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This video talks about the history of the broomweed beetle in the Pacific since 1911. It was established in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu where it has been very effective at controlling broomweeds (Sida acuta & Sida rhombifolia), small shru

Biological control of weeds in Vanuatu began in 1935, with the introduction of the tinged Teleonemia scrupulosa to control Lantana camara. To date, nine biological control agents have been intentionally introduced to cont