Great Basin Native Plant Seed Production Pest Management Bob Hammon

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Great Basin Native Plant
Seed Production Pest Management
Bob Hammon
Tri River Area Extension, Grand Junction CO
Jim Cane
USDA/ARS, Logan UT
2008 Plant Materials Insects
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Atriplex wax scale
Cercocarpus leaf miner
Hedysarum boreale leaf miner
Penstemon ebony bug
Hedysarum seed weevil (not!)
Lupinus seed moth = lima bean pod borer
Atriplex wax scale
• very obvious infestation
• kills plants
• seems to prefer male plants
If you see it, please let Bob know
Cercocarpus ledifolius leaf miner
Heliozelidae: Coptodisca cercocarpella Braun
• Found at 2 sites in Mesa Co
• Previously known from 1 collection
• Logan Canyon, 1925
• Probably widespread
• Not a threat to seed production
• 2009 Plant Select horticultural release
HEBO Leaf Miner
• Appeared pre‐bloom
• Mines were empty at that time
• One generation per year
• First time observed
– 15+ years of observation
• We need live material from active mines for rearing
Penstemon Ebony Bug
Corimelaena (Parapora) extensa Uhler
• Thyreocoridae / Cormimelaenidae
• Collected near Idaho City ID
• from Penstemon deustus
• Will feed on foliage, buds, flowers, fruits
• C. extensa is polyphagous
• mints, mullien, tobacco
• We need info, collections, pictures!
http://davesgarden.com
HEBO Seed Weevil
Acanthoscelides sp.
• No seed weevils were found in CO during 2008 • 2 sites were collected for research project
• Weevils have always been found during bloom and early pod growth
• Taxonomy work is still ongoing
Lima Bean Pod Borer on Lupine
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Damage on CO lupine
Need to find distribution
Pheromone is available
Lupine growers contact Bob for pheromone & traps
http://wci.colostate.edu/seed_production.html
• Pesticides for seed production
– label links for grass, alfalfa/clover, woody species
• Lygus biology & management
• Globemallow, sweet vetch, penstemon, lupine pages
• Updates as information becomes available
The end
Bob Hammon
bob.hammon@mesacounty.us
http://wci.colostate.edu
9970) 244‐1838)
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