For further information in the US contact:
 
 
Dr. Bernd Blossey                             Luke Skinner
Biological Control of Non-Indigenous          Coordinator, Purple Loosestrife Program
Plant Species Program                         Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources       or      DNR Building, Box 25
Fernow Hall, Cornell University               500 Lafayette Road
Ithaca, NY 14853                              St. Paul, MN 55155-4025
phone: (607) 255-5314                         phone: (612) 297-3763
fax: (607) 255-0349                           fax: (612) 296-1811
e-mail: bb22@cornell.edu                      e-mail: luke.skinner@dnr.state.mn.us
 
For further information in Canada contact:
 
Rodney Penner                                 James Corrigan or Donna MacKenzie
Habitat Education Coordinator                 Biological Control Laboratory
Coordinator, Canada                           Department of Environmental Biology
City of Winnipeg,                             University of Guelph
Naturalist Services Branch                    Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1   
5006 Roblin Blvd.                    or       phone: (519)824-4120, Ext. 3946
Winnipeg, MB R3R 0G7                          fax: (519) 837-0442
tel: (204) 986-3166                           e-mail: dmackenz@uoguelph.ca
fax: (204) 986-7236                                                 
email: rodneypenner@winnipeg.ca                     
 
Further information:
 
http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/bcontrol/weeds.htm
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/weedfeeders/wdfdrintro.html
http://www.ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/pls/index.html
 
Cornell Media Services has produced a Video entitled "Restoring the Balance; Biological
Control of Purple Loosestrife." The 25 minute video reviews the history of the purple
loosestrife invasion and its ecological impact, defines the concept of biological control,
describes management practices and reasons for biological control, discusses mass rearing
techniques for biocontrol insects and highlights the importance of restoring a more natural
balance in North American wetland plant communities.  The video can be ordered from
Cornell Media Services (607-255-2090) for $27.95.

The Resource Center
Cornell Cooperative Extension
PO Box 3884
Ithaca, NY  
14852-3884
Phone 607-255-2080
secure online 
ordering:http://www.cce.cornell.edu/store/customer/product.php?productid=16396&cat=&page=1
 
Copyright 1997 Cornell University
 
Data and pictures were provided by: The Ontario Biological Control Program against Purple
Loosestrife, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph.
Photos were provided by Celia Medina and Greville Bowles (1994), Don Hamilton (1995),
Gary Eden and Donna MacKenzie (1996).
 

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