| Mediterranean tamarisk beetle |
NAPIS: INAMQKA Bayer code: |
| Diorhabda elongata (Brulle, 1832) | |
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Taxonomic Rank: Hexapoda (including Insecta): Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
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| Synonym(s): salt cedar leaf beetle, tamarisk leaf beetle |
 Adult(s); first approved biological control agent for saltcedar in the United States Robert D. Richard, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Life Cycle ; Late instar larva next to a small egg mass Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Life Cycle ; larva just after molt Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Life Cycle ; larva Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Life Cycle ; larva Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Life Cycle ; Mating pair of adults Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Symptoms; Defoliation produced by larval feeding Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Larva(e); larva Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Biological Control; Salt Cedar biological control Bonnie Million, National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Trap(s); release cage for adult beetles Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); Diorhabda elongata leaf beetles, native to China, are natural enemies of saltcedar (Tamarix species). Robert D. Richard, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); The leaf beetle Diorhabda elongata is the first approved biological control agent for saltcedar in the United States. Bob Richard, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Damage; heavy defoliation by larvae, Haystack Rock, OR. JULY 2008 Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Damage; extreme defoliation at Haystack Rock site AUG 2008 (After photo) Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Larva(e); outbreak of larvae Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); adult Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); flood events can wipe out adults when they hide in the duff at night Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Larva(e); larva Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Research; marker tree for saltcedar beetle monitoring study Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Trap(s); sleeve cage used to keep adults together for the night, to help aggregation behavior. 100 adults were released in cage, the rest outside, cage removed following day. Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Failure; flood events can wipe out adults when they hide in the duff at night Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Damage; heavy defoliation at Haystack Rock. Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
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Developed by The University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Last updated on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 09:10 AM |
