Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Salsola tragus (Russian Thistle) [Chenopodiaceae]
(A scientific synonym of this plant is Salsola kali. Observations are from Campbell et al., Clark et al., Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Erynephala puncticollis Clk2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Lygaeidae: Nysius spp. (False Chinch Bugs) Crw2004
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Dissosteira carolina (Carolina Grasshopper) [preferred host plant] Wy1994, Melanoplus foedus (Striped Sand Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus packardii (Packard's Grasshopper) Cmp1974