Potential for Water Savings by Defoliation of Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) by Saltcedar Beetles (Diorhabda carinulata) in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Pamela L Nagler1, Uyen Nguyen2, Heather L. Bateman3, Chris Jarchow4, Charles van Riper III1, William Waugh5 and Edward Glenn2, (1)USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Tucson, AZ, United States, (2)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, (3)Arizona State University, College of Letters and Sciences, Tempe, AZ, United States, (4)University of Arizona, Biosystems Engineering, Tucson, AZ, United States, (5)Navarro Research and Engineering, Grand Junction, CO, United States