The invasive avian vampire fly, Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae), poses a significant threat to Darwin's Finches and other endemic bird species in the Galapagos Islands, and the importation of specialized natural enemies is a promising strategy for its long-term control. The parasitoid Conura annulifera (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) has received the most attention as a potential biological control agent thus far, including st...

In Australia there are five weedy Sporobolus grass (WSG) species that heavily impact agricultural industries and native biodiversity. WSG have been the subject of several efforts to find host-specific pathogens with potential for classical and inundative biocontrol. Most of these studies are only discussed in unpublished reports or theses, so in this paper we synthesise the available peer-reviewed and ‘grey’ literature that di...