Bog Turtle Habitat Management & Restoration Slide 18a

A beetle, Galarucella pusilla, which is a natural grazer of purple loosestrife, has been released at 17 bog turtle sites since 1998. Here NJ Dept. of Agriculture entomologists release biocontrol beetles at a Sussex County bog turtle habitat.

Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife
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A beetle, Galarucella pusilla, which is a natural grazer of purple loosestrife, has been released at 17 bog turtle sites since 1998. Here NJ Dept. of Agriculture entomologists release biocontrol beetles at a Sussex County bog turtle habitat.