TY  - JOUR
AU  - Weyl, Philip
AU  - Asadi, Gorban Ali
AU  - Cristofaro, Massimo
AU  - Vidović, Biljana
AU  - Petanović, Radmila
AU  - Marini, Francesca
AU  - Schaffner, Urs
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5351
AB  - Russian Olive, Elaeagnus angustifolia was introduced into North America primarily as a wind break and shade tree. Today it is listed as a noxious weed in the U.S. and Canada. During field surveys in the native range, the eriophyid mite, Aceria angustifoliae was identified as a promising biological control agent. Results from no-choice and open-field tests suggest that this is a highly specialized herbivore and that the risk to non-target plants in North America is negligible. The impact study revealed significant reductions in fruit set, which will likely translate to a reduction in long-distance dispersal in the invaded range.
PB  - Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
T2  - Biocontrol Science and Technology
T1  - The host range and impact of Aceria angustifoliae (Eriophyidae), a potential biological control agent against Russian olive, Elaeagnus angustifoliae (Elaeagnaceae) in North America
EP  - 92
IS  - 1
SP  - 85
VL  - 30
DO  - 10.1080/09583157.2019.1675144
ER  - 

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author = "Weyl, Philip and Asadi, Gorban Ali and Cristofaro, Massimo and Vidović, Biljana and Petanović, Radmila and Marini, Francesca and Schaffner, Urs",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Russian Olive, Elaeagnus angustifolia was introduced into North America primarily as a wind break and shade tree. Today it is listed as a noxious weed in the U.S. and Canada. During field surveys in the native range, the eriophyid mite, Aceria angustifoliae was identified as a promising biological control agent. Results from no-choice and open-field tests suggest that this is a highly specialized herbivore and that the risk to non-target plants in North America is negligible. The impact study revealed significant reductions in fruit set, which will likely translate to a reduction in long-distance dispersal in the invaded range.",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon",
journal = "Biocontrol Science and Technology",
title = "The host range and impact of Aceria angustifoliae (Eriophyidae), a potential biological control agent against Russian olive, Elaeagnus angustifoliae (Elaeagnaceae) in North America",
pages = "92-85",
number = "1",
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Weyl, P., Asadi, G. A., Cristofaro, M., Vidović, B., Petanović, R., Marini, F.,& Schaffner, U.. (2020). The host range and impact of Aceria angustifoliae (Eriophyidae), a potential biological control agent against Russian olive, Elaeagnus angustifoliae (Elaeagnaceae) in North America. in Biocontrol Science and Technology
Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 30(1), 85-92.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2019.1675144

Weyl P, Asadi GA, Cristofaro M, Vidović B, Petanović R, Marini F, Schaffner U. The host range and impact of Aceria angustifoliae (Eriophyidae), a potential biological control agent against Russian olive, Elaeagnus angustifoliae (Elaeagnaceae) in North America. in Biocontrol Science and Technology. 2020;30(1):85-92.
doi:10.1080/09583157.2019.1675144 .

Weyl, Philip, Asadi, Gorban Ali, Cristofaro, Massimo, Vidović, Biljana, Petanović, Radmila, Marini, Francesca, Schaffner, Urs, "The host range and impact of Aceria angustifoliae (Eriophyidae), a potential biological control agent against Russian olive, Elaeagnus angustifoliae (Elaeagnaceae) in North America" in Biocontrol Science and Technology, 30, no. 1 (2020):85-92,
https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2019.1675144 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vidović, Biljana
AU  - Cvrković, Tatjana
AU  - Rančić, Dragana
AU  - Marinković, Slavica
AU  - Cristofaro, Massimo
AU  - Schaffner, Urs
AU  - Petanović, Radmila
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4176
AB  - Common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asterales: Asteraceae), is an annual harmful weed of North American origin, now widely distributed in Central and Southern Europe, Asia and Australia. It is an agricultural weed, but it represents a serious risk for human health because its pollen can cause severe allergies. Recently, in the framework of the EU-COST Action 'SMARTER', an European program was started with the aim to develop sustainable management strategies for ragweed in Europe, with a special emphasis in the search and selection of biological control agents. Among them, the record of a new eriophyid mite Aceria species in Serbia has been considered as potential important biological control candidate. This paper describes the species following both morphological and bio-molecular approaches, and is giving some preliminary data on the geographical distribution and on the biology of the eriophyid mite on its host plant.
PB  - Systematic & Applied Acarology Soc London, Natural History Museum, London
T2  - Systematic and Applied Acarology
T1  - Eriophyid mite Aceria artemisiifoliae sp nov (Acari: Eriophyoidea) potential biological control agent of invasive common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae) in Serbia
EP  - 935
IS  - 7
SP  - 919
VL  - 21
DO  - 10.11158/saa.21.7.6
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Vidović, Biljana and Cvrković, Tatjana and Rančić, Dragana and Marinković, Slavica and Cristofaro, Massimo and Schaffner, Urs and Petanović, Radmila",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asterales: Asteraceae), is an annual harmful weed of North American origin, now widely distributed in Central and Southern Europe, Asia and Australia. It is an agricultural weed, but it represents a serious risk for human health because its pollen can cause severe allergies. Recently, in the framework of the EU-COST Action 'SMARTER', an European program was started with the aim to develop sustainable management strategies for ragweed in Europe, with a special emphasis in the search and selection of biological control agents. Among them, the record of a new eriophyid mite Aceria species in Serbia has been considered as potential important biological control candidate. This paper describes the species following both morphological and bio-molecular approaches, and is giving some preliminary data on the geographical distribution and on the biology of the eriophyid mite on its host plant.",
publisher = "Systematic & Applied Acarology Soc London, Natural History Museum, London",
journal = "Systematic and Applied Acarology",
title = "Eriophyid mite Aceria artemisiifoliae sp nov (Acari: Eriophyoidea) potential biological control agent of invasive common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae) in Serbia",
pages = "935-919",
number = "7",
volume = "21",
doi = "10.11158/saa.21.7.6"
}

