Weed-feeders Table of Contents

• General Information about Weed Feeders

• Alligatorweed Control Agent

  • Agasicles hygrophila

• Diffuse Knapweed and Spotted Knapweed Control Agents
  • Agapeta zoegana, by Ronald Lang
  • Bangasternus fausti, by Ronald Lang
  • Chaetorellia acrolophi, by Ronald Lang
  • Cyphocleonus achates, by Ronald Lang
  • Larinus minutus, by Ronald Lang
  • Larinus obtusus, by Ronald Lang
  • Metzneria paucipunctella, by Ronald Lang
  • Pelochrista medullana, by Lincoln Smith
  • Pterolonche inspersa, by Ronald Lang
  • Sphenoptera jugoslavica, by Ronald Lang
  • Terellia virens, by Ronald Lang
  • Urophora affinis, by Ronald Lang
  • Urophora quadrifasciata, by Ronald Lang

• Purple Loosestrife Control Agents
• Gallerucella calmariensis, G. pusilla
• Hylobius transversovittatus

• Melaleuca Control Agent
• Oxyops vitiosa

• Leafy Spurge Control Agents
• Aphthona abdominalis, by Rich Hansen
• Aphthona cyparissiae, by Rich Hansen
• Aphthona czwalinae, by Rich Hansen
• Aphthona flava, by Rich Hansen
• Aphthona lacertosa, by Rich Hansen
• Aphthona nigriscutis, by Rich Hansen
• Chamaesphecia hungarica, by Rich Hansen
• Hyles euphorbiae, by Rich Hansen
• Oberea erythrocephala, by Rich Hansen
• Spurgia esulae, by Rich Hansen

• Musk (Nodding) Thistle and Plumeless Thistle Control Agents
• Rhinocyllus conicus, by L. T. Kok
• Trichosirocalus horridus, by L. T. Kok

• Dalmatian Toadflax and Yellow Toadflax Control Agents
• Brachypterolus pulicarius, by Rich Hansen
• Calophasia lunula, by Rich Hansen
• Eteobalea intermediella, by Rich Hansen
• Eteobalea serratella, by Rich Hansen
• Gymnetron antirrhini, by Rich Hansen
• Gymnetron linariae, by Rich Hansen
• Gymnetron netum, by Rich Hansen
• Mecinus janthinus, by Rich Hansen

• Water Hyacinth Control Agents
• Neochetina bruchi, N. eichhorniae

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