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Open Field Host Selection And Behavior By Tamarisk Beetles (Diorhabda Spp.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) In Biological Control Of Exotic Saltcedars (Tamarix Spp.) And Risks To Non-Target Athel (T. Aphylla) And Native Frankenia Spp., Patrick J. Moran, C. Jack Deloach, Tom L. Dudley, Joaquin Sanabria
Open Field Host Selection And Behavior By Tamarisk Beetles (Diorhabda Spp.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) In Biological Control Of Exotic Saltcedars (Tamarix Spp.) And Risks To Non-Target Athel (T. Aphylla) And Native Frankenia Spp., Patrick J. Moran, C. Jack Deloach, Tom L. Dudley, Joaquin Sanabria
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications
Biological control of invasive saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) in the western U.S. by exotic tamarisk leaf beetles, Diorhabda spp., first released in 2001 after 15 years of development, has been successful. In Texas, beetles from Crete, Greece were first released in 2004 and are providing control. However, adults alight, feed and oviposit on athel (Tamarix aphylla), an evergreen tree used for shade and as a windbreak in the southwestern U.S. and México, and occasionally feed on native Frankenia spp. plants. The ability of tamarisk beetles to establish on these potential field hosts was investigated in the field. In …