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D. virgifera virgifera Identification Key
D. virgifera virgifera Distribution in Europe
Distribution in the USA
D. virgifera virgifera Pest Status and Live Images
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Distribution: |
- United States, Canada (limited distribution), Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua.
Southern and Middle Europe (Italy, Slovakia, Czech republic, Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Rumania, Hungary, Austria, France, Belgium, Netherland, UK, Switzerland, Ukraina).
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Host plants: |
- Primary host: maize (corn)
- Secondary hosts: soybean, sunflower, wheat, barley, millet
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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.
- Krysan JL, Smith RF, 1987. Systematics of the virgifera species group of Diabrotica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Entomography, 5:375-484
- Krysan et al. 1980. A new subspecies of Diabrotica virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): description, distribution, and sexual compatibility. Annls ent. Soc. Amer. 73:123-130.
- Wilcox, J.A. 1965. A synopsis of the North American Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) N.Y State MusSci.Ser. Bull. no. 400:i-v +226 pp.
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Contacts: |
Exotic Plant Pest Hotline Phone No.: 1800 084 881 |
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Acknowledgments: |
Dr Andras Bozsik, Associate Professor, Department of Crop Protection, University of Debrecen, Hungary |
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