Plants
Daucus carota
EOL Text
"Karnataka: All districts Tamil Nadu: Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem, Theni"
Daucus carota (Wild Carrot) introduced
(observations are from Krombein et al., MacRae, Lisberg & Young, Smith et al., and Grundel et al. as indicated below; information is limited to bees and beetles; insect activity is mostly unspecified)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocallis (Smh); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades leavitti (Smh)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus ligatus (Gnd), Halictus rubicundus (Smh), Lasioiglossum anomalum (Gnd), Lasioglossum imitatum fq (Smh), Lasioglossum tegulare fq (Smh), Lasioglossum versatum (Gnd); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes sp. sn (Smh); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes nudus (Kr); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis fq (Smh), Hylaeus mesillae (Kr, Smh), Hylaeus modestus modestus (Kr, Smh); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena hippotes (Kr), Andrena melanochroa (Smh), Andrena virginiana (Kr)
Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera tubulus (McR), Anthaxia flavimana (McR); Mordellidae: Hoshihananomia octopunctata (LY), Mordella marginata (LY), Mordella melaena (LY), Mordellistena badia (LY), Mordellochroa scapularis (LY)
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The fruit of Daucus carota were used for medicine (“hu luo bo”) and oil.
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Anhui, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang [N Africa, SW Asia, Europe; cultivated and adventive worldwide in temperate regions].
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The nectar of the flowers attracts many kinds of insects, especially flies and wasps, including parasitoid Gasteruption spp. (Wild Carrot Wasps). The foliage is eaten by the caterpillars of the butterfly Papilio polyxenes asterias (Black Swallowtail). The burry fruits can be spread by birds and mammals by clinging to their feathers or fur. It has also been shown that the seeds can pass through the digestive tracts of livestock and remain viable, which provides another method of distribution. Although the foliage and flowers are not preferred as a source of food for mammalian herbivores, it is eaten occasionally by rabbits, deer, and cattle. With the exception of the Ring-Necked Pheasant, most birds don't use the seeds as a food source. Blue Jays have been known to use the foliage of Wild Carrot in the construction of their nests. This practice appears to be beneficial, as it reduces the number of nest lice and other parasites, producing healthier hatchlings with a higher survival rate. Apparently, the foliage of Wild Carrot contains an insecticide or insect repellant.
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Daucus carota is considered a problematic weed in much of its range (at least where it is not native). One subspecies, the domesticated D. carota sativus, is an important vegetable cultivated worldwide and is an excellent source of vitamin A precursor.
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Daucus carota is occurring in Anhui, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang of China, N Africa, SW Asia, Europe; cultivated and adventive worldwide in temperate regions.
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Foodplant / spinner
caterpillar of Cacoecimorpha pronubana spins live leaf of Daucus carota
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / feeds on
Calosirus terminatus feeds on Daucus carota
Foodplant / pathogen
Carrot Mottle virus (CMoV) infects and damages twisted leaf (petiole) of Daucus carota
Foodplant / pathogen
Carrot Red Leaf virus (CtRLV) infects and damages twisted leaf (petiole) of Daucus carota
Foodplant / sap sucker
Cavariella aegopodii sucks sap of live leaf of Daucus carota
Remarks: season: 5-summer
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Chamaepsila rosae feeds within live root of Daucus carota
Foodplant / pathogen
Ditylenchus dipsaci infects and damages live, swollen, split leaf base of Daucus carota
Foodplant / sap sucker
Dysaphis crataegi sucks sap of live root of Daucus carota
Remarks: season: summer
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / parasite
cleistothecium of Erysiphe heraclei parasitises live Daucus carota
Foodplant / miner
larva of Euleia heraclei mines live leaf of Daucus carota
Foodplant / saprobe
Heteropatella anamorph of Heterosphaeria patella is saprobic on dead stem of Daucus carota
Remarks: season: -9
Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Hypera pastinacae grazes on flower of Daucus carota
Foodplant / open feeder
Hypera pollux grazes on leaf of Daucus carota
Foodplant / saprobe
Itersonilia perplexans is saprobic on decayed, dead root of Daucus carota
Foodplant / pathogen
amphigenous colony of Mycocentrospora anamorph of Mycocentrospora acerina infects and damages live leaf of Daucus carota
Remarks: captive: in captivity, culture, or experimentally induced
Foodplant / parasite
underground tuber of Orobanche minor var. maritima parasitises root of Daucus carota
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / miner
larva of Phytomyza chaerophylli mines leaf of Daucus carota
Other: minor host/prey
Foodplant / pathogen
colony of Thielaviopsis dematiaceous anamorph of Thielaviopsis basicola infects and damages root of Daucus carota
Foodplant / parasite
Xanthomonas hortorum pv. carotae parasitises live leaf of Daucus carota
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Stewardship Overview: Daucus carota is not usually a high-priority for management, but it can be persistent or require active management on heavy soils with a good clay content. Control is achieved by hand-pulling or mowing close to the ground before seed set. On lighter sandy soils it may persist for a few years on recovering prairies but tends to decline on its own as the native grasses and forbs become established.
Species Impact: Daucus carota invades open waste ground, competing for resources with native grasses and forbs. It is a threat to recovering grasslands and prairies where it occurs because it matures faster and grows larger than many native species. It tends to come up once prescribed burning is begun on a prairie restoration site and can be persistent on soils with a good clay content.
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V, RM, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, Isla de Pascua
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