?Extinct previously cultivated. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
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Agriculture; Forestry; Horticulture/gardens
Biocontrol agent. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.); Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture/gardens.
Introduced to the island twice in the 19th century as a potential crop, it could also have helped control Opuntia sp.; apparently it did not become established.
Biocontrol agent. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
Key, R., Fowler, L., Pryce, D., Wilkins, V., Key, R. (2021). Terrestrial & Freshwater Invertebrates of St Helena. Pisces Publications, Newbury; St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.;