Canada Thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.


Altica carduorum

DESCRIPTION: Beetle- N/A
BACKGROUND LIFE CYCLE
Availability Habitat Adult Emergence Egg Laying Larva Development F1 Adult Life Span Over Winters
P Canada thistle sites June to September Leaves and stems Develop on foliage and pupate in soil   40 days Adults
ATTACK COLLECTION NOTES
Stage Damage Life Stage Method  
Larvae and adultsFoliageAdults June to SeptemberHand pick


Ceutorhynchus litura
(F.)

DESCRIPTION: Weevil - 2 to 3 mm mottled-grey color with white cross marking on back
BACKGROUND LIFE CYCLE
Availability Habitat Adult Emergence Egg Laying Larva Development F1 Adult Life Span Over Winters
N Dense stands
5 to 10 plants/m2 surrounded by bare soil
Coincides with rosette stage May to June eggs laid in mid vein of leaf Mine down stem to root collar Late June to early July 10 months Adult in leaf litter
ATTACK COLLECTION NOTES
Stage Damage Life Stage Method Adults can withstand some spring flooding
Larvae -Stem and root minerAdults on warm sunny August daysSweep net, aspirator


Larinus planus
(F.)

DESCRIPTION: Weevil - 5 to 10mm dark brown body
BACKGROUND LIFE CYCLE
Availability Habitat Adult Emergence Egg Laying Larva Development F1 Adult Life Span Over Winters
G Adaptable to varying habitats of Canada thistle Mid June Early July in unopeneed flower buds < 7mm diameter In flower head Late August to September 10 months Adult in plant litter
ATTACK COLLECTION NOTES
Stage Damage Life Stage Method  
Larvae - Flower headAdults early summerSweep net, aspirator


Urophora cardui
(L.)

DESCRIPTION: Fly - 5 to 6mm black body clear wings marked with 'W'
BACKGROUND LIFE CYCLE
Availability Habitat Adult Emergence Egg Laying Larva Development F1 Adult Life Span Over Winters
N Moist to wet low elevation sites near rivers/lakes with partial shade May to July May to July into tips of new shoots In stem galls   Not known Larvae in galls in stems
ATTACK COLLECTION NOTES
Stage Damage Life Stage Method Release where stands are 50 to 100 cm tall.
Larvae -StemLarvae in galls late summer to freeze upCollect stems


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