BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Purple Loosestrife
Beetle Farmer Information

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Purple Loosestrife - Wanted! Volunteer "Beetle Farmers"

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  Jsnuary 2009
• Beetle Control of Purple Loosestrife Success in South Windsor June 2008

Map - Connecticut towns where biological control agents released 1996-2008 November 2008 Adobe Reader .pdf file

Consent Form -print and return the completed form to Donna Ellis May 2009

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Watch a video presentation about Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife  February 2008 (38 min.-Windows Media Player required)

Purple Loosestrife Plant Identification  

Map - Connecticut counties where biological control agents released 1996-2006 March 2007 Adobe Reader .pdf file

An alternate, printable view is provided in Adobe Reader format (14 mb .pdf)

Beetle Farmer Summary 2005  Oct. 2005

Beetle Farmer Summary 2004 Nov 2004

Become A Beetle Farmer! poster now available online Adobe.pdf file Sept. 2005

Beetle Farmer Rearing Supplies list Revised April 2005

To Volunteers & Other Cooperators of the Connecticut Purple Loosestrife Biological Control Program Jan 2004

Link to the University of Minnesota Extension Service Rearing Guide

Homegrown Beetles: Backyard Biocontrol Jan 2004

Pictures of Galerucella beetles

Purple loosestrife color brochure Adobe Reader .pdf file

Beetle Farmer Monitoring Supplies list Nov 2004

Return to UConn IPM's Biological Control/Purple Loosestrife Main Page

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