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Wireworms are soil dwellers and are notorious agricultural pests that can cause significant damage to a variety of crops. These larvae primarily feed on the seeds, roots, and underground stems of plants.
Wireworms are the larvae of several species of click beetles (Family Elateridae). These beetles flip into the air with an audible click when turned on their backs.
Here’s how to get rid of wireworms using proven, natural and organic techniques. Common in home gardens across North America, wireworms (up to 1-1/2 inch long) are tough slender worms with shiny skin and three pairs of legs just behind their head.
Wireworms are a global pest found in numerous countries worldwide. They can be particularly problematic in regions with high soil moisture and organic matter, such as those used for irrigated crop production.
Wireworms are thin, shiny, jointed yellow to reddish-brown, worm-like larvae. They range in length from ¼ – 1½-inches and are approximately 1/8-inch wide. Different species are distinguished by the ornamentation on the last segment of their bodies.
Wireworms are the larvae of click beetles, which are insects in the Elateridae family that get their name from the clicking sound they make when trying to flip themselves over. These larvae are long and narrow, with a hard shell around their bodies.
Several species of wireworms, all quite similar in appearance, attack the roots of many crops. The name wireworm aptly describes these insects (Fig. 1). When young they are cream colored, about 1/4 inch long, and less than 1/16 inch in diameter; when mature they are 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches long and about 1/8 inch in diameter.
Wireworms are the larvae of click beetles; their feeding can destroy corn seeds before they germinate, deform the roots of beets and carrots, and damage potato tubers.
Wireworms are the soil-dwelling larval form of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Click beetles get their name from the sharp “click” noise they produce when they flip into the air (a defensive mechanism and a means of righting themselves when turned onto their back).
Wireworms are the larvae of several species of click beetles (Family Elateridae). These beetles flip into the air with an audible click when turned on their backs.