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.

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.

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