Weed Biocontrol Agents in North America

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winged brown female underwater in egg laying position
Acentria ephemerella
Microscope grey photo showing insect
Aceria angustifoliae
Magnified photo
Aceria anthocoptes
Electron microscope photo
Aceria chondrillae
Greyscale photo of mite
Aceria drabae
Grey scale photo showing mite
Aceria genistae
Micrograph of adult
Aceria malherbae
Yellow moth with brown markings
Agapeta zoegana
Bug with yellow and black stripes
Agasicles hygrophila
White and tan moth with a grey and red dot on each wing
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
Tan to brown moth with small black dots
Agonopterix nervosa
Brown bug on yellow flower
Agrilus hyperici
Black beetle
Altica carduorum
Black bug with a long abdomen that ends in a point
Amynothrips andersoni
Amall brown bug
Aphalara itadori
Amall brown bug
Aphalara itadori - (Hokkaido line)
Amall brown bug
Aphalara itadori - (Kyushu line)
Amall brown bug
Aphalara itadori - (Murakami line)
Bug with black head and thorax and a green abdomen
Aphis chloris
Small yellow bug with an orange head
Aphthona abdominalis
Brown/orange bug
Aphthona cyparissiae
Black beetle
Aphthona czwalinai
Red beetle
Aphthona flava
Black beetle
Aphthona lacertosa
Small brown bug eating leaf
Aphthona nigriscutis
Tan moth with brown stripes
Aplocera plagiata
Brown moth
Archanara neurica
Very small grey/tan bug
Arytainilla spartiophila
Small black bug with wings
Aulacidea acroptilonica
Small black and brown insect
Aulacidea subterminalis
White moth with brown stripes
Austromusotima camptozonale
Red splotches with yellow dots on leaves
Austropuccinia psidii
Brown bug with tan splotches
Bagous affinis
Small brown/grey bug
Bagous hydrillae
Brown Beetle
Bagous nodulosus
Brown bug
Bangasternus fausti
Small grey and tan bug
Bangasternus orientalis
Moth with varying shades of brown
Bellura densa
Small white/tan moth
Boreioglycaspsis melaleucae
Grey bug with red eyes
Botanophila seneciella
Small black bug
Brachypterolus pulicarius
Grey brown and white moth
Bradyrrhoa gilveolella
Small black bug
Bruchidius villosus
Moth with varying brown markings.
Calophasia lunula
Green beetle
Cassida rubiginosa
Small black bug with a long nose/snout and white hairs
Ceratapion basicorne
Brown and black spots and edges on leaves
Cercospora piaropi
Green/black bug
Ceutorhynchus scrobicollis
Small yellow bug with black stripes and green eyes
Chaetorellia acrolophi
Yellow bug with transparent and orang/black stipes
Chaetorellia australis
Yellow/orange bug with transparent/black stripped wings and green eyes
Chaetorellia succinea
Bug with a yellow and black thorax. The abdomen is black with white stripes and yellow smudges.
Chamaesphecia astatiformis
Brown insect with white horizontal stripes and one white stripe down the center of the back.
Chamaesphecia crassicornis
Bug with black, white, and yellow stripes
Chamaesphecia empiformis
Brown bug with small yellow hairs and clear spots within the wings
Chamaesphecia hungarica
Brown insect with a large off white stripe down the center of the back and clear spots within the wings
Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis
Small brown fly with black eyes and transparent wings
Cheilosia grossa
Black bug
Cheilosia urbana
Black beetle
Chrysolina hyperici
Black beetle
Chrysolina quadrigemina
Green-to-red iridescent beetle
Chrysolina varians
Small brown bug
Cleonis pigra
Light brown moth with black spots
Cochylichroa atricapitana
Pale green and pink insect
Coniatus splendidulus
Two of the same type of bug. Both are brown
Cricotopus lebetis
Bug with black and white splotches
Cyphocleonus achates
Black beetles with a long nose/snout
Cyrtobagous salviniae
Small brown bug
Cystiphora schmidti
Brown and grey mtoh
Dichrorampha aeratana
Small brown insect
Diorhabda carinata
Small brown bug with black stripes
Diorhabda carinulata (Chilik ecotype)
Small brown bug with black stripes
Diorhabda carinulata (Fukang ecotype)
Small brown insect
Diorhabda elongata (Crete ecotype)
Small brown insect
Diorhabda sublineata
Black bug with white stripes
Eteobalea intermediella
Brown and white spotted moth
Eteobalea serratella
Orange brown bug with black spots and smudges
Euhrychiopsis lecontei
Tan bug with long nose
Eustenopus villosus
Brown bug
Exapion fuscirostre
Small brown bug with long nose/snout
Exapion ulicis
Melaleuca galls make a snug home where Fergusonina fly offspring and Fergusobia nematodes can develop.
