Distribution Maps

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Biocontrol Agents

Subject Name Scientific Name Host Plant Number of Records
bindweed gall miteAceria malherbae Nuzzaci, 1985 field bindweed 60
sulfur knapweed root mothAgapeta zoegana (Linnaeus) knapweeds 24
sulfur knapweed root mothAgapeta zoegana (Linnaeus) spotted knapweed 98
sulfur knapweed root mothAgapeta zoegana (Linnaeus) leafy spurge 1
sulfur knapweed root mothAgapeta zoegana (Linnaeus) diffuse knapweed 2
defoliating hemlock mothAgonopterix alstroemeriana (Clerck) poison-hemlock 6
St. John's wort beetleAgrilus hyperici (Creutzer, 1799) common St. Johnswort 1
flea beetleAltica carduorum (Guérin-Méneville, 1858) Canada thistle 6
brown dot leafy spurge flea beetleAphthona cyparissiae (Koch, 1803) leafy spurge 87
black leafy spurge flea beetleAphthona czwalinae Weise, 1888 leafy spurge 19
copper leafy spurge flea beetleAphthona flava Guillebeau, 1894 meadow knapweed 1
copper leafy spurge flea beetleAphthona flava Guillebeau, 1894 leafy spurge 635
brown-legged spurge flea beetleAphthona lacertosa (Rosenhauer, 1847) leafy spurge 807
black dot spurge flea beetleAphthona nigriscutis Foudras, 1860 leafy spurge 2188
flea beetlesAphthona spp. Chevrolat, 1836 leafy spurge 300
St. John's Wort InchwormAplocera plagiata (Linnaeus) common St. Johnswort 8
broad-nosed knapweed seedhead weevilBangasternus fausti (Reitter, 1890) spotted knapweed 180
broad-nosed knapweed seedhead weevilBangasternus fausti (Reitter, 1890) diffuse knapweed 88
broad-nosed knapweed seedhead weevilBangasternus fausti (Reitter, 1890) squarrose knapweed 2
yellow starthistle bud weevilBangasternus orientalis (Capiomont, 1873) yellow starthistle 21
toadflax flower-eating beetleBrachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) yellow toadflax 14
toadflax flower-eating beetleBrachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) Dalmatian toadflax 19
rush skeletonweed root mothBradyrrhoa gilveolella (Treitschke, 1832) rush skeletonweed 28
broom seed beetleBruchidius villosus (Fabricius, 1792) Scotch broom 3
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula (Hufnagel) Dalmatian toadflax 16
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula (Hufnagel) yellow toadflax 6
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula (Hufnagel) dalmatian toadflax 1
thistle tortoise beetleCassida rubiginosa Müller, 1776 Canada thistle 295
thistle tortoise beetleCassida rubiginosa Müller, 1776 plumeless thistle 1
thistle tortoise beetleCassida rubiginosa Müller, 1776 musk thistle 21
Canada thistle stem mining weevilCeutorhynchus litura (Fabricius, 1775) Canada thistle 529
Canada thistle stem mining weevilCeutorhynchus litura (Fabricius, 1775) musk thistle 1
knapweed peacock flyChaetorellia acrolophi White & Marquardt spotted knapweed 6
clearwing mothChamaesphecia empiformis Esper 1783 leafy spurge 4
musk thistle flower flyCheilosia corydon (Harris) Italian plumeless thistle 2
musk thistle flower flyCheilosia corydon (Harris) musk thistle 1
St. Johnswort beetleChrysolina hyperici (Forster, 1771) common St. Johnswort 8
klamathweed beetleChrysolina quadrigemina (Suffrian, 1851) common St. Johnswort 13
leaf beetleChrysolina spp. Motschulsky 1860 common St. Johnswort 31
Russian thistle mothColeophora klimeschiella Toll 1952 Russian-thistle 28
Russian thistle stem minerColeophora parthenica Meyrick halogeton 2
Russian thistle stem minerColeophora parthenica Meyrick Russian-thistle 2
lace bugCorythucha distincta Osborn & Drake, 1916 Canada thistle 2
knapweed root weevilCyphocleonus achates (Fahraeus, 1842) knapweeds 21
knapweed root weevilCyphocleonus achates (Fahraeus, 1842) spotted knapweed 830
knapweed root weevilCyphocleonus achates (Fahraeus, 1842) diffuse knapweed 66
skeletonweed gall midgeCystiphora schmidti (Rubsaamen) rush skeletonweed 11
Mediterranean tamarisk beetleDiorhabda elongata (Brulle, 1832) tamarisk 6
Mediterranean tamarisk beetleDiorhabda elongata (Brulle, 1832) saltcedar 8
skeletonweed gall miteEriophyes chondrillae Canestrini rush skeletonweed 5
yellow starthistle hairy weevilEustenopus villosus (Boheman, 1843) yellow starthistle 161
Scottish broom seed weevilExapion fuscirostre (Fabricius, 1775) Scotch broom 3
black-margined loosestrife beetleGalerucella calmariensis (Linnaeus, 1767 purple loosestrife 51
golden loosestrife beetleGalerucella pusilla (Duftschmid, 1825) purple loosestrife 14
leaf beetlesGalerucella spp. Crotch, 1873 purple loosestrife 24
toadflax capsule weevilGymnetron antirrhini (Paykull, 1800) Dalmatian toadflax 2
toadflax capsule weevilGymnetron antirrhini (Paykull, 1800) yellow toadflax 6
root galling weevilGymnetron linariae (Panzer, 1792) Dalmatian toadflax 5
