Parthenium Biological Control Agents
Bucculatrix parthenica
(leaf mining moth)
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Actual Size 4mm
Eggs laid on leaves
Larvae pupate in coccons on the undersides of leaves and stems
from Mexico
adults life for 4-5 days
mate after 1 day
larvae mine for 14 days
cocoons last for 7 days
life cycle about 28 days
Larvae mine into the leaf, leaving thread-like trails
larger larvae feed and produce windows on the leaf