Fergusobia quinquenerviae
Small tan bug with black wings and bright green eye
Fergusonina turneri
Scanning electron microscopy image of a tiny mite
Floracarus perrepae
Red bug with two large black spots
Galerucella calmariensis
Light brown/orange bug
Galerucella pusilla
Partially translucent yellow bug with translucent edges
Gratiana boliviana
Small grey and black bug
Hadroplontus litura
Small black bug with brown eyes
Hydrellia balciunasi
Small grey/green bug with a red eye
Hydrellia pakistanae
Brown moth with large light brown wings with darker brown spots. A small amount of pink can be seen when the wings are spread.
Hyles euphorbiae
Brown beetle
Hylobius transversovittatus
Brown moth
Hypena opulenta
Small black bug
Jaapiella ivannikovi
Bug with splotches of a pale yellow and grey
Larinus carlinae
Tan/grey bug with long nose
Larinus curtus
Small grey bug with black and white splotches
Larinus minutus
Black bug on flower
Larinus obtusus
Small brown bug
Lasioptera donacis
Small black bug
Lema cyanella
Brown moth
Lenisa geminipuncta
Small white moth
Leucoptera spartifoliella
Bright red beetle
Lilioceris egena
Bug with stripes of light brown and a darker brown with black spots.
Lobesiodes euphorbiana
Small brown bug
Longitarsus jacobaeae (Italian biotype)
Small brown bug
Longitarsus jacobaeae (Swiss biotype)
Black bug with dark red smudges
Longitarsus quadriguttatus
Small brown bug
Lophodiplosis indentata
Small brown insect with wings and moderate length antennae
Lophodiplosis trifida
light tan moths that rest with wings held closely to the body
Macrorrhinia endonephele
Black beetle with a blue iridescence
Mecinus janthiniformis
Black bug with long nose/trunk
Mecinus janthinus
Small bug with translucent wings
Megamelus scutellaris
Light brown to tan bug with a large muted red eye
Megastigmus transvaalensis
electron microscope photo
Mesoanguina picridis
Skinny tan bug
Metzneria paucipunctella
Brown bug
Microlarinus lareynii
Brown and grey fuzzy bug
Microlarinus lypriformis
Small brown bug with white spots
Microplontus edentulus
Tan moth
Minoa murinata
Small brown bug with a white plus sign like mark on the back
Mogulones crucifer
Bug with a black butt head and long nose with a gold stripe in the middle
Nanophyes marmoratus
Brown bug
Neochetina bruchi
Small brown bug
Neochetina eichhorniae
Tan but with black or darker brown markings on back. These markings look similar to a face shape.
Neohydronomus affinis
Brown moth with black uneven stripes across wings and body
Neomusotima conspurcatalis
Small light grey ad tan moth with yellow and dark brown markings along the wings
Niphograpta albiguttalis
Small red brown bug with black wings
Oberea erythrocephala
Small black bug
Omphalapion hookerorum
Micrograph showing larval mines (tan) and exit hole
Orthogalumna terebrantis
Grey and tan beetle
Oxyops vitiosa
Small brown bug with white spots on the wings
Parafreutreta regalis
White moth with small yellow spots
Parapoynx diminutalis
Pegomya curticornis
Black fly with red eye
Pegomya euphorbiae
White moth with light tan splotches
Pelochrista medullana
Small brown bug
Phrydiuchus spilmani
Brown beetle
Phrydiuchus tau
Black insect on green leaf.
Pseudophilothrips ichini
Small black bug
Psylliodes chalcomera
Small brown winged bug
Pterolonche inspersa
Plant with black spots over the leaves and stems
Puccinia acroptili
Small yellow and black spots on leaves
Puccinia carduorum
leaf with red/brown spots
Puccinia chondrillina
Black dots on leaf
Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis
Close up of pale green leaf covered in small, yellow 'beads' of fungus.
