Aphalara itadori information

Aphalara itadori
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aphalaridae
Genus:	Aphalara
Species:	A. itadori
Binomial name
	Aphalara itadori; (Shinji, 1938)
Synonyms
	Psylla itadori Shinji, 1938;

Aphalara itadori, the Japanese knotweed psyllid, is a species of psyllid from Japan which feeds on Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica).

The UK Government licensed the use of this species as a biological control to counter the spread of Japanese knotweed in England; this was the first time that biological control of a weed was sanctioned in the European Union.^[2]

^ Richard H. Shaw; Sarah Bryner; Rob Tanner (2009). "The life history and host range of the Japanese knotweed psyllid, Aphalara itadori Shinji: Potentially the first classical biological weed control agent for the European Union". Biological Control. 49 (2): 105–113. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.01.016.
^ Rebecca Morelle (March 9, 2010). "Insect that fights Japanese knotweed to be released". BBC News.

[Shaw-1] Richard H. Shaw; Sarah Bryner; Rob Tanner (2009). "The life history and host range of the Japanese knotweed psyllid, Aphalara itadori Shinji: Potentially the first classical biological weed control agent for the European Union". Biological Control. 49 (2): 105–113. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.01.016.

[2] Rebecca Morelle (March 9, 2010). "Insect that fights Japanese knotweed to be released". BBC News.