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The Galerucella beetle was introduced to control purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). Here you can see that the larvae have been hard at work. There are few loosestrife plants at the garden, thanks in part to these beetles. The beetle larva here is on the left side of the leaf. The other critter is a very small sawfly larva.