Puccinia punctiformis
Plant with brown and light green splotches
Ramularia crupinae
Black bug with brown spots
Rhinocyllus conicus
Brown bug with long nose/snout
Rhinoncomimus latipes
Black bug with a long nose/trunk
Rhinusa antirrhini
Rhinusa dieckmanni
Black bug with long nose/trunk
Rhinusa linariae
Small tan bug with an orange/red butt
Rhinusa neta
Small black hairy bug
Rhinusa pilosa
Small brown circles with a white middle
Rhizaspidiotus donacis
Small red bug, female adult
Rhopalomyia tripleurospermi
Two small brown bugs
Sericothrips staphylinus
Black bug with gold-like sheen
Sphenoptera jugoslavica
Grey and tan moth
Spodoptera pectinicornis
Small brown bug with clear wings
Spurgia esulae
Spurgia euphorbiae
Small brown bug with black spots on wings
Terellia ruficauda
Small tan bug with lime green eyes
Terellia virens
Small black bug with red eyes, brown legs, and wings
Tetramesa romana
Many small red/brown bugs
Tetranychus lintearius
Small brown bug with a long nose/trunk
Trichosirocalus horridus
Black moth with red markings
Tyria jacobaeae
Brown moth with one white smudge on each wing
Tyta luctuosa
Small yellow bug with striped wings and light blue eyes
Urophora affinis
Black fly with translucent and black wings
Urophora cardui
Small black bug with striped black and clear wings
Urophora jaceana
Black bug with a long tail and striped wings
Urophora quadrifasciata
Black bug with transparent and black stripped wings
Urophora sirunaseva
Orange- brown bug a bright orange spot in the center of the back. Wings are translucent and black stripes.
Urophora solstitialis
Brown bug with yellow-orange spot in the center of the back. Wings have translucent and black stripes.
Urophora stylata
Brown bug
Zeuxidiplosis giardi
Bug with a black head and orange abdomen
Lilioceris cheni
Brown splotches on green leaf
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winged brown female underwater in egg laying position
Acentria ephemerella
Microscope grey photo showing insect
Aceria angustifoliae
Magnified photo
Aceria anthocoptes
Electron microscope photo
Aceria chondrillae
Greyscale photo of mite
Aceria drabae
Grey scale photo showing mite
Aceria genistae
Micrograph of adult
Aceria malherbae
Yellow moth with brown markings
Agapeta zoegana
Bug with yellow and black stripes
Agasicles hygrophila
White and tan moth with a grey and red dot on each wing
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
Tan to brown moth with small black dots
Agonopterix nervosa
Brown bug on yellow flower
Agrilus hyperici
Black beetle
Altica carduorum
Black bug with a long abdomen that ends in a point
Amynothrips andersoni
Amall brown bug
Aphalara itadori
Amall brown bug
Aphalara itadori - (Hokkaido line)
Amall brown bug
Aphalara itadori - (Kyushu line)
Amall brown bug
Aphalara itadori - (Murakami line)
Bug with black head and thorax and a green abdomen
Aphis chloris
Small yellow bug with an orange head
Aphthona abdominalis
Brown/orange bug
Aphthona cyparissiae
Black beetle
Aphthona czwalinai
Red beetle
Aphthona flava
Black beetle
Aphthona lacertosa
Small brown bug eating leaf
Aphthona nigriscutis
Tan moth with brown stripes
Aplocera plagiata
Brown moth
Archanara neurica
Very small grey/tan bug
Arytainilla spartiophila
Small black bug with wings
Aulacidea acroptilonica
Small black and brown insect
Aulacidea subterminalis
White moth with brown stripes
Austromusotima camptozonale
Red splotches with yellow dots on leaves
Austropuccinia psidii
Brown bug with tan splotches
Bagous affinis
Small brown/grey bug
Bagous hydrillae
Brown Beetle
Bagous nodulosus
Brown bug
Bangasternus fausti
Small grey and tan bug
Bangasternus orientalis
Moth with varying shades of brown
Bellura densa
Small white/tan moth
Boreioglycaspsis melaleucae
Grey bug with red eyes
Botanophila seneciella
Small black bug
Brachypterolus pulicarius
Grey brown and white moth
Bradyrrhoa gilveolella
Small black bug
Bruchidius villosus
Moth with varying brown markings.
