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What are “Good Bugs”?
There are many types of “good bugs” commonly found in the garden or landscape. In...
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)
