Total Number of Weeds in Wyoming that have been the focus of biocontrol activites:
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Carduus acanthoides |
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Carduus nutans |
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Centaurea diffusa |
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Centaurea maculosa |
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Centaurea repens |
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Cirsium arvense |
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Cirsium vulgare |
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Conium maculatum |
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Euphorbia esula |
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Hypericum perforatum |
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Linaria dalmatica |
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Linaria vulgaris |
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Lythrum salicaria |
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Salsola iberica |
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Tribulus terrestris |
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Verbascum thapsus |
42 Different bioagents have been released to control weeds in Wyoming
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Agapeta zoegana |
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Agonopterix alstroemeriana |
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Aphthona cyparissiae |
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Aphthona czwalinae/lacertosa |
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Aphthona flava |
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Aphthona nigriscutis |
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Bangasternus fausti |
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Brachypterolus pulicarius |
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Calophasia lunula |
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Cassida rubiginosa |
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Ceutorhynchus litura |
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Chaetorellia acrolophi |
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Chrysolina quadrigemina |
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Coleophora klimeschiella |
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Coleophora parthenica |
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Corythucha distincta |
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Cyphocleonus achates |
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Galerucella calmariensis |
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Gymnaetron antirrhini |
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Gymnaetron tetrum fab |
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Hyles euphorbiae |
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Hylobius transversovittus |
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Larinus minutus |
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Larinus obtusus |
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Larinus planus |
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Metzneria paucipunctella |
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Microlarinus lareynii |
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Microlarinus lypriformis |
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Oberea erythrocephala |
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Puccinia canaliculata |
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Puccinia punctiformis |
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Rhinocyllus conicus |
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Sphenoptera jugoslavica |
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Spurgia esulae |
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Subanguina picridis |
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Terellia virens |
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Trichosirocalus horridus |
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Urophora affinis |
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Urophora cardui |
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Urophora mixed |
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Urophora quadrifasciata |
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Urophora stylata |
The Number of Insects Released in Wyoming
| Weed | Organism Released | No. of Releases | Total No. Released |
| Carduus acanthoides | Trichosirocalus horridus | 1 | 200 |
| Carduus nutans | Cassida rubiginosa | 5 | 900 |
| Carduus nutans | Rhinocyllus conicus | 14 | 3,500 |
| Carduus nutans | Trichosirocalus horridus | 116 | 29,220 |
| Centaurea diffusa | Cyphocleonus achates | 4 | 250 |
| Centaurea diffusa | Larinus minutus | 13 | 9,957 |
| Centaurea diffusa | Sphenoptera jugoslavica | 5 | 1,033 |
| Centaurea diffusa | Terellia virens | 2 | 437 |
| Centaurea diffusa | Urophora affinis | 17 | 21,660 |
| Centaurea diffusa | Urophora quadrifasciata | 3 | 1,430 |
| Centaurea maculosa | Agapeta zoegana | 8 | 733 |
| Centaurea maculosa | Bangasternus fausti | 1 | 200 |
| Centaurea maculosa | Chaetorellia acrolophi | 3 | 270 |
| Centaurea maculosa | Cyphocleonus achates | 7 | 432 |
| Centaurea maculosa | Larinus minutus | 26 | 5,787 |
| Centaurea maculosa | Larinus obtusus | 4 | 1,198 |
| Centaurea maculosa | Metzneria paucipunctella | 5 | 504 |
| Centaurea maculosa | Terellia virens | 7 | 4,100 |
| Centaurea maculosa | Urophora affinis | 37 | 59,069 |
| Centaurea maculosa | Urophora quadrifasciata | 6 | 565 |
| Centaurea repens | Subanguina picridis | 43 | 140,900,000 |
| Cirsium arvense | Cassida rubiginosa | 59 | 9,350 |
| Cirsium arvense | Ceutorhynchus litura | 169 | 29,893 |
| Cirsium arvense | Larinus planus | 55 | 7,900 |
| Cirsium arvense | Puccinia canaliculata | 1 | 50 |
| Cirsium arvense | Urophora affinis | 2 | 400 |
| Cirsium arvense | Urophora cardui | 68 | 10,190 |
| Conium maculatum | Agonopterix alstroemeriana | 26 | 12,950 |
| Euphorbia esula | Aphthona cyparissiae | 40 | 29,861 |
| Euphorbia esula | Aphthona czwalinae | 11 | 10,216 |
| Euphorbia esula | Aphthona flava | 21 | 15,013 |
| Euphorbia esula | Aphthona lacertosa | 139 | 1,019,300 |
| Euphorbia esula | Aphthona nigriscutis | 2,858 | 5,373,063 |
| Euphorbia esula | Oberea erythrocephala | 15 | 1,923 |
| Euphorbia esula | Spurgia esulae | 64 | 5,470 |
| Linaria dalmatica | Brachypterolus pulicarius | 26 | 3,500 |
| Linaria dalmatica | Calophasia lunula | 7 | 1,000 |
| Linaria dalmatica | Gymnaetron antirrhini | 2 | 700 |
| Linaria vulgaris | Brachypterolus pulicarius | 1 | 100 |
| Linaria vulgaris | Gymnaetron antirrhini | 3 | 1,600 |
| Lythrum salicaria | Galerucella calmariensis | 1 | 500 |
| Lythrum salicaria | Hylobius transversovittu | 2 | 162 |
| Verbascum thapsus | Gymnaetron tetrum fab | 13 | 2,200 |
| Totals | 3,910 | 147,576,786 |
Last Updated on 3/11/97
By Kiana Zimmerman
Email: caps@uwyo.edu