Calophasia lunula
Green beetle
Cassida rubiginosa
Small black bug with a long nose/snout and white hairs
Ceratapion basicorne
Brown and black spots and edges on leaves
Cercospora piaropi
Green/black bug
Ceutorhynchus scrobicollis
Small yellow bug with black stripes and green eyes
Chaetorellia acrolophi
Yellow bug with transparent and orang/black stipes
Chaetorellia australis
Yellow/orange bug with transparent/black stripped wings and green eyes
Chaetorellia succinea
Bug with a yellow and black thorax. The abdomen is black with white stripes and yellow smudges.
Chamaesphecia astatiformis
Brown insect with white horizontal stripes and one white stripe down the center of the back.
Chamaesphecia crassicornis
Bug with black, white, and yellow stripes
Chamaesphecia empiformis
Brown bug with small yellow hairs and clear spots within the wings
Chamaesphecia hungarica
Brown insect with a large off white stripe down the center of the back and clear spots within the wings
Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis
Small brown fly with black eyes and transparent wings
Cheilosia grossa
Black bug
Cheilosia urbana
Black beetle
Chrysolina hyperici
Black beetle
Chrysolina quadrigemina
Green-to-red iridescent beetle
Chrysolina varians
Small brown bug
Cleonis pigra
Light brown moth with black spots
Cochylichroa atricapitana
Pale green and pink insect
Coniatus splendidulus
Two of the same type of bug. Both are brown
Cricotopus lebetis
Bug with black and white splotches
Cyphocleonus achates
Black beetles with a long nose/snout
Cyrtobagous salviniae
Small brown bug
Cystiphora schmidti
Brown and grey mtoh
Dichrorampha aeratana
Small brown insect
Diorhabda carinata
Small brown bug with black stripes
Diorhabda carinulata (Chilik ecotype)
Small brown bug with black stripes
Diorhabda carinulata (Fukang ecotype)
Small brown insect
Diorhabda elongata (Crete ecotype)
Small brown insect
Diorhabda sublineata
Black bug with white stripes
Eteobalea intermediella
Brown and white spotted moth
Eteobalea serratella
Orange brown bug with black spots and smudges
Euhrychiopsis lecontei
Tan bug with long nose
Eustenopus villosus
Brown bug
Exapion fuscirostre
Small brown bug with long nose/snout
Exapion ulicis
Melaleuca galls make a snug home where Fergusonina fly offspring and Fergusobia nematodes can develop.
Fergusobia quinquenerviae
Small tan bug with black wings and bright green eye
Fergusonina turneri
Scanning electron microscopy image of a tiny mite
Floracarus perrepae
Red bug with two large black spots
Galerucella calmariensis
Light brown/orange bug
Galerucella pusilla
Partially translucent yellow bug with translucent edges
Gratiana boliviana
Small grey and black bug
Hadroplontus litura
Small black bug with brown eyes
Hydrellia balciunasi
Small grey/green bug with a red eye
Hydrellia pakistanae
Brown moth with large light brown wings with darker brown spots. A small amount of pink can be seen when the wings are spread.
Hyles euphorbiae
Brown beetle
Hylobius transversovittatus
Brown moth
Hypena opulenta
Small black bug
Jaapiella ivannikovi
Bug with splotches of a pale yellow and grey
Larinus carlinae
Tan/grey bug with long nose
Larinus curtus
Small grey bug with black and white splotches
Larinus minutus
Black bug on flower
Larinus obtusus
Small brown bug
Lasioptera donacis
Small black bug
Lema cyanella
Brown moth
Lenisa geminipuncta
Small white moth
Leucoptera spartifoliella
Bright red beetle
Lilioceris egena
Bug with stripes of light brown and a darker brown with black spots.