toadflax weevilGymnetron spp. (Schönherr 1825) Dalmatian toadflax 1
toadflax weevilGymnetron spp. (Schönherr 1825) yellow toadflax 9
spurge hawkmothHyles euphorbiae (Linnaeus) leafy spurge 39
root-boring weevilHylobius transversovittatus (Goeze, 1777) purple loosestrife 18
gall midgeJaapiella ivannikovi Fedotova, 1985 Russian knapweed 8
yellow starthistle flower weevilLarinus curtus Hochhut, 1851 yellow starthistle 86
lesser knapweed flower weevilLarinus minutus Gyllenhal, 1836 knapweeds 16
lesser knapweed flower weevilLarinus minutus Gyllenhal, 1836 common St. Johnswort 1
lesser knapweed flower weevilLarinus minutus Gyllenhal, 1836 diffuse knapweed 131
lesser knapweed flower weevilLarinus minutus Gyllenhal, 1836 spotted knapweed 783
lesser knapweed flower weevilLarinus minutus Gyllenhal, 1836 musk thistle 1
blunt knapweed flower weevilLarinus obtusus Gyllenhal, 1836 spotted knapweed 98
blunt knapweed flower weevilLarinus obtusus Gyllenhal, 1836 knapweeds 4
Canada thistle bud weevilLarinus planus (Fabricius, 1792) Canada thistle 126
weevilLarinus spp. Dejean, 1821 diffuse knapweed 20
weevilLarinus spp. Dejean, 1821 spotted knapweed 88
ragwort flea beetleLongitarsus jacobaea (Waterhouse, 1858) tansy ragwort 1
stem-boring weevilMecinus janthinus (Germar, 1817) toadflax 4
stem-boring weevilMecinus janthinus (Germar, 1817) dalmatian toadflax 1
stem-boring weevilMecinus janthinus (Germar, 1817) Dalmatian toadflax 320
stem-boring weevilMecinus janthinus (Germar, 1817) yellow toadflax 86
stem-boring weevilMecinus janthinus (Germar, 1817) spotted knapweed 1
knapweed seedhead mothMetzneria paucipunctella Zeller knapweeds 10
knapweed seedhead mothMetzneria paucipunctella Zeller slenderflower thistle 1
knapweed seedhead mothMetzneria paucipunctella Zeller spotted knapweed 112
puncturevine seed weevilMicrolarinus lareynii (Jacquelin du Val, 1852) puncturevine 3
puncturevine stem weevilMicrolarinus lypriformis (Wollaston, 1861) puncturevine 1
flower feeding weevilNanophyes marmoratus (Goeze, 1777) purple loosestrife 5
leafy spurge stem boring beetleOberea erythrocephala (Schrank, 1776) leafy spurge 181
Mediterranean sage root crown weevilPhrydiuchus tau Warner, 1969 Mediterranean sage 4
brown-winged knapweed mothPterolonche inspersa Staudinger squarrose knapweed 2
brown-winged knapweed mothPterolonche inspersa Staudinger diffuse knapweed 18
brown-winged knapweed mothPterolonche inspersa Staudinger spotted knapweed 4
musk thistle head weevilRhinocyllus conicus (Frölich, 1792) Canada thistle 10
musk thistle head weevilRhinocyllus conicus (Frölich, 1792) Scotch thistle 2
musk thistle head weevilRhinocyllus conicus (Frölich, 1792) spiny plumeless thistle 4
musk thistle head weevilRhinocyllus conicus (Frölich, 1792) musk thistle 76
mile-a-minute weevil Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev, 1997 mile-a-minute weed 275
defoliator mothSimyra dentinosa Freyer leafy spurge 1
bronze knapweed root borerSphenoptera jugoslavica Obenberger, 1926 spotted knapweed 17
bronze knapweed root borerSphenoptera jugoslavica Obenberger, 1926 diffuse knapweed 21
leafy spurge gall midgeSpurgia esulae Gagne leafy spurge 165
stem-gall nematodeSubanguina picridis (Kirj.) Brezeski. Russian knapweed 95
stem-gall nematodeSubanguina picridis (Kirj.) Brezeski. knapweeds 1
green knapweed clearwing flyTerellia virens (Loew) diffuse knapweed 1
green knapweed clearwing flyTerellia virens (Loew) spotted knapweed 12
thistle crown weevilTrichosirocalus horridus (Panzer, 1801) Canada thistle 5
thistle crown weevilTrichosirocalus horridus (Panzer, 1801) musk thistle 155
field bindweed mothTyta luctuosa (Denis & Schiffermüller) field bindweed 20
banded gall flyUrophora affinis (Frauenfeld) spotted knapweed 103
banded gall flyUrophora affinis (Frauenfeld) diffuse knapweed 29
banded gall flyUrophora affinis (Frauenfeld) squarrose knapweed 4
Canada thistle stem gall flyUrophora cardui (Linnaeus) Canada thistle 328
Canada thistle stem gall flyUrophora cardui (Linnaeus) bull thistle 1
Canada thistle stem gall flyUrophora cardui (Linnaeus) plumeless thistle 1
Canada thistle stem gall flyUrophora cardui (Linnaeus) diffuse knapweed 1
Canada thistle stem gall flyUrophora cardui (Linnaeus) musk thistle 1
UV knapweed seedhead flyUrophora quadrifasciata (Meigen) spotted knapweed 9
UV knapweed seedhead flyUrophora quadrifasciata (Meigen) knapweeds 3
UV knapweed seedhead flyUrophora quadrifasciata (Meigen) squarrose knapweed 1
UV knapweed seedhead flyUrophora quadrifasciata (Meigen) diffuse knapweed 2
yellow star thistle gall flyUrophora sirunaseva (Hering) yellow starthistle 12
gall fliesUrophora spp. Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 spotted knapweed 24
St. John's wart midgeZeuxidiplosis giardi (Kieffer) common St. Johnswort 2

