Ministry of Forests and Range Range Branch Biocontrol Development Group BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: AGAPETA ZOEGANA L. ................................................................................................................................ 4 Type of Agent: Root feeding moth ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Status: Secondary ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: APHTHONA CYPARISSIAE (KOCH) ................................................................................................................... 5 Type of agent: Root feeding flea beetle ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Status: Tertiary ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: BOTANOPHILA SENECIELLA (MEADE) .............................................................................................................. 7 Type of Agent: Seed feeding fly .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Status: Secondary ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: BRACHYPTEROLUS PULICARIUS L. .................................................................................................................. 8 Type of Agent: Seed feeding beetle ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Status: Tertiary ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: CHRYSOLINA HYPERICI (FORST.) .................................................................................................................... 9 Type of agent: Foliar feeding beetle ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Status: Tertiary ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: CHRYSOLINA QUADRIGEMINA (SUFFR.) ......................................................................................................... 10 Type of agent: Foliar feeding beetle ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Status: Tertiary ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: CHRYSOLINA VARIANS (SCHALLER) ............................................................................................................... 12 Type of agent: Foliar feeding beetle ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Status: Tertiary ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: CYPHOCLEONUS ACHATES (FAHR.) ............................................................................................................... 13 Type of agent: Root feeding beetle (weevil) ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Status: Secondary ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: GALERUCELLA CALMARIENSIS (L.) ................................................................................................................ 15 Type of agent: Foliar feeding beetle ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Status: Secondary ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: GALERUCELLA PUSILLA (DUFT.). .................................................................................................................. 17 Type of agent: Foliar feeding beetle ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Status: Secondary ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: LARINUS MINUTUS GYLL. .......................................................................................................................... 19 Type of Agent: Seed feeding beetle (weevil) .................................................................................................................................................... 19 Status: Secondary ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: LARINUS OBTUSUS GY .............................................................................................................................. 21 Type of Agent: Seed feeding beetle (weevil) .................................................................................................................................................... 21 Status: Secondary ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: LARINUS PLANUS (F.) ............................................................................................................................... 23 Type of agent: Seed feeding beetle (weevil) ........................................................................................................................................................ 23 Status: Secondary ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: MECINUS JANTHINUS GERMAR. .................................................................................................................. 25 Type of agent: Stem mining beetle (weevil) ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 Status: Secondary ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: METZNERIA PAUCIPUNCTELLA ZELL. ............................................................................................................. 27 Type of agent: Seed feeding moth ........................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Status: Secondary on Meadow knapweed ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Status: Tertiary on Spotted knapweed ............................................................................................................................................................... 27 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT: MOGULONES CRUCIGER (HERBST) ............................................................................................................... 29 Type of agent: Root feeding beetle (weevil) ......................................................................................................................................................... 29 Status: Secondary ..............................................................................................................................................................................................