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ó :Countries where serious ó GLOBAL INVASIONS OF OPUNTIOIDEAE: ARE THERE SOLUTIONS FOR THEIR CONTROL invasions have been recorded WITHOUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

ó HELMUTH ZIMMERMANN Genus Countries of introduction and where invasive Australia, South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Spain

Cylindropuntia Australia, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Israel, Spain Kenya, Zimbabwe. Botswana, Namibia. Australia, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen, Ghana, Tanzania, Angola, India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Mauritius, Hawaii, Canary Islands, Saudi Arabia, Reunion, Spain, Angola, South Africa. Australia?

Cumulopuntia Australia

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica ó Examples of invasions: Austrocylindropuntia

A. subulata

South Africa Australia

ó Opuntioideae: Countries where serious . C. fulgida var. fulgida invasions have been recorded South Africa

Genus Countries of introduction and where invasive Austrocylindropuntia Australia, South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Spain

Cylindropuntia Australia, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Israel, Spain

Opuntia Australia, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen, Ghana, Tanzania, Angola, India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Mauritius, Hawaii, Canary Islands, Saudi Arabia, Reunion, Spain, Angola. Tephrocactus South Africa. Australia?

Cumulopuntia Australia

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ó Cylindropuntia. C. fulgida var. fulgida ó Cylindropuntia. C. fulgida var. mamillata

Zimbabwe Australia

ó Cylindropuntia: C. pallida (Australia) Cylindropuntia: C. pallida : South Africa

ó Cylindropuntia: C. spinosior (Australia) ó Total number of Opuntioideae that have been listed as invasive at a global level.

Genera in the Number of Number of Opuntioideae species invasive species Austrocylindropuntia 11 2 Cylindropuntia 33 8 Opuntia 181 25 Tephrocactus 6 1 Cumulopuntia 20 1

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ó Opuntia: O. stricta var. stricta ó Opuntia: O. humifusa Ghana ó (South Africa)

Ethiopia

ó Opuntia: O. aurantiaca (South Africa/Australia) ó Opuntia: O. salmiana (South Africa)

ó Opuntia: O. engelmannii (South Africa) ó Opuntia: O. elatior (Kenya)

O. elatior

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ó Opuntioideae: Tephrocactus auriculatus

Genera in the Number of Number of Opuntioideae species invasive species South Africa Austrocylindropuntia 11 2 Cylindropuntia 33 8 Opuntia 181 25 Tephrocactus 6 1 Cumulopuntia 20 1

Solutions? ó Cylindropuntia: chemical control

Genus Utilization Chemical/ Biological mechanical control control Austrocylindropuntia X √ X

Cylindropuntia X √X √ Opuntia √ √ √ Tephrocactus X √ X

Solutions? ó Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata Biological control Chemical/ Genus Utilization Biological ó Dactylopius tomentosus mechanical control control ó “fulgida” biotype Austrocylindropuntia X √ X

Cylindropuntia X √X √ Opuntia √ √ √ Tephrocactus X √ X

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ó Cylindropuntua fulgida var. fulgida ó Cylindropuntia: C. pallida in Namibia ó Biological control No solution yet! Australia

Namibia

ó Solutions? ó Opuntia: utilization ó Opuntia ficus-indica Genus Utilization Chemical/ Biological mechanical control control Austrocylindropuntia X √ X

Cylindropuntia X X √ Opuntia √ √ √ Tephrocactus X √ X

Opuntia: utilization Opuntia ficus-indica

ó But how much of utilization is really contributing to the control of large invasions??? We don’t know.

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Utilization (cont.) ó Solutions? Opuntia robusta (South Africa, Australia) Genus Utilization Chemical/ Biological mechanical control control Austrocylindropuntia X √ X

Cylindropuntia X X √ Opuntia √ √ √ Tephrocactus X √ X

Mechanical/chemical control ó Solutions? Opuntia: Genus Utilization Chemical/ Biological mechanical control control Austrocylindropuntia X √ X

Cylindropuntia X X √ Opuntia √ √ √ Tephrocactus X √ X

Biological control: Most of the research was on O.stricta & O. ficus-indica

1. 65 Cactophagous species of insects and mites were introduced and release for the BC of Cactaceae worldwide and only 21 “stricta” biotype successfully established; 2. The cochineals and Cactoblastis have contributed by far the most to the biocontrol (BC) of Cactaceae worldwide. The 2 Agents on successes are unlikely to be repeated; 3. The contribution of Hemiptera, other Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, O. stricta South Africa 1999 Diptera and mites has been minimal; Australia 1933 4. Biotypes and host-specific “strains” of mainly Dactylopius spp. have been identified which provided good control of several invaders that could not yet be controlled.

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ó Opuntia ficus indica. Opuntia ficus-indica : South Africa ó “prickly pear” 1. More than 80% of the 1940 original infestations had been controlled and much of the grazing value was restored. 2. The remaining infestations are + actively utilized and have acquired 1960 considerable value.

“ficus” biotype

ó O. ficus-indica: What to do with Ethiopia, Biological control: Opuntia : O. humifusa Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Madagascar???? Dactylopius opuntiae biotype “stricta”

Ethiopia Saudi Arabia

Biological control ó ….and what to do with new emerging cactus invaders??? Opuntia aurantiaca

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ó Except maybe for new host-adapted The research on host-specific biotypes biotypes of Dactylopius cochineals, most of cochineal has potential . of the new natural enemies on Opuntiae will also feed (not necessarily develop) on Opuntia ficus-indica and the spineless Opuntia robusta and this precludes the release of these biocontrol agents in South Africa but not necessarily in other countries. ó Therefore the chances of biological control of new Opuntia invaders in South Africa are slim.

ó We may find new host-adapted biotypes of cochineal spp.. For example: But for this we need the co-operation and ó O. engelmannii (Dactylopius opuntiae) assistance of Mexico, the USA, Brazil and Argentina. ?

ó O. elata (Dactylopius ceylonicus)

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Thank you

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