IPC Programs
Projects & Resources
Biocontrol: Weed Projects
Biological Control of Yellow Starthistle
- CDFA's Yellow Starthistle Web site
- Current Distribution of Purple Loosestrife
- Information on Species of the Genus Lythrum occurring in California
Yellow Starthistle Photos:
- Bud Weevil, Bangasternus orientalis
- Peacock Fly, Chaetorellia australis
- False Peacock Fly, Ch. succinea
- Hairy Weevil, Eustenopus villosus
- Flower Weevil, Larinus curtus
- Gall Fly, Urophora sirunaseva
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Release & Recovery Maps Released against YST in California:
- YST Bud Weevil Map
- YST Peacock Flies Map
- YST Flowerhead Weevil Map
- YST Seedhead Gall Fly Map
- YST Hairy Weevil Map
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Available Protocols of Natural Enemies Released Against YST in California
- Protocol for Releasing Bangasternus orientalis in CA
- Protocol for Sampling Chaetorellia Seedhead Flies in Non- Target Hosts
- Protocol for Releasing Larinus curtus in CA
- Protocol for Releasing Urophora sirunaseva in CA in 1994
- Protocol for Releasing Eustenopus villosus in California
False Peacock fly, Chaetorellia succinea