Laboratory of  Experimental Entomology and BioControl Theory Russia, 199034, St.-Petersburg, Zoological Institute. Phone: +7 (812) 714 0442; Fax: +7 (812) 714 0444; E-mail: sreznik@zin.ru

Introduction of the ragweed leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis F.
(Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) into Russia for biological control
of common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

Project conducted by S. Ya. Reznik since 1982 (till 1988 - in cooperation with O. V. Kovalev)

References
(those published in English are indicated by blue color)

Reznik S.Ya., Spasskaya I.A., Dolgovskaya M.Y., Volkovitsh M.G. and Zaitzev V.F. 2008. The ragweed leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis F. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Russia: current distribution, abundance, and implication for biological control of common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. In: Proc. of the XII Intern. Symp. On Biological Control of Weeds (eds. Julien M.H. et al.). CABI, Wallingford, UK (in press).

Reznik S.Ya.,  Volkovitsh M.G., Dolgovskaya M.Yu., Cristofaro M., 2004. Introduction of the ragweed leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) into Russia for biological control of common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae) as a model of biological invasion. Abstr. of Neobiota, 3^rd International Conference on Biological Invasions (Bern, Switzerland, 30 September - 1 October 2004). P. 111.

Reznik S.Ya. 2004.Introduction of ragweed leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) as a model of invasive process. Biological Invasions in Aquatic and Terrestrial ecosystems. KMK, Moscow-St.Petersburg. P. 340-346. 

Reznik S.Ya. 2000. What we learned from the failure of the ragweed leaf beetle in Russia. In: Spencer, N.R. (ed.). Proc. of the X Intern. Symp. on Biological Control of Weeds (4-14.07.1999, Montana, USA). pp. 195-196.

Reznik S.Ya. 1996. Classical biocontrol of weeds in crop rotation: a story of failure and prospects for success. Proc. IX Intern. Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds (Stellenbosch, South Africa). Ed. by V.C.Moran and J.H.Hoffman. P. 503-506.

Reznik S.Ya. 1996. The "Ambrosia - Zygogramma" host plant - phytophagous insect system. In: P.D.S.Caligari & D.J.N.Hind (eds.). Compositae: Biology and Utilization. Proc. of the Intern. Compositae Conference, Kew, 1994. Vol. 2. pp. 237-244.

Reznik S.Ya., Belokobyl'ski S.A. & Lobanov A.L. 1994. Weed and herbivorous insect population densities at the broad spatial scale: Ambrosia artemisiifolia and Zygogramma suturalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J. Appl. Entomol. 118: 1-9.

Reznik S.Ya. 1993. Influence of target plant density on herbivorous insect oviposition choice: Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae) and Zygogramma suturalis F. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology 3: 105-113.

Reznik S.Ya. 1993. Seasonal changes in ovipositional selectivity in the monophagous leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). European J. of Entomology 90: 295-301.

Reznik S.Ya. 1991. The effects of feeding damage in ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae) on populations of Zygogramma suturalis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Oecologia, 88: 204-210.

Reznik, S.Ya., Belokobyl'sky, S.A. & Lobanov, A.L. 1990. Effect of agroecosystem stability on the ragweed leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis population density. Zool. Zhurn. 69 (10), 54-59. (in Russian).

Reznik, S.Ya. 1989. Experimental study of factors determining intensity and selectivity of oviposition in Zygogramma suturalis. Zool. Zhurn. 68 (10), 19-32. (in Russian).

Reznik, S.Ya. 1989. Oviposition behavior of the ragweed leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis F. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute (Leningrad), 189, 24-44. (in Russian).

Reznik, S.Ya. 1989. Oviposition selectivity, population density and efficiency of the ragweed leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis F. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute (Leningrad), 189, 45-55. (in Russian).

Reznik, S.Ya. & Kovalev, O.V. 1989. Feeding behavior of adults of the ragweed leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis F. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute (Leningrad), 189, 45-55. (in Russian).

Reznik, S.Ya., Kovalev, O.V., Marjushkina V.Ya., Kalinin O.M., Iljina E.G. & Bart A.G. 1986. Distribution pattern of the ragweed leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis F. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in the zone of high population density. Entomol. Obozr. 65: 244-250. (in Russian).

Reznik, S.Ya. 1985. Factors of oviposition selectivity in Zygogramma suturalis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Zool. Zhurn. 64, 234-244. (in Russian).

Kovalev, O.V., Reznik, S.Ya. & Cherkashin, V.N. 1983. Specific features of methods of using Zygogramma (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in biological control of ragweeds (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., A. psilostachya D.C.). Entomol. Obozr. 62, 402-408. (in Russian).