Leafy Spurge Resources

Identification

CDA Leafy Spurge Fact Sheet
— Information Sheet from the Colorado Department of Agriculture

Scientific Overviews (Biology, Taxonomy and Control)

Leafy Spurge
— Nowierski and Pemberton. 2002. Excerpted from Van Driesche, R., et al., Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States, USDA Forest Service Publication FHTET-2002-04.
Leafy, oblong and carnation spurge
— Excerpted from DiTomosato, et al. 2013. Weed Control in Natural Areas in the Western United States, Berkeley: University of California Weed Research & Information Center.
Leafy Spurge: Biology, Ecology and Management
— Goodwin, et al. Montana State University Bulletin, 2001.
Plant Guide for Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula)
— St. John and Tilley. 2014. USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Plant Materials Center. Aberdeen, Idaho 83210

Biological Control

Biology and Biological Control of Leafy Spurge
— Bourchier, et al. 2006. USDA Forest Service Publication FHTET-2005-07.
Leafy Spurge Control Using Flea Beetles (Aphthona spp.)
— Lym. 2013. North Dakota State University Extension Service.
A Barrage of Beetles: Controlling Leafy Spurge Through Beetle Inundation
— Science Findings 146, September 2012. Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service.
Flea Beetles Are a Strong Weapon in the Ongoing Battle Against Leafy Spurge
— Beef Insider, March 2018.
Inundative Release of Aphthona spp. Flea Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) as a Biological "Herbicide" on Leafy Spurge in Riparian Areas
— Progar, et al. 2010. Journal of Economic Entomology 103(2): 242–248.

YRLSP-Sponsored Research

Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) seed production, germination, and vegetative propagule potential in a riparian ecosystem.
— Kuhns. Masters Thesis Defense Seminar (video), April 9, 2021.

Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) seed production, germination, and vegetative propagule potential in a riparian ecosystem.

— Kuhns. Masters Thesis, August 2021.

Multispectral satellite remote sensing and predictive modeling for mapping of presence and invasion risk of leafy spurge in northwestern Colorado.

— Mattilio. PhD Dissertation (chapter 3), November 2021.

Remote mapping of leafy spurge in the Yampa River Basin.

— Mattilio. PowerPoint presentation, August 2021.

YRLSP Documents

Landowner Access Permission Form
Yampa River Leafy Spurge Project Brochure
YRLSP Biological Control Species ID Guide
YRLSP Biological Control Monitoring Protocol Instructions
YRLSP Biological Control Monitoring Data Sheet