From aceska@cue.bc.ca Wed May 19 14:47:48 1993 Date: 10 Mar 93 7:45 -0800 From: Adolf Ceska To: ben@cue.bc.ca Subject: BEN # 52 BBBBB EEEEEE NN N ISSN 1188-603X BB B EE NNN N BBBBB EEEEE NN N N BOTANICAL BB B EE NN NN ELECTRONIC BBBBB EEEEEE NN N NEWS No. 52 March 10, 1993 Address: aceska@cue.bc.ca Victoria, B.C. ---------------------------------------------------- BIOLOGICAL WEED CONTROL IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (Part 2 of 2) From: Roy Cranston, B.C. Ministry of Agriculture Weed/Bioagent Order Released Attack Site ACROPTILON REPENS (RUSSIAN KNAPWEED) Puccinia acroptili Uredinales naturalized leaf Subanquina picridis Tylenchida 1985 stem, leaf CARDUUS ACANTHOIDES (PLUMELESS THISTLE) Rhinocyllus conicus Coleoptera 1979 seedhead Trichosirocalus horridus Coleoptera 1986 shoot Urophora solstitialis Diptera 1991 seedhead CARDUUS NUTANS (NODDING THISTLE) Rhinocyllus conicus Coleoptera 1979 seedhead Trichosirocalus horridus Coleoptera 1979 shoot Urophora solstitialis Diptera 1991 seedhead CENTAUREA DEBAUXII (BROWN KNAPWEED) Urophora jaceana Diptera 1986 seedhead Puccinia centaurea Uredinales naturalized leaf CENTAUREA DIFFUSA (DIFFUSE KNAPWEED) Agapeta zoegana Lepidoptera 1982 root Metzneria paucipunctella Lepidoptera 1985 seedhead Pelochrista medullana Lepidoptera 1982 root Pterolonche inspersa Lepidoptera 1986 root Sphenoptera jugoslavica Coleoptera 1976 root Subanquina picridis Tylenchida 1985 stem, leaf Urophora affinis Diptera 1971 seedhead Urophora quadrifasciata Diptera 1971 seedhead Cyphocleonus achates Coleoptera 1989 root Larinus minutus Coleoptera 1991 seedhead Larinus obtusus Coleoptera 1993? seedhead CENTAUREA MACULOSA (SPOTTED KNAPWEED) Agapeta zoegana Lepidoptera 1982 root Cyphocleonus achates Coleoptera 1987 root Metzneria paucipunctella Lepidoptera 1973 seedhead Pterolonche inspersa Lepidoptera 1987 root Sphenoptera jugoslavica Coleoptera 1981 root Urophora affinis Diptera 1970 seedhead Urophora quadrifasciata Diptera 1970 seedhead Pelochrista medullana Lepidoptera 1988 root Terellia virens Diptera 1991 seedhead Chaetorellia acrolophi Diptera 1991 seedhead Larinus minutus Coleoptera 1991 seedhead Larinus obtusus Coleoptera 1993? seedhead CIRSIUM ARVENSE (CANADA THISTLE) Altica carduorum Coleoptera 1964 leaf Ceutorynchus litura Coleoptera 1975 shoots, crown Urophora carduii Diptera 1974 stem Larinus planus Coleoptera ? seedhead CIRSIUM VULGARE (BULL THISTLE) Rhinocyllus conicus Coleoptera 1985 seedhead Urophora stylata Diptera 1973 seedhead Trichosirocalus horridus Coleoptera 1991 shoot CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS (FIELD BINDWEED) Chirida guttata Coleoptera 1969 Metriona bicolor Coleoptera 1969 leaf Aceria convolvulii Acarina 1991 stem, leaf CYNOGLOSSUM OFFICINALE (HOUND'S-TONGUE) Ceutorhynchus cruciger Coleoptera 1993? root EUPHORBIA ESULA (LEAFY SPURGE) Apthona nigriscutus Coleoptera 1987 root Apthona cyparissiae Coleoptera 1986 root Apthona flava Coleoptera 1991 root Hyles euphorbia Lepidoptera 1966 leaf Lobesia euphorbiana Lepidoptera 1987 leaf Spurgia esula Diptera 1990 shoot tip HYPERICUM PERFORATUM (ST. JOHNSWORT) Agrilis hyperici Coleoptera 1955 roots Anaitis plagiata Lepidoptera 1967 leaf Aphis chloris Homoptera 1979 stem, root Chrysolina hyperici Coleoptera 1951 leaf Chrysolina quadrigemina Coleoptera 1951 leaf Chrysolina varians Coleoptera 1957 leaf Zeuxidiplosis giardi Diptera 1955 leaf LINARIA DALMATICA (DALMATIAN TOADFLAX) Calophasia lunula Lepidoptera 1965 leaf Brachypterolus pulicarius Coleoptera naturalized seed Mecinus janthinus Coleoptera 1992 stem Eteobalea intermediella Lepidoptera 1992 root LINARIA VULGARIS (COMMON TOADFLAX) Calophasia lunula Lepidoptera 1963 leaf Brachypterolus pulicarius Coleoptera naturalized seed Mecinus janthinus Coleoptera 1992 stem Eteobalea seratella Lepidoptera 1992 root LYTHRUM SALICARIA (PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE) Hylobius transversovittatus Coleoptera 1993? root Galerucella calmeriensis Coleoptera 1993? leaf Galerucella pusilla Coleoptera 1993? leaf MATRICARIA MARITIMA (SCENTLESS CHAMOMILE) Apion hookerii Coleoptera 1992 seedhead SENECIO JACOBAEA (TANSY RAGWORT) Hylemya seneciella Diptera 1970 seedhead Longitarsus jacobaeae Coleoptera 1971 root Longitarsus flavicornis Coleoptera 1971 root Tyria jacobaea Lepidoptera 1962 leaf, stem Cochylis atricapitana Lepidoptera 1991 root SONCHUS ARVENSIS (PERENNIAL SOW-THISTLE) Cystiphora sonchi Diptera 1992 leaf TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS (PUNCTUREVINE) Microlarinus lareynii Coleoptera 1986 seed, leaf