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Fortunately, this thistle is a biennial and can be managed more easily than Canada thistle. The biological control imported to control this plant has been found in native thistles as well. Please visit Wikipedia and iNaturalist for additional information.
Euphoria inda, or Flower Bumble Beetle, is frequently found in Musk Thistle flowers. It does not limit itself to thistles, however, as I found one in a Ragweed pant recently. They are aptly named, and also the cutest of beetles.
Euphoria embedded in a thistle flower.