Species Information

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Biocontrol Agents - 73 Species

Subject Name Scientific Name Order Family
bindweed gall miteAceria malherbae Nuzzaci, 1985 AcariEriophyidae
sulfur knapweed root mothAgapeta zoegana (Linnaeus) LepidopteraCochylidae
defoliating hemlock mothAgonopterix alstroemeriana (Clerck) LepidopteraOecophoridae
St. John's wort beetleAgrilus hyperici (Creutzer, 1799) ColeopteraBuprestidae
flea beetleAltica carduorum (Guérin-Méneville, 1858) ColeopteraChrysomelidae
brown dot leafy spurge flea beetleAphthona cyparissiae (Koch, 1803) ColeopteraChrysomelidae
black leafy spurge flea beetleAphthona czwalinae Weise, 1888 ColeopteraChrysomelidae
copper leafy spurge flea beetleAphthona flava Guillebeau, 1894 ColeopteraChrysomelidae
brown-legged spurge flea beetleAphthona lacertosa (Rosenhauer, 1847) ColeopteraChrysomelidae
black dot spurge flea beetleAphthona nigriscutis Foudras, 1860 ColeopteraChrysomelidae
flea beetlesAphthona spp. Chevrolat, 1836 ColeopteraChrysomelidae
St. John's Wort InchwormAplocera plagiata (Linnaeus) LepidopteraGeometridae
broad-nosed knapweed seedhead weevilBangasternus fausti Reitter, 1890 ColeopteraCurculionidae
yellow starthistle bud weevilBangasternus orientalis (Capiomont, 1873) ColeopteraCurculionidae
toadflax flower-eating beetleBrachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) ColeopteraBrachypteridae
rush skeletonweed root mothBradyrrhoa gilveolella (Treitschke, 1832) LepidopteraPyralidae
broom seed beetleBruchidius villosus (Fabricius, 1792) ColeopteraBruchidae
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula (Hufnagel) LepidopteraNoctuidae
thistle tortoise beetleCassida rubiginosa Müller, 1776 ColeopteraChrysomelidae
Canada thistle stem mining weevilCeutorhynchus litura (Fabricius, 1775) ColeopteraCurculionidae
knapweed peacock flyChaetorellia acrolophi White & Marquardt DipteraTephritidae
clearwing mothChamaesphecia empiformis Esper 1783 LepidopteraSesiidae
musk thistle flower flyCheilosia corydon (Harris) DipteraSyrphidae
St. Johnswort beetleChrysolina hyperici (Forster, 1771) ColeopteraChrysomelidae
klamathweed beetleChrysolina quadrigemina (Suffrian, 1851) ColeopteraChrysomelidae
leaf beetleChrysolina spp. Motschulsky 1860 ColeopteraChrysomelidae
Russian thistle mothColeophora klimeschiella Toll 1952 LepidopteraColeophoridae
Russian thistle stem minerColeophora parthenica Meyrick LepidopteraColeophoridae
lace bugCorythucha distincta Osborn & Drake, 1916 HemipteraTingidae
knapweed root weevilCyphocleonus achates (Fahraeus, 1842) ColeopteraCurculionidae
skeletonweed gall midgeCystiphora schmidti (Rubsaamen) DipteraCecidomyiidae
Mediterranean tamarisk beetleDiorhabda elongata (Brulle, 1832) ColeopteraChrysomelidae
skeletonweed gall miteEriophyes chondrillae Canestrini AcariEriophyidae
yellow starthistle hairy weevilEustenopus villosus (Boheman, 1843) ColeopteraCurculionidae
Scottish broom seed weevilExapion fuscirostre (Fabricius, 1775) ColeopteraBrentidae
black-margined loosestrife beetleGalerucella calmariensis (Linnaeus, 1767 ColeopteraChrysomelidae
golden loosestrife beetleGalerucella pusilla (Duftschmid, 1825) ColeopteraChrysomelidae
leaf beetlesGalerucella spp. Crotch, 1873 ColeopteraChrysomelidae
toadflax capsule weevilGymnetron antirrhini (Paykull, 1800) ColeopteraCurculionidae
root galling weevilGymnetron linariae (Panzer, 1792) ColeopteraCurculionidae
toadflax weevilGymnetron spp. (Schönherr, 1825) ColeopteraCurculionidae
spurge hawkmothHyles euphorbiae (Linnaeus) LepidopteraSphingidae
root-boring weevilHylobius transversovittatus (Goeze, 1777) ColeopteraCurculionidae
gall midgeJaapiella ivannikovi Fedotova, 1985 DipteraCecidomyiidae
yellow starthistle flower weevilLarinus curtus Hochhut, 1851 ColeopteraCurculionidae
lesser knapweed flower weevilLarinus minutus Gyllenhal, 1836 ColeopteraCurculionidae
blunt knapweed flower weevilLarinus obtusus Gyllenhal, 1836 ColeopteraCurculionidae
Canada thistle bud weevilLarinus planus (Fabricius, 1792) ColeopteraCurculionidae
weevilLarinus spp. Dejean, 1821 ColeopteraCurculionidae
ragwort flea beetleLongitarsus jacobaea (Waterhouse, 1858) ColeopteraChrysomelidae
stem-boring weevilMecinus janthinus (Germar, 1817) ColeopteraCurculionidae
kudzu bugMegacopta cribraria (Fabricius) HemipteraPlataspidae
knapweed seedhead mothMetzneria paucipunctella Zeller LepidopteraGelechiidae
puncturevine seed weevilMicrolarinus lareynii (Jacquelin du Val, 1852) ColeopteraCurculionidae
puncturevine stem weevilMicrolarinus lypriformis (Wollaston, 1861) ColeopteraCurculionidae
flower feeding weevilNanophyes marmoratus (Goeze, 1777) ColeopteraBrentidae
leafy spurge stem boring beetleOberea erythrocephala (Schrank, 1776) ColeopteraCerambycidae
Mediterranean sage root crown weevilPhrydiuchus tau Warner, 1969 ColeopteraCurculionidae
brown-winged knapweed mothPterolonche inspersa Staudinger LepidopteraPterolonchidae
musk thistle head weevilRhinocyllus conicus (Frölich, 1792) ColeopteraCurculionidae
mile-a-minute weevil Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev, 1997 ColeopteraCurculionidae
defoliator mothSimyra dentinosa Freyer LepidopteraNoctuidae
bronze knapweed root borerSphenoptera jugoslavica Obenberger, 1926 ColeopteraBuprestidae
leafy spurge gall midgeSpurgia esulae Gagne DipteraCecidomyiidae
stem-gall nematodeSubanguina picridis (Kirj.) Brezeski. TylenchidaAnguinidae
green knapweed clearwing flyTerellia virens (Loew) DipteraTephritidae
thistle crown weevilTrichosirocalus horridus (Panzer, 1801) ColeopteraCurculionidae
field bindweed mothTyta luctuosa (Denis & Schiffermüller) LepidopteraErebidae
banded gall flyUrophora affinis (Frauenfeld) DipteraTephritidae
Canada thistle stem gall flyUrophora cardui (Linnaeus) DipteraTephritidae
UV knapweed seedhead flyUrophora quadrifasciata (Meigen) DipteraTephritidae
yellow star thistle gall flyUrophora sirunaseva (Hering) DipteraTephritidae
St. John's wart midgeZeuxidiplosis giardi (Kieffer) DipteraCecidomyiidae

Host Plants - 37 Species

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


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Last updated on Monday, January 30, 2012 at 04:46 PM