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D

dairy farms: Muscidifurax raptor

Decodon verticillatus: see swamp loosestrife

Delia antiqua: see onion maggot

Delia platura: see seedcorn maggot

Delia radicum: see cabbage maggot

Diabrotica spp.: see corn rootworm

diamondback moth [Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus)]: bacteria; fungi; Podisus maculiventris

diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa La Marck): Agapeta zoegana; Cyphocleonus achates; Sphenoptera jugoslavica; Urophora affinis

Diptera (see also flies): Aphidoletes aphidimyza

Douglas-fir tussock moth [Orgyia pseudotsugata (McDunnough)]: viruses

eggplant: Chrysoperla spp.; Lebia grandis; Podisus maculiventris

Eichhornia crassipes: see waterhyacinth

elm leaf beetle [Pyrrhalta luteola (Müller)]: bacteria

Encarsia formosa (Gahan)

Entomophthora muscae (Cohn) Fresenius: fungi

Epilachna borealis: see squash beetle

Epilachna varivestis: see Mexican bean beetle

Epipagis albiguttalis: see Sameodes albiguttalis

epizootics: bacteria; fungi; Pathogens Introduction; viruses

Eretmocerus californicus Howard

Erysiphales: Pathogens Introduction

Erysiphe: Pathogens Introduction

Esula: Aphthona abdominalis; Aphthona cyparissiae; Aphthona czwalinae; Aphthona flava; Aphthona lacertosa; Aphthona nigriscutis; Chamaesphecia hungarica; Hyles euphorbiae; Oberea erythrocephala; Spurgia esulae

Euphorbia esula: seeleafy spurge

European corn borer [Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner)]: bacteria; Coleomegilla maculata; fungi; Podisus maculiventris; protozoa; viruses

European pine sawfly [Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy)]: viruses

European red mite: see mites

F

fall armyworm [Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E.Smith)]: Podisus maculiventris

fall webworm [Hyphantria cunea (Drury)]: Coleomegilla maculata; nematodes; Muscidifurax raptor; protozoa; viruses

filth flies: see flies

fish: Weed Feeders Introduction

flea beetles [Chrysomelidae]: Agasicles hygrophila; Aphthona abdominalis; Aphthona cyparissiae; Aphthona czwalinae; Aphthona flava; Aphthona lacertosa; Aphthona nigriscutis; Chamaesphecia hungarica; Hyles euphorbiae; Oberea erythrocephala; Spurgia esulae; nematodes; Podisus maculiventris

flies [Diptera]: bacteria; fungi; Muscidifurax raptor; nematodes; Predators Introduction

black flies [Simuliidae]: bacteria

housefly [Musca domestica( Linnaeus)]: Muscidifurax raptor

stable fly [Stomoxy calcitrans (Linnaeus)]:Muscidifurax raptor; nematodes

foot rot of conifers: Pathogens Introduction

forests: bacteria; fungi

fruit crops: Trissolcus basalis

fungi: Pathogens Introduction; viruses; Weed Feeders Introduction

fungus gnats: bacteria

G

Galendromus occidentalis: see mites

Galendromus pyri: see mites

Galerucella calmariensis (Linnaeus)

Galerucella pusilla (Duft.)

gall midge: seeSpurgia esulae

Galleria mellonella: see wax moth

gardens: Aphidoletes aphidimyza; protozoa

genetically engineered plants (for Bt toxin): bacteria; viruses

grain: Lady Beetle Introduction; Trissolcus basalis

stored grains: bacteria

granulosis virus: viruses

grass: see turf

grasshoppers: fungi; protozoa

grasslands: Agapeta zoegana; Aphthona abdominalis; Aphthona cyparissiae; Aphthona czwalinae; Aphthona flava; Aphthona lacertosa; Aphthona nigriscutis; Chamaesphecia hungarica; Cyphocleonus achates;Hyles euphorbiae; Oberea erythrocephala; Sphenoptera jugoslavica; Spurgia esulae; Urophora affinis

green cloverworm [Plathypena scabra (Fabricius)]: fungi

green lacewings [Chrysopidae]: see Chrysopidae

greenbug [Schizaphis graminum (Rondani)]: Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata

greenhouse: Ampelomyces quisqualis; Aphidoletes sphidimyza; bacteria; Encarsia formosa; Eretmocerus californicus; fungi; Hippodamia convergens; viruses

greenhouse whitefly: see whitefly

greens: Chrysoperla spp.; Lebia grandis

ground beetles [Carabidae]: Lebia grandis

grub spp.: nematodes

gypsy moth [Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus)]: bacteria; viruses

H

Helicoverpa virescens: see tobacco budworm

Helicoverpa zea: see corn earworm

Hemerobius spp.

Podisus maculiventris

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar (=H. heliothidis): nematodes

Hexamermis spp.: nematodes

Hippodamia convergens: see convergent lady beetle

Hirsutella thompsonii Fisher: fungi

honeydew: Aphidoletes aphidimyza; Chrysoperla spp.; Coleomegilla maculata; Encarsia formosa; Eretmocerus californicus

hornworms [Manduca spp.]: bacteria

house fly: see flies

Howardula benigna: nematodes

Hyles euphorbiae (L.)

Hylobius transversovittatus Goeze: Galerucella spp.; Hylobius transversovittatus

Hymenoptera [wasps]: Cotesia glomerata; Encarsia formosa; Eretmocerus californicus; Muscidifurax raptors; Trissolcus basalis

Hypericum perforatum:: see klamath weed

hyperparasitism: Cotesia glomerata; Parasitoids Introduction; Trissolcus basalis

Hyphantria cunea: see fall webworm

I

imported cabbageworm [Pieris rapae (Linnaeus)]: Coleomegilla maculata; Cotesia glomerata; fungi; Podisus maculiventris; viruses

Indianmeal moth [Plodia interpunctella (Hübner)]: bacteria

interior plantscapes: fungi

irrigation systems: Galerucella spp.

J

Japanese beetle [Popillia japonica Newman]: bacteria; nematodes

K

klamath weed [Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus]: Weed Feeders Introduction

L

lacewings (see also green lacewings): Predators Introduction

lady beetles (ladybird beetles or lady bugs) [Coccinellidae]: Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; Hippodamia convergens; fungi; Lady Beetle Introduction

landscaping: bacteria; nematodes

leafhoppers [Cicadellidae]: Chrysoperla spp.; fungi

leafminers [Agromyzidae]: Chrysoperla spp.

leafy greens: see greens

Lebia grandis Hentz

leafy spurge [Euphorbia esula (L.)]: Aphthona abdominalis; Aphthona cyparissiae; Aphthona czwalinae; Aphthona flava; Aphthona lacertosa; Aphthona nigriscutis; Chamaesphecia hungarica; Hyles euphorbiae; Oberea erythrocephala; Spurgia esulae

legumes: Coccinella septempunctata; Trissolcus basalis

Leptinotarsa decemlineata: see Colorado potato beetle

Leveillula: Pathogens Introduction

locusts [Acrididae]: protozoa

loosestrife: see purple loosestrife or winged loosestrife

Lymantria dispar: see gypsy moth

Lythrum alatum: see winged loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria: see purple loosestrife

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