Alliaria-petiolata

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• Mordellina ancilla

  Tumbling Little-maid Flower Beetle

  Mordellina ancilla is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the family Mordellidae. It is native to North America and has been documented as a stem-borer of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in Ontario, Canada, representing the first known host record for this species on this introduced plant. The beetle feeds on stem pith during late stages of the host plant's biennial life cycle and continues feeding on dead plant material.

  ColeopteraMordellidaestem-borergarlic-mustardAlliaria-petiolatabiological-controlOntarioinvasive-plantnative-insect