| 5358595 |
musk thistle head weevil |
Rhinocyllus conicus |
Seedhead of musk thistle (Carduus nutans) showing damage created by the seedhead weevil, Rhinocyllus conicus, that was introduced as a biological control agent for this noxious weed. |
| 5358598 |
flea beetles |
Aphthona spp. |
Adult leafy spurge beetle (originally described as Aphthona cyparissiae), a biological control agent of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula). |
| 5358599 |
black leafy spurge flea beetle |
Aphthona czwalinae |
Adult black leafy spurge beetle (Aphthona czwallinae), a biological control agent of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula). |
| 5358600 |
copper leafy spurge flea beetle |
Aphthona flava |
Adult coppery spurge beetle (Aphthona flava), a biological control agent of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula). |
| 5358601 |
flea beetles |
Aphthona spp. |
Adult leafy spurge beetle (originally described as Aphthona nigriscutis), a biological control agent of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula). |
| 5358602 |
leafy spurge stem boring beetle |
Oberea erythrocephala |
Adult leafy spurge stem borer, Oberea erythrocephala, a biological control agent of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula). |
| 5358603 |
leafy spurge gall midge |
Spurgia esulae |
Adult gall midge (Spurgia esulae), a biological control agent of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula). |
| 5358604 |
leafy spurge gall midge |
Spurgia esulae |
Eggs of the leafy spurge gall midge (Spurgia esulae), a biological control agent of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula). |
| 5358605 |
leafy spurge gall midge |
Spurgia esulae |
Gall caused by the leafy spurge gall midge (Spurgia esulae), a biological control agent of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula). |
| 5358606 |
flea beetles |
Aphthona spp. |
Dead stems of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) at a site in Montana where leafy spurge flea beetles (Aphthona spp.) were released as biological control agents in 1992. |
| 5358607 |
knapweed root weevil |
Cyphocleonus achates |
Adult root-boring weevil (Cyphocleonus achates), an introduced biological control agent of knapweeds (Centaurea spp.) in North America. |
| 5358609 |
lesser knapweed flower weevil |
Larinus minutus |
Adult lesser knapweed flower weevil (Larinus minutus), a biological control agent of knapweeds. |
| 5358611 |
UV knapweed seedhead fly |
Urophora quadrifasciata |
Female seedhead gall fly (Urophora quadrifasciata), a biological control agent of diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa), on a knapweed flower bud. |
| 5358612 |
gall flies |
Urophora spp. |
Seedhead of diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa), with a gall caused by the larva of the gall fly (Urophora sp.), a biological control agent. |
| 5358614 |
Toadflax Brocade |
Calophasia lunula |
Larvae of the moth Calophasia lunula, a biological control agent of toadflaxes (Linaria spp.) in North America. |
| 5358616 |
Canada thistle stem mining weevil |
Ceutorhynchus litura |
Larvae and damage caused by the Canada thistle stem-mining weevil, Ceutorhynchus litura, a biological control agent. |
| 5358617 |
Canada thistle stem gall fly |
Urophora cardui |
Adult Canada thistle stem gall fly (Urophora cardui), a biological control agent, and a gall caused by the larvae. |
| 5358618 |
Canada thistle stem gall fly |
Urophora cardui |
Gall from Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), cut open to reveal damage caused by the larvae of the fly Urophora cardui, a biological control agent. |
| 5358620 |
leaf beetles |
Galerucella spp. |
Sprig of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) covered with leaf beetles (Galerucella sp.), biological control agents introduced to control loosestrife. |
| 5358621 |
bull thistle gall fly |
Urophora stylata |
Adult seedhead gall fly (Urophora stylata), a biological control agent of bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare). |
| 5358623 |
Mediterranean sage root crown weevil |
Phrydiuchus tau |
Adult of the root crown weevil Phrydiuchus tau, a biological control agent of Mediterranean sage (Salvia aethiopis). |
| 5358624 |
Mediterranean sage root crown weevil |
Phrydiuchus tau |
Larvae of the root crown weevil Phrydiuchus tau, a biological control agent of Mediterranean sage (Salvia aethiopis). |
| 5358625 |
puncturevine seed weevil |
Microlarinus lareynii |
Larva of the puncturevine seed weevil (Microlarinus lareynii), a biological control agent of puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris). |