Supporting Research, Informative Links and Articles: Knapweed, Leafy Spurge, Dalmatian Toadflax and Biocontrol general info

Spotted Knapweed

Up to 99% reduction in knapweed density over an eleven year period due to knapweed root weevil- Abstract only- Montana State University- Western Agriculture Research Center

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WBP-4J84SS6-1&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2006&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=7ab0928f73fc4ffebc4df83d6f714f22

State of Minnesota Video on Knapweed Biocontrol- It takes awhile to download but is worth the wait. Excellent pictures of the insects and good before and after photo of knapweed patch.

http://www.mda.state.mn.us/images/weedcontrol/knapweed/knapweedmpeg1.mpg

Knapweed reduction from root weevils in experimental plots- Abstract only- Montana State University- Western Agriculture Research Center

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WBP-4J9X2YW-1&_user=10&_coverDate=04%2F30%2F2006&_alid=746550909&_rdoc=13&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_cdi=6716&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=41&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=433309c39307ee17a34a14aad6ae6917

Biology and Biological Control of Knapweed- Forest Service Publication, good photos, lots of information on the insects (this is a large PDF of a book, 10 MB, so it will take a while to download, but is worth the wait)

http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/Knapweed.pdf

a non-pdf link of the same document can be found at:http://www.docstoc.com/docs/46373020/Biology-and-Biological-Control-of-Knapweed

Ecological benefits from the biological control of spotted knapweed- Montana State University- Western Agriculture Research Center

http://abstracts.co.allenpress.com/pweb/esa2004/document/35557

Missoulian Articles on Knapweed Biocontrol-

2007http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_ba1efa9a-7eae-55f4-8f73-193a0b77f1e3.html

2010 http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_489f6a14-88c1-11df-a4e0-001cc4c03286.html

2005http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_1fdd7b23-5c91-54d3-814e-f54e0bed7c71.html

Biocontrol of Diffuse Knapweed in Colorado

http://culter.colorado.edu:1030/~tims/seastedt03.pdf

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Leafy Spurge

Biological control of leafy spurge- an emerging success story

http://www.team.ars.usda.gov/teampub/andersonpaper.html

Biology and Biological Control of Leafy Spurge- Forest Service Publication, good photos, lots of information on the insects. (this is a large PDF of a book, 10 MB, so it will take a while to download, but is worth the wait)

http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/LeafySpurgeBiocontrols.pdf

Missoulian article on leafy spurge flea beetles, 2009 http://missoulian.com/lifestyles/recreation/article_5d89dce1-6695-5095-9252-f0417f480e22.html

Dalmatian Toadflax

Damage to toadflax as a result of the toadflax stem weevil-abstract only

http://esa.confex.com/esa/2006/techprogram/paper_26405.htm

Biology and Biological Control of Toadflax -Forest Service Publication, good photos, lots of information on the insects. (this is a large PDF of a book, 10 MB, so it will take a while to download, but is worth the wait)

http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/Toadflax.pdf

or if you have trouble opening it, use the following non-pdf link:http://www.docstoc.com/docs/46372781/Biology-and-Biological-Control-of-Dalmatian-and-Yellow-Toadflax

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Biocontrol info

CABI (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International) Short summary of biocontrol work that this international organization has done in North America including knapweed, toadflax and spurge

http://www.cabi.org/datapage.asp?iDocID=603

Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States-Web Site, lots of photos and information on the insects

http://www.invasive.org/eastern/biocontrol/

Weedbusters is a sponsor of Montana War on Weeds, an educational website created by Whitehall science teacher, Todd Breitenfeldt and his students

http://mtwow.org

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