Abstract
Abstract Mikania micrantha HBK, a sprawling composite vine native to the Neotropics, is a serious weed of plantation crops in Southeast Asia. A survey and assessment of its natural enemies in the Neotropics reveals nine major natural enemies and over 20 minor ones. The biology of the nine major natural enemies: Acalitus sp. (Acarina, Eriophyiidae), Liothrips mikaniae (Priesner) (Thysanoptera, Phloeothripidae), Teleonemia sp. (Heteroptera, Tingidae), Desmogramma conjuncta Bechyné, Physimerus pygmaeus Jacoby, Omoplata spp. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae), Apion luteirostre Gerst. (Col., Apionidae), Pseudoderelomus baridiiformis Champ. (Col., Curculionidae), together with brief accounts of the minor ones, forms the bulk of this paper. The prospects for biological control of M. micrantha are considered reasonable, and an outline for a continuation of work on the project is given, beginning with the introduction of L. mikaniae to Southeast Asia.
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