Posts Tagged: Hillary Thomas

Good Bug, Bad Weed

Hillary Thomas' biological control research on a leaf-eating beetle that targets saltcedar has...

Hillary Thomas is studying the saltcedar beetle (Diorhabda elongata): a good bug on a bad weed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Adult saltcedar beetle (Diorhabda elongata), a natural enemy of saltcedar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Larva of saltcedar beetle (Diorhabda elongata) crawls on host plant, saltcedar (Tamarix). D. elongata feeds on the foliage during both its adult and larval stages. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 12:29 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: bad weed (1), good bug (1), Hillary Thomas (2), saltcedar (1), saltcedar beetle (1), van den Bosch Memorial Scholarship (1)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Yard & Garden

Posts Tagged: Hillary Thomas

Good Bug, Bad Weed

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