Update

Bismarck  (CSi) North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says, Field Days have been scheduled at a number of  North Dakota sites, to collect and redistribute flea beetles that eat leafy spurge.

Those  interested in acquiring the flea beetles to release on their own property can collect them from established populations at the field day sites.

Goehring says, “Leafy spurge continues to be one of North Dakota’s most difficult-to-control noxious weeds.  Using the flea beetles for biological control, as part of an integrated pest management plan, has proven to be an effective tool in combating leafy spurge infestations.” In Stutsman County, field days are at 10 a.m. Monday, July 8, Tuesday, July 9, and Wednesday, July 10, at the Stutsman County Weed Board shop at 1508 4th St. NW, Jamestown.

Those attending are asked to help collect the beetles and to bring a sweep net and a cooler with ice packs to transport the flea beetles.

Other planned days will be Wednesday, June 26 in Billings & Stark Counties. Other counties include Grant, Benson, and Morton at dates and times TBD.