Lobesiodes euphorbiana
Small brown bug
Longitarsus jacobaeae (Italian biotype)
Small brown bug
Longitarsus jacobaeae (Swiss biotype)
Black bug with dark red smudges
Longitarsus quadriguttatus
Small brown bug
Lophodiplosis indentata
Small brown insect with wings and moderate length antennae
Lophodiplosis trifida
light tan moths that rest with wings held closely to the body
Macrorrhinia endonephele
Black beetle with a blue iridescence
Mecinus janthiniformis
Black bug with long nose/trunk
Mecinus janthinus
Small bug with translucent wings
Megamelus scutellaris
Light brown to tan bug with a large muted red eye
Megastigmus transvaalensis
electron microscope photo
Mesoanguina picridis
Skinny tan bug
Metzneria paucipunctella
Brown bug
Microlarinus lareynii
Brown and grey fuzzy bug
Microlarinus lypriformis
Small brown bug with white spots
Microplontus edentulus
Tan moth
Minoa murinata
Small brown bug with a white plus sign like mark on the back
Mogulones crucifer
Bug with a black butt head and long nose with a gold stripe in the middle
Nanophyes marmoratus
Brown bug
Neochetina bruchi
Small brown bug
Neochetina eichhorniae
Tan but with black or darker brown markings on back. These markings look similar to a face shape.
Neohydronomus affinis
Brown moth with black uneven stripes across wings and body
Neomusotima conspurcatalis
Small light grey ad tan moth with yellow and dark brown markings along the wings
Niphograpta albiguttalis
Small red brown bug with black wings
Oberea erythrocephala
Small black bug
Omphalapion hookerorum
Micrograph showing larval mines (tan) and exit hole
Orthogalumna terebrantis
Grey and tan beetle
Oxyops vitiosa
Small brown bug with white spots on the wings
Parafreutreta regalis
White moth with small yellow spots
Parapoynx diminutalis
Pegomya curticornis
Black fly with red eye
Pegomya euphorbiae
White moth with light tan splotches
Pelochrista medullana
Small brown bug
Phrydiuchus spilmani
Brown beetle
Phrydiuchus tau
Black insect on green leaf.
Pseudophilothrips ichini
Small black bug
Psylliodes chalcomera
Small brown winged bug
Pterolonche inspersa
Plant with black spots over the leaves and stems
Puccinia acroptili
Small yellow and black spots on leaves
Puccinia carduorum
leaf with red/brown spots
Puccinia chondrillina
Black dots on leaf
Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis
Close up of pale green leaf covered in small, yellow 'beads' of fungus.
Puccinia punctiformis
Plant with brown and light green splotches
Ramularia crupinae
Black bug with brown spots
Rhinocyllus conicus
Brown bug with long nose/snout
Rhinoncomimus latipes
Black bug with a long nose/trunk
Rhinusa antirrhini
Rhinusa dieckmanni
Black bug with long nose/trunk
Rhinusa linariae
Small tan bug with an orange/red butt
Rhinusa neta
Small black hairy bug
Rhinusa pilosa
Small brown circles with a white middle
Rhizaspidiotus donacis
Small red bug, female adult
Rhopalomyia tripleurospermi
Two small brown bugs
Sericothrips staphylinus
Black bug with gold-like sheen
Sphenoptera jugoslavica
Grey and tan moth
Spodoptera pectinicornis
Small brown bug with clear wings
Spurgia esulae
Spurgia euphorbiae
Small brown bug with black spots on wings
Terellia ruficauda
Small tan bug with lime green eyes
Terellia virens
Small black bug with red eyes, brown legs, and wings
Tetramesa romana
Many small red/brown bugs
Tetranychus lintearius
Small brown bug with a long nose/trunk
Trichosirocalus horridus
Black moth with red markings
Tyria jacobaeae
Brown moth with one white smudge on each wing
Tyta luctuosa
Small yellow bug with striped wings and light blue eyes
Urophora affinis
Black fly with translucent and black wings
Urophora cardui
Small black bug with striped black and clear wings
Urophora jaceana
Black bug with a long tail and striped wings
Urophora quadrifasciata
Black bug with transparent and black stripped wings
Urophora sirunaseva
Orange- brown bug a bright orange spot in the center of the back. Wings are translucent and black stripes.
Urophora solstitialis
Brown bug with yellow-orange spot in the center of the back. Wings have translucent and black stripes.
Urophora stylata
Brown bug
Zeuxidiplosis giardi
Bug with a black head and orange abdomen
Lilioceris cheni
Brown splotches on green leaf
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