A small moth from Mexico and South America will soon join the battle to control the spread of the aggressive weed mimosa (Mimosa pigra) in Australia's north.

The latest weapon in the war on mimosa: Malacorhinus irregularis. (Pic: ... M. pigra is kept under control by more than 440 species of insects and several fungal pathogens.

He said Mimosa pigra “destroys animal and plant species in the water and on land. It can withstand all weather conditions in the region because of its deep and strong roots”. As the plant poses a ...

Each year Mimosa pigra control is conducted twice: once before the flood season and once after, while the sarus cranes have left Boeung Prek Lpov. A total of 135 5kg bags of Mimosa seeds were ...

FOURTEEN years after it was first discovered at Peter Faust Dam, mimosa pigra is still causing trouble in the Proserpine region. A Class 1 declared weed, mimosa pigra has the potential to cause ...

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Unlike other Mimosa species found in Sri Lanka, such as Mimosa pudica (Medicinal Mimosa) and Mimosa invisa, the Giant Mimosa (Mimosa pigra) is an exotic, highly invasive species.It has been listed ...

And that has happened in the past. In Australia, for example, people grew a type of ornamental tree called Mimosa pigra for at least 60 years with no problems.

Biocontrol of Mimosa pigra is a joint program of the Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment and CSIRO Entomology. The research is supported by the Natural ...