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    Classical Biological Control of Nodding and Plumeless Thistles

    Biological Control 21, 206–213 (2001) doi:10.1006/bcon.2001.0940, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on Classical Biological Control of Nodding and Plumeless Thistles L. T. Kok Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0319 Received March 15, 2001; accepted March 20, 2001; published online May 22, 2001 group. Both thistles are winter annuals or biennials. Nodding (musk) thistle (Carduus thoermeri Wein- Seeds produced in summer form rosettes which over- mann in the Carduus nutans L. group) and plumeless winter. The rosettes resume development in spring, thistle (Carduus acanthoides L.) are introduced nox- followed by stem elongation and flowering. Nodding ious weeds of Eurasian origin. Both weeds are prob- thistle was first recorded in 1853 at Harrisburg, Penn- lematic in pastures, rangelands, and croplands and sylvania (Stuckey and Forsyth, 1971) and has been along state highways in many parts of the United reported in 40 of the 48 contiguous states (Frick, 1978). States. The success of both species of thistles is largely Plumeless thistle first appeared in 1878 at Camden, due to their prolific seed production, seed longevity, New Jersey and in Ohio (Batra, 1978) and is found in competitive ability, and lack of natural enemies. Clas- sical biological control of nodding thistle in Virginia 19 states (Frick, 1978). The two thistle species often has been achieved with three exotic thistle herbivores, occupy the same habitats in the northeast, such as Rhinocyllus conicus Froelich (Coleoptera: Curculion- overgrazed pastures and disturbed roadsides, some- idae), Trichosirocalus horridus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: times occurring in mixed stands (Batra, 1978).
  • (Coleoptera) New to the Fauna of the Miyako Islands, the Ryukyus, Japan

    (Coleoptera) New to the Fauna of the Miyako Islands, the Ryukyus, Japan

    An Occasional Journal of the Nodai Ent. Lab. Nodai Entomology (2): 14-18 (2020) NODAI ENTOMOLOGY © Nodai Entomological Laboratory I S S N 2 4 35 -3965 (Online) https://www.nodai.ac.jp/agri/original/konken/shigen/publication/publication.html Four curculionid-beetles (Coleoptera) new to the fauna of the Miyako Islands, the Ryukyus, Japan Hiroaki KOJIMA 1) & Hiraku YOSHITAKE 2) 1) Laboratory of Entomology, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1737 Funako, Atsugi, Kanagawa, 243-0034 Japan E-mail: [email protected] 2) Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center (Itoman residence), NARO, 820 Makabe, Itoman, Okinawa, 901-0336 Japan The weevil fauna of the Miyako Islands has not yet been fully elucidated, though Kojima & Fujisawa (2012) and Fujisawa & Kojima (2012) have added a number of weevils that are new for the islands. In our recent surveys conducted in the Miyako Islands, we found the following four weevil species which are new to the fauna of the islands. Abbreviations. HK: Hiroaki Kojima; HY: Hiraku Yoshitake; NIAES: Institute for Agro- Environmental Sciences, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan; TUA: Tokyo University of Agriculture, Atsugi, Japan. 1. Pempherulus megaten Kojima & Morimoto, 2015 (Figs. 1-2) Pempherulus megaten Kojima & Morimoto, 2015: 263 (type locality: "Nakano, Iriomote-jima Is."; Conoderinae, Mecopini; figured); Alonso-Zarazaga et al., 2017: 167 (Baridinae, Conoderitae, Mecopini; cataloged). Specimens examined. [Miyako-jima Is.] 7 exs., Aragusuku-kaigan, 27.XII.2017, HK (TUA); 1 ex., Shimajiri, 28.XII.2017, HK, on Thespesia populnea (TUA); 1 ex., Maehama Beach, 28.XII.2017, HK (TUA). [Ikema-jima Is.] 2 exs., Ikema-rope, 28.XII.2017, HK (TUA); 7 exs., same data but HY (NIAES); 5 exs., 17.III.2020, HK (TUA).
  • Milk Thistle

    Milk Thistle

    Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Biological Control BIOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF EXOTIC T RU E T HISTL E S RACHEL WINSTON , RICH HANSEN , MA R K SCH W A R ZLÄNDE R , ER IC COO M BS , CA R OL BELL RANDALL , AND RODNEY LY M FHTET-2007-05 U.S. Department Forest September 2008 of Agriculture Service FHTET he Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (FHTET) was created in 1995 Tby the Deputy Chief for State and Private Forestry, USDA, Forest Service, to develop and deliver technologies to protect and improve the health of American forests. This book was published by FHTET as part of the technology transfer series. http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/ On the cover: Italian thistle. Photo: ©Saint Mary’s College of California. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. The use of trade, firm, or corporation names in this publication is for information only and does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S.
  • (Coleoptera) from European Eocene Ambers

    (Coleoptera) from European Eocene Ambers

    geosciences Review A Review of the Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) from European Eocene Ambers Andrei A. Legalov 1,2 1 Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Frunze Street 11, 630091 Novosibirsk, Russia; [email protected]; Tel.: +7-9139471413 2 Biological Institute, Tomsk State University, Lenina Prospekt 36, 634050 Tomsk, Russia Received: 16 October 2019; Accepted: 23 December 2019; Published: 30 December 2019 Abstract: All 142 known species of Curculionoidea in Eocene amber are documented, including one species of Nemonychidae, 16 species of Anthribidae, six species of Belidae, 10 species of Rhynchitidae, 13 species of Brentidae, 70 species of Curcuionidae, two species of Platypodidae, and 24 species of Scolytidae. Oise amber has eight species, Baltic amber has 118 species, and Rovno amber has 16 species. Nine new genera and 18 new species are described from Baltic amber. Four new synonyms are noted: Palaeometrioxena Legalov, 2012, syn. nov. is synonymous with Archimetrioxena Voss, 1953; Paleopissodes weigangae Ulke, 1947, syn. nov. is synonymous with Electrotribus theryi Hustache, 1942; Electrotribus erectosquamata Rheinheimer, 2007, syn. nov. is synonymous with Succinostyphlus mroczkowskii Kuska, 1996; Protonaupactus Zherikhin, 1971, syn. nov. is synonymous with Paonaupactus Voss, 1953. Keys for Eocene amber Curculionoidea are given. There are the first records of Aedemonini and Camarotini, and genera Limalophus and Cenocephalus in Baltic amber. Keywords: Coleoptera; Curculionoidea; fossil weevil; new taxa; keys; Palaeogene 1. Introduction The Curculionoidea are one of the largest and most diverse groups of beetles, including more than 62,000 species [1] comprising 11 families [2,3]. They have a complex morphological structure [2–7], ecological confinement, and diverse trophic links [1], which makes them a convenient group for characterizing modern and fossil biocenoses.