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Bio-agent Collection Cyphocleonus: hand pick, sweep net Agapeta: hand pick, sweep net, vac Larinus: sweep net + asperator or pump Aphthona: sweep net + accelerator Oberea: sweep net + hand pick from net. Cyphocleonus achates – Root Boring Weevil Adults emerge Aug./Sept. Lay eggs on root crown Larvae bore into root Over winter as larvae in root Feeding in taproot and exit hole cause damage Pupate in early summer Emerge and do it all again Do not fly 2000-29,000+/yr.. Cyphocleonus achates knapweed root boring weevil Agapeta zoegana - root boring moth Biology: Adults emerge spring/summer Lay eggs on lower stem Larvae hatch, mine down stem into the root Larvae over winter in root Pupate in soil early/late spring Larvae can move a short distance through soil to a new plant if theirs dies Adults disperse by flying Collected 2,950 in 2007! Larinus minutus Biology: Over winters as adult weevil! Adults gather at knapweed plants when flower buds appear Females lay one egg per flower Larvae soon hatch and consume seeds (that is a good thing!!) Pupate in destroyed flower Emerge as adult in late summer Fly away and over winter Strong flier, readily disperses Great one-two punch with root borers!! Larinus Collections Aphthona – leafy spurge flea beetles Adults emerge from soil early/mid summer Release pheromone, stay together Adults feed on spurge leaves, high #’s can damage plants Scatter eggs on soil around spurge plants Larvae soon hatch, feed on root hairs Major effect: larval root feeding Larvae feed all fall, winter spring Pupate in soil in late spring Becoming very successful bio-agent! Can hop fly, we need to disperse them… Pheromones: chemical scent signals Aphthona Photos Aphthona Collection Leafy spurge flea beetle collection Leafy spurge flea beetle collection Flea Beetle “Bomb Shell” Effect -stay together and spread outwards from initial release site causing larger area of damage each year. -flea beetles release attractant pherom