Agonopterix alstroemeriana with the dry weight of the leaf. However, oviposition was not correlated positively with the concentration of alkaloids in the poison hemlock, which varies widely among individual plants. Therefore, it is difficult to predict whether increased alkaloids in the plant would increase or decrease the use of the hemlock moth as a biological control. The effects that the alkaloids in "Conium maculatum" cause on the moth, both physiologically and behaviorally, are relatively unknown. Persons interested in the biological control capabilities of "A. alstroemeriana" see behavioral dependency on the host plant as an asset when using this moth as a biological
Beta (plant) with the highest economical value in the order Caryophyllales. Therefore, the members of "Beta" and the related genus "Patellifolia" are interesting as Crop wild relatives. Beta (plant) Beta is a genus in the flowering plant family Amaranthaceae. The best known member is the common beet, "Beta vulgaris", but several other species are recognised. Almost all have common names containing the word "beet". Wild "Beta" species can be found throughout the Atlantic coast of Europe, the Mediterranean coastline, the Near East, and parts of Asia including India. This genus consists of annual, biennial, or perennial species, often with fleshy, thickened roots.