Learn About Whitehall Bio Control: 6/12/2024

A weed is any plant that grows where you don't want it to grow. A noxious weed is a plant that causes environmental and/or economic damage.

The Whitehall Project has now made six releases of the whitetop (hoary cress) flower galling mite (Aceria drabae) in the Whitehall Area. We are excited about the future potential of this bioagent. Time will tell...

Our next insect available in small numbers is the yellow toadflax stem boring weevil (Mecinus janthinus). Yellow toadflax (butter and eggs) is an herbaceous perennial with vertical and horizontal creeping roots. The whole patch of this Montana s...