Attack behavior and host utilization ofAphthona chinchihi (Col.: Chrysomelidae), a potential biological control agent ofEuphorbia esula (Euphorbiaceae, leafy spurge) in North America

Entomophaga ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Fornasari
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
North America ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Leafy Spurge ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Attack Behavior ◽  
Host Utilization

scholarly journals First Report of Phragmidium violaceum Infecting Himalaya and Evergreen Blackberries in North America

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Osterbauer ◽  
A. Trippe ◽  
K. French ◽  
T. Butler ◽  
M. C. Aime ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Biological Control ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
North America ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
First Report ◽  
Official Report

Phragmidium violaceum occurs on several species of Rubus, including R. armeniacus, R. fruticosus agg., and R. laciniatus, in Europe, South Africa, Iran, and Iraq, and has been introduced as a biological control agent for invasive blackberries in Australia, New Zealand, and Chile. To our knowledge, this is the first official report of P. violaceum infecting Himalaya and evergreen blackberries in North America. Accepted for publication 16 September 2005. Published 23 September 2005.

Microsatellite isolation from the gall midge Spurgia capitigena (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a biological control agent of leafy spurge

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
CASANDRA J. LLOYD ◽  
ANDREW P. NORTON ◽  
RUTH A. HUFBAUER ◽  
STEVEN M. BOGDANOWICZ ◽  
SCOTT J. NISSEN
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Gall Midge ◽  
Leafy Spurge ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Microsatellite Isolation
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