Parthenium Biological Control Agents

Bucculatrix parthenica (leaf mining moth)

	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