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Butterfly could help fight tree taking over Hawaii forests

机译:蝴蝶可以帮助抵抗占领夏威夷森林的树木

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A butterfly normally found in Central America could be used to fight an invasive tree species taking over large areas of Hawaii forest, officials said. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Department of Land and Natural Resources have proposed releasing the golden sombermark butterfly to help curb the invasive miconia tree, The Maui News reported last week. The golden sombermark has been used in Costa Rica to fight the miconia, which is now difficult to find in the Central American country, said Tracy Johnson, a Forest Service entomologist. The butterfly "is one of many specialized natural enemies important for keeping miconia in check and in balance with its ecosystem," Johnson said in a statement. Miconia was first brought to Wahiawa Botanical Garden in 1961 as an ornamental plant and was later introduced to other botanical gardens on Oahu, according to a draft environmental assessment of the project released last week. The tree reached Hawaii island by 1964, Maui in the early 1970s and Kauai by the early 1980s, the assessment said. The plant is native to Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina, and can grow more than 52 feet tall, although it usually reaches heights of 13 to 40 feet. The tree's dark green leaves with purple undersides can quickly shade over and dominate other species, eventually taking over areas.
机译:官员说,通常在中美洲发现的一只蝴蝶可以用来与入侵大面积夏威夷森林的入侵树种作斗争。毛伊岛新闻社上周报道,夏威夷农业部和国土资源部已提议释放金色的琥珀色蝴蝶,以遏制入侵性米科树。森林服务昆虫学家特雷西·约翰逊(Tracy Johnson)表示,金色的琥珀色标记已在哥斯达黎加用来抵抗氨气,而现在在中美洲这个国家很难找到。约翰逊在一份声明中说,蝴蝶“是许​​多重要的自然天敌之一,对保持密克制和与其生态系统的平衡很重要。”根据上周发布的对该项目的环境评估草案,密歇根州首先于1961年被带入瓦希瓦植物园作为观赏植物,随后被引入瓦胡岛的其他植物园。评估说,该树在1964年到达夏威夷岛,在1970年代初到达毛伊岛,在1980年代初期到达考艾岛。该植物原产于中美洲和南美洲,从墨西哥到阿根廷,虽然通常达到13至40英尺的高度,但可以长到52英尺以上。该树的深绿色叶子底侧为紫色,可迅速遮盖并占据其他物种的主导地位,最终占据了该区域。

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