Talk:Rhizophagus grandis

A fact from Rhizophagus grandis appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 July 2017 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the predatory beetle Rhizophagus grandis was imported to the United States from Belgium in an attempt to control the black turpentine beetle?

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So, did it work?

I think it would be a good idea to include some info about how the bio-control efforts worked out. Or maybe the beetle is not acting like an invasive species, destroying the eco-systems? It would be nice to know more about this. RhinoMind (talk) 16:51, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I wanted to know that too, but I couldn't find out. It may be that the introduced beetle failed to thrive. If it had become established I would expect there to be more information available online, this was nearly thirty years ago after all. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:11, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]