PPRI News No. 69 – July – September 2006

* A Wasp Counterattack to Save Pine Trees * Madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia), a new emerging weed in South Africa * Pre-release efficacy testing of a potential agent for water hyacinth biocontrol in South Africa * A potential biocontrol agent for yellow bells (Tecoma stans) as well as cat’s claw creeper (Macfadyena unguis-cati) * Prediction of safety and effectiveness of Lon-gitarsus bethae, a candidate biocontrol agent for the noxious weed Lantana camara.