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Gastrophysa viridula (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and biocontrol of Rumex - a review

open access: yesPlant, Soil and Environment, 2004
Gastrophysa viridula (DeGeer) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is an oligophagous herbivore which prefers consuming leaves of dock (Rumex spp.) species. Because of its feeding specialization this leaf beetle species is considered a potential biocontrol agent ...
Z. Martinková, A. Honěk
doaj   +1 more source

Curculionidae and Chrysomelidae Found in Aquatic Habitats in Wisconsin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
(excerpt) We became interested in aquatic weevils (Curculionidae) and leaf beetles (Chryso- melidae) during the Aquatic Entomology Course at the University of Wisconsin, in the spring of 1971. Many collections, taken from a variety of aquatic habitats in
Bayer, Lutz J, Brockmann, H. Jane
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Taxonomical revision of the Longitarsus capensis species-group: An example of Mediterranean-southern African disjunct distributions (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2008
Southern-African Longitarsus capensis species-group, which is closely related to the Mediterranean anchusae species-group is revised. L. capensis species-group includes 15 species, 8 of which are new to science: Longitarsus capensis Baly, 1877, L ...
Maurizio BIONDI, Paola D'ALESSANDRO
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Selecting Cereal Leaf Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Males by Age and Feeding Behavior on Nondiapause Progeny [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In a nondiapause culture of cereal leaf beetles, Oulema melanopus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), females ovipositing within 20 days after emergence were considered nondiapause.
Hoxie, R. P, Wellso, S. G
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A model species for agricultural pest genomics: the genome of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2017
The Colorado potato beetle is one of the most challenging agricultural pests to manage. It has shown a spectacular ability to adapt to a variety of solanaceaeous plants and variable climates during its global invasion, and, notably, to rapidly evolve ...
Sean D. Schoville   +58 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Influence of Plant Dispersion on Movement Patterns of the Colorado Potato Beetle, \u3ci\u3eLeptinotarsa Decemlineata\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The influence of plant dispersion on movements of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), was studied with mark-recapture techniques.
Bach, Catherine E
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The role of temperature and photoperiod in diapause induction in the brassica leaf beetle, Phaedon brassicae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2007
The brassica leaf beetle, Phaedon brassicae Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), one of the pests infesting cruciferous vegetables in China and Japan, is a multivoltine species that oversummers and overwinters as an adult.
Xiao-Ping WANG   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pupal and Adult Parameters as Potential Indicators of Cottonwood Leaf Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Fecundity and Longevity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Cottonwood leaf beetle, Chrysomela scripta, pupae from a laboratory colony were weighed and monitored through adult emergence, oviposition, and mortality to determine if correlations existed between various pupal or adult parameters and fecundity or ...
Coyle, David R   +2 more
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Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Arginine kinase cloning and RNAi-based pest control

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2008
Insect pests cause billions of dollars in crop losses and there is the ever-present threat of insecticide resistance, pesticide pollution of food and environmental damage. New ways of controlling insect pests are urgently needed.
Yiying ZHAO   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leaf Beetles of the Cayman Islands (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Data are presented for 29 chrysomelid species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) occurring in the Cayman Islands, West Indies, 26 of these not having been reported from these islands previously.
Belo Neto, Luiz A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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