Biology of Diorhabda elongata deserticola (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), an Asian leaf beetle for biological control of saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) in the United States

By P. Lewis, C. Deloach, A. Knutson, J. L. Tracy, T. Robbins. 2003

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Host specificity of the leaf beetle, Diorhabda elongata deserticola (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Asia, a biological control agent for saltcedars (Tamarix: Tamaricaceae) in the Western United States (2003, background): “Host range of D. e. deserticola larvae from southeastern Kazakhstan (Test L4) was not different from larvae originating in western China; tests of adults conducted at Temple by Lewis et al. (2003a) confirmed this.”
After biocontrol: assessing indirect effects of insect releases (2005, background): “Nevertheless, early indications suggest that only partial control has been achieved because the agents have not reproduced well in many sites (D. Bean, University of California, Davis, CA, personal communication; Lewis et al., 2003).”
Defoliation by introduced Diorhabda elongata leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) reduces carbohydrate reserves and regrowth of Tamarix (Tamaricaceae) (2007, background): “Females oviposit 128–280 eggs in masses (3–8 eggs per mass) on the host foliage (Lewis et al., 2003b; Milbrath et al., in press).”