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A related species, the Northern corn rootworm, D. barberi, co-inhabits in much of the range and is fairly similar in biology. Two other subspecies of D. virgifera are described, including the Mexican corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera zeae), a significant pest in its own right, attacking corn in that country.
It includes two subspecies, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (the western corn rootworm) and Diabrotica virgifera zeae (the Mexican corn rootworm). [2]
Diabrotica virgifera LeConte, 1858 - Mexican corn rootworm, western corn rootworm; Diabrotica viridana Baly, 1886; Diabrotica viridans (Baly, 1889) Diabrotica viridicollis Jacoby, 1887; Diabrotica viridifasciata Jacoby, 1887; Diabrotica viridilimbata Baly, 1879; Diabrotica viridimaculata Jacoby, 1878; Diabrotica viridipustulata Baly, 1886
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 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. [4]
The United States has denied a request by Mexico to jointly conduct scientific research on the health impact of genetically-modified corn, a Mexican government official said, a sign the two sides ...
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