Forest Health Protection        

Forest Health Protection
      Intermountain and Northern Regions

Biological Control Program

The Biological Control program is part of the non-native species management of Forest Health Protection.   The program provides information and assistance to detect, evaluate, and suppress the growth of introduced noxious weeds.

Evaluation of Establishment of Cyphocleonus achates and its Potential Impact on Spotted Knapweed  R1Pub 06-08 (140 K PDF)

Special Feature

Biocontrol Enterprise & Education Project.

The Townsend Ranger District of the Helena Forest and Townsend School District completed training to teachers and students responsible for a noxious weed mapping and biocontrol treatment program

Publications and Programs

• Biology & Biological Control of Leafy Spurge FHTET-2005-07 (10.6 MB PDF)
• Biology & Biological Control of Dalmatian and Yellow Toadflax  FHTET-2005-13 (4.72 MB PDF)
• Biology & Biological Control of Purple Loosestife  FHTET-2004-12 (6.71 MB PDF)
• Biology & Biological Control of Knapweed  FHTET-2001-07 (2.95  MB PDF)
• Biology & Biological Control of Yellow Starthistle  FHTET-1998-17 (1.6 MB PDF)
• Monitoring Biocontrol Agents in South-Central Idaho BFO-PR-04-03  (180K PDF)
• Youth Conduct Biological Weed Program
• Invasive Plants, Biological Control Strategy, Forest Health Protection Regions 1 and 4 (191 K PDF)
• Bug Crew starring in the Biological Control Weed Project  (400 K PDF)
• Partnership Establishes New Seed Warehouse for Utah Habitat Conservation Program (170 K PDF)
• Weeds After Fire,  Post-FireWeed Management in Southwest Montana (245 K PDF)
• Successful Biological control of Inaccessible Leafy Spurge Infestations (475 K PDF)
• National Fire Plan Grant enables Private Landowners to Take Action (240 K PDF)

Other Biocontrol Links

• Biocontrol of Noxious Weeds
• Tansy Ragwort
• Spotted Knapweed
• Orange or Meadow Hawkweed
• Noxious Weeds
• Biological Controls