specimens col- immediately after dawn (Sparks unpublished data). lected were apparently the same species as S. Adults fed on honey and water solution lived for 814 madagascariensis from Australia, and several insects days. The eggs are flattened, roughly circular, translu- were found attacking these plants (Marohasy 1991). cent almost transparent white, and are laid singly on the leaves or occasionally on the petioles or stem tips.
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