Vidović, B., Cvrković, T., Rančić, D., Marinković, S., Cristofaro, M., Schaffner, U.,& Petanović, R.. (2016). Eriophyid mite Aceria artemisiifoliae sp nov (Acari: Eriophyoidea) potential biological control agent of invasive common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae) in Serbia. in Systematic and Applied Acarology
Systematic & Applied Acarology Soc London, Natural History Museum, London., 21(7), 919-935.
https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.21.7.6

Vidović B, Cvrković T, Rančić D, Marinković S, Cristofaro M, Schaffner U, Petanović R. Eriophyid mite Aceria artemisiifoliae sp nov (Acari: Eriophyoidea) potential biological control agent of invasive common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae) in Serbia. in Systematic and Applied Acarology. 2016;21(7):919-935.
doi:10.11158/saa.21.7.6 .

Vidović, Biljana, Cvrković, Tatjana, Rančić, Dragana, Marinković, Slavica, Cristofaro, Massimo, Schaffner, Urs, Petanović, Radmila, "Eriophyid mite Aceria artemisiifoliae sp nov (Acari: Eriophyoidea) potential biological control agent of invasive common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae) in Serbia" in Systematic and Applied Acarology, 21, no. 7 (2016):919-935,
https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.21.7.6 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Asadi, Gorban Ali
AU  - Ghorbani, Reza
AU  - Cristofaro, Massimo
AU  - Chetverikov, Philipp E.
AU  - Petanović, Radmila
AU  - Vidović, Biljana
AU  - Schaffner, Urs
PY  - 2014
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3523
AB  - Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo is a clonal Asteraceae plant native to Asia and highly invasive in North America. We conducted open-field experiments in Iran to assess the impact of the biological control candidate, Aceria acroptiloni Shevchenko & Kovalev (Acari, Eriophyidae), on the target weed. Using three different experimental approaches, we found that mite attack reduced the biomass of R. repens shoots by 40-75 %. Except for the initial year of artificial infestation by A. acroptiloni of R. repens shoots, the number of seed heads was reduced by 60-80 % and the number of seeds by 95-98 %. Morphological investigations of the mite complex attacking R. repens at the experimental field site revealed that A. acroptiloni was by far the dominant mite species. We conclude that the mite A. acroptiloni is a promising biological control candidate inflicting significant impact on the above-ground biomass and reproductive output of the invasive plant R. repens.
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht
T2  - Biocontrol
T1  - The impact of the flower mite Aceria acroptiloni on the invasive plant Russian knapweed, Rhaponticum repens, in its native range
EP  - 375
IS  - 3
SP  - 367
VL  - 59
DO  - 10.1007/s10526-014-9573-z
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Asadi, Gorban Ali and Ghorbani, Reza and Cristofaro, Massimo and Chetverikov, Philipp E. and Petanović, Radmila and Vidović, Biljana and Schaffner, Urs",
year = "2014",
abstract = "Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo is a clonal Asteraceae plant native to Asia and highly invasive in North America. We conducted open-field experiments in Iran to assess the impact of the biological control candidate, Aceria acroptiloni Shevchenko & Kovalev (Acari, Eriophyidae), on the target weed. Using three different experimental approaches, we found that mite attack reduced the biomass of R. repens shoots by 40-75 %. Except for the initial year of artificial infestation by A. acroptiloni of R. repens shoots, the number of seed heads was reduced by 60-80 % and the number of seeds by 95-98 %. Morphological investigations of the mite complex attacking R. repens at the experimental field site revealed that A. acroptiloni was by far the dominant mite species. We conclude that the mite A. acroptiloni is a promising biological control candidate inflicting significant impact on the above-ground biomass and reproductive output of the invasive plant R. repens.",
publisher = "Springer, Dordrecht",
journal = "Biocontrol",
title = "The impact of the flower mite Aceria acroptiloni on the invasive plant Russian knapweed, Rhaponticum repens, in its native range",
pages = "375-367",
number = "3",
volume = "59",
doi = "10.1007/s10526-014-9573-z"
}

Asadi, G. A., Ghorbani, R., Cristofaro, M., Chetverikov, P. E., Petanović, R., Vidović, B.,& Schaffner, U.. (2014). The impact of the flower mite Aceria acroptiloni on the invasive plant Russian knapweed, Rhaponticum repens, in its native range. in Biocontrol
Springer, Dordrecht., 59(3), 367-375.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-014-9573-z

Asadi GA, Ghorbani R, Cristofaro M, Chetverikov PE, Petanović R, Vidović B, Schaffner U. The impact of the flower mite Aceria acroptiloni on the invasive plant Russian knapweed, Rhaponticum repens, in its native range. in Biocontrol. 2014;59(3):367-375.
doi:10.1007/s10526-014-9573-z .

Asadi, Gorban Ali, Ghorbani, Reza, Cristofaro, Massimo, Chetverikov, Philipp E., Petanović, Radmila, Vidović, Biljana, Schaffner, Urs, "The impact of the flower mite Aceria acroptiloni on the invasive plant Russian knapweed, Rhaponticum repens, in its native range" in Biocontrol, 59, no. 3 (2014):367-375,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-014-9573-z . .