Environmental Entomology (1995) 24, 588-594

Jim V. Richerson and Paul E. Boldt (1995)
Phytophagous insect fauna of Flourensia cernua (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in trans-Pecos Texas and Arizona
Environmental Entomology 24 (3), 588-594
Abstract: Phytophagous insects representing 37 families and 88 species fed on tarbush, Flourensia cernua DC. Thirty-nine of these species were polyphagous, 11 were oligophagous, and 2, Goniatron planum Bruner and Buccalatrix flourensiae Braun, were specific or apparently restricted to tarbush. The feeding specificity of 36 species was not determined. None of the phytophages substantially damaged tarbush. The psyllid Kuwayana medicaginis Crawford was one of the most common insects on the plant. It caused moderate leaf curling in ~7% of the foliage in early spring. Relative frequency, associated plant parts, geographic distribution, and phenology of insects on tarbush are also reported.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
surveys/distribution/isolation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Flourensia cernua (weed)		U.S.A. (mid S)
Ligurotettix planum (weed bioagent)	Flourensia cernua (weed)		U.S.A. (mid S)
Buccalatrix flourensiae (weed bioagent)	Flourensia cernua (weed)		U.S.A. (mid S)