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Weed and Bioagent Tables | |
Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore | |
Canada Thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. | |
Dalmatian Toadflax Linaria dalmatica (L.) Miller | |
Diffuse Knapweed Centaurea diffusa Lam. | |
Hound's Tongue Cynoglossum officinale L. | |
Leafy Spurge Euphorbia esula L. | |
Nodding Thistle Carduus nutans L. | |
Plumeless Thistle Carduus acanthoides L. | |
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L. | |
Rush Skeletonweed Chondrilla juncea L. | |
Russian Knapweed Acroptilon repens L. | |
Spotted Knapweed Centaurea maculosa Lam | |
St. John's Wort Hypericum perforatum L. | |
Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta L. | |
Tansy Ragwort Senecio jacobaea L. | |
Yellow Toadflax Linaria vulgaris L. |
Table of Abbreviations | |
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Order of arrangement | Alphabetical order / weed's common name. |
Description | Pertains to adult insect unless otherwise noted. |
Availability codes | P - pending release and distribution. N - Under propagation or limited field release. Not available for general distribution. G - available for general distribution. |
Collection technique | Hand pick - Manually remove agent from host plant. Transfer to well-ventilated container. Clip seed head - Clip below seed head in order to leave head intact. Clip stem - Stem containing agent should be clipped below insect damage. Transfer to new site with the clipped portion of stem intact. Aspirate - Use modified vacuum aspirator. Sweep net - Use appropriate insect sweep net. Tray - Bend flower head over an elongated tray and tap stem. Transport adults to new site a.s.a.p. |
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