The Great Lakes Entomologist (2001) 34, p. 71 (McKenna et al.)

Duane D. McKenna, Arthur R. Zangerl and May R. Berenbaum (2001)
A native hymenopteran predator of Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in east-central Illinois
The Great Lakes Entomologist 34 (1), 71-71
Abstract: Agonopterix alstroemeriana is a European oecophorid moth that defoliates poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), a noxious Eurasian weed extensively naturalized throughout temperate Australia, New Zealand, North America, and South America. Throughout western North America, and increasingly in the Midwest and Northeast, A. alstroemeriana has been utilized in poison hemlock eradication programs. We report, for the first time, predation on A. alstroemeriana by Euodynerus foraminatus (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae), a native solitary wasp that paralyzes these and other lepidopteran larvae and uses them to provision its nests. The presence of an effective predator may reduce the impact of A. alstroemeriana in biological control programs.
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Database assignments for author(s): May R. Berenbaum

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Conium maculatum (weed)		U.S.A. (mid N)
Agonopterix alstroemeriana (weed bioagent)	Conium maculatum (weed)		U.S.A. (mid N)