Lixus cardui

Lixus cardui is a species of true weevil found in Europe[1]

Lixus cardui
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L. cardui
Binomial name
Larinus cardui
Olivier

It was introduced in Australia to control scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium, an invasive weed.

References

  1. Joe Balciunas (2007). "Lixus cardui, a biological control agent for scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium): Safe for Australia, but not the USA?" (PDF). Biological Control 41 (2007) 134–141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-12-23.


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