Host Plants - 34 Species

Subject Name Scientific Name
common St. JohnswortHypericum perforatum L.
saltcedarTamarix ramosissima Ledeb.
purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria L.
mile-a-minute weedPersicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross
dalmatian toadflaxLinaria dalmatica ssp. dalmatica (L.) P. Mill.
leafy spurgeEuphorbia esula L.
puncturevineTribulus terrestris L.
meadow knapweedCentaurea moncktonii C. E. Britton[C. jacea X C. nigra]
halogetonHalogeton glomeratus (Bieb.) C.A. Mey.
bull thistleCirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
field bindweedConvolvulus arvensis L.
poison-hemlockConium maculatum L.
rush skeletonweedChondrilla juncea L.
diffuse knapweedCentaurea diffusa Lam.
squarrose knapweedCentaurea virgata ssp. squarrosa Lam.
musk thistleCarduus nutans L.
Russian knapweedRhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo
yellow starthistleCentaurea solstitialis L.
knapweedsCentaurea spp. L.
plumeless thistleCarduus spp. L.
spotted knapweedCentaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek
spiny plumeless thistleCarduus acanthoides L.
yellow toadflaxLinaria vulgaris P. Mill.
tansy ragwortSenecio jacobaea L.
toadflaxLinaria spp. P. Mill.
Dalmatian toadflaxLinaria dalmatica (L.) P. Mill.
Russian-thistleSalsola tragus L.
Canada thistleCirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
tamariskTamarix spp. L.
slenderflower thistleCarduus tenuiflorus W. Curtis
Scotch thistleOnopordum acanthium L.
Mediterranean sageSalvia aethiopis L.
Scotch broomCytisus scoparius (L.) Link
Italian plumeless thistleCarduus pycnocephalus L.


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Last updated on Monday, February 04, 2013 at 09:50 AM