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Trichosirocalus horridus

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Wikipedia Abstract

Trichosirocalus horridus is a species of true weevil, native to Europe. It is a biological pest control agent that was introduced into the United States in 1974 to control exotic thistles, especially in the Cirsium and Carduus genera.
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Prey / Diet

Carduus crispus (curly plumeless thistle)[1]
Carduus macrocephalus[1]
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)[1]
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle)[1]
Onopordum acanthium (Cotton Thistle)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0