Parthenium Biological Control Agents

Epiblema strenuana (stem galling moth)

Actual Size 10mm		lay eggs on leaves
Larvae pupate in the galls	from Mexico life cycle 4 weeks in Summer can produce up to 6 generations per year larvae are straight and yellow or cream, with a brown head up to 30 larvae per plant overwinters as resting larvae in dead stalks adults emerge in early sprint also feeds on Noogoora burr	Larvae initially feed on leaves then bore into stems Actual size 10 mm

	larvae produce galls in mature and young plants they continue to feed in these galls gall size varies depending on on the plant