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Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Southern Corn Rootworm
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)

 

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Diagnostics:

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Diabrotica undecimpunctata Adult - Live Image
Larvae - Live image
Diabrotica Identification Key
Diabrotica Pest Species
Distribution:
  • USA
Host Plants:
  • Arachis hypogea (groundnut), Avena sativa (oats), Citrullus vulgaris (watermelon), Cucumis melo (cantaloupe, honeydew melon), Cucumis sativus (cucumber), Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin), Glycine max (soybean), Hordeum vulgare (barley), Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato), Phaseolus vulgaris (bean), Secale cereale (rye), Sorghum, Zea mays (corn/ maize).
References:
  • Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. AMERICAN BEETLES. Volume 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. xiv + 861 pp.
  • Crop Protection Compendium, CABI, ISSN 1478-7040 (Online), ISSN 1365-9065 (CD-ROM)
  • Gergerich RC, Scott HA, Fulton JP, 1986. Evaluations of Diabrotica beetles as vectors of plant viruses. In: Krysan JL, Miller TA, eds. Methods for the Study of Pest Diabrotica. New York, New York, USA: Springer-Verlag, 227-249.
  • Jacoby M, 1887. Biologia Centrali-Americana, Insecta, Coleoptera, Galerucidae, 6(1):497-584.
  • Krysan J, 1986. Introduction: Biology, distribution, and identification of pest Diabrotica. In: Krysan JL, Miller TA, eds. Methods for the Study of Pest Diabrotica. New York, USA: Springer-Verlag, 1-24.
  • Lawson FA, 1991. Chrysomelidae. In: Stehr FW, ed. Immature Insects Vol. 2. Dubuque, Iowa, USA: Kendall/Hunt, 568-585.
  • LeConte JL, 1865. On the species of Galeruca and allied genera inhabiting North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia, 17:204-222.
  • Smith RF, Lawrence JF, 1967. Clarification of the status of the type specimens of Diabroticites (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae). University of California Publications in Entomology, Vol. 45. Berkeley and Los Angeles, USA: University of California Press.
  • Wilcox JA, 1965. A synopsis of the North American Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Bulletin of the New York State Museum Survey, 400:1-226.
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