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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.
Crop rotation is a consistent and economical means of controlling rootworms the season following an outbreak in corn-growing areas where rootworm beetles primarily lay eggs in corn. As a way to reduce rootworm densities, it is more effective than insecticides. [2] Corn rootworm larvae must feed on corn roots to develop and mature properly.
It includes two subspecies, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (the western corn rootworm) and Diabrotica virgifera zeae (the Mexican corn rootworm). [2]
Diabrotica barberi R. Smith & Lawrence, 1967 - northern corn rootworm Diabrotica barclayi Derunkov, Rocha Prado, Tishechkin & Konstantinov, 2015 Diabrotica balteata LeConte, 1865 - banded cucumber beetle
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However, Western corn rootworm adults are longer than striped cucumber beetle adults. Whereas the length of the adult striped cucumber beetle is around 5.25 mm, the length of the western corn rootworm is around 6.3 mm. [3] Furthermore, the black stripes of western corn rootworm adults do not fully span across the entire elytra, but begin to ...
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