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Diabrotica undecimpunctata, the spotted cucumber beetle or southern corn rootworm, is a species of cucumber beetle that is native to North America. The species can be a major agricultural pest insect in North America. Spotted cucumber beetles cause damage to crops in the larval and adult stages of their life cycle.
Diabrotica undecimpunctata Mannerheim, 1843 - spotted cucumber beetle, southern corn rootworm, western cucumber beetle, western spotted cucumber beetle; Diabrotica underwoodi Bowditch, 1911; Diabrotica unipunctata Jacoby, 1882; Diabrotica univittata Jacoby, 1899; Diabrotica utingae Marques, 1941; Diabrotica vagrans Baly, 1889; Diabrotica ...
Spotted cucumber beetle, northern corn rootworm beetle, and western corn rootworm beetle Western corn rootworm. Cucumber beetle is a common name given to members of two genera of beetles, Diabrotica and Acalymma, both in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] The adults can be found on cucurbits such as cucumbers and a variety of other plants.
It includes two subspecies, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (the western corn rootworm) and Diabrotica virgifera zeae (the Mexican corn rootworm). [2]
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Diabrotica barberi, the northern corn rootworm, is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Adults feed on corn, and, when corn is unavailable, goldenrod pollen.
The MSU Enviroweather station located at Applewood Orchards south of Deerfield has recorded 1117.7 grow degree day (heat units [base 50ºF]) since April 1, compared to 847 GDD last year and a five ...
More than 80 farms in the U.S. and Canada have teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to create “Peanuts”-themed mazes to celebrate the beloved strip's 75th birthday this summer and fall. “All of ...