The following collection of photographs document the natural enemies of Miconia found by Burkhart in Central and South America. All photographs were taken by Robert Burkhart, Lystra Burkhart or Walter Nagamine. Exploratory entomologist in Miconia calvescens tree sawing branches for examination. Overview of a good Miconia calvescens collecting site in upper left corner. Was a bushy pasture next to a forest.
Plants usually grow at edge of forest.
Exploratory entomologist wading stream to reach Miconia calvescens collection area. Along streams in forested areas were good collecting sites. Miconia calvescens tree with heavy leaf damage. Miconia calvescens with major feeding damage from unknown agent. Also with possible leaf spot disease fungus Cocostroma myconae.