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Ugandaltica gen. n., a tiny flea beetle from the forest canopy in Central Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2018
In this contribution, Ugandaltica wagneri gen. n. and sp. n., collected from the canopies in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, is described. Similarities and affinities with other small-sized and convex-shaped flea beetle genera, occurring in the Afrotropical ...
Paola D’Alessandro, Maurizio Biondi
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Ecological Profile of the Flea Beetle Genus Calotheca Heyden in South Africa (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) [PDF]

Insects
In this work, the 25 species of the flea beetle genus Calotheca Heyden recorded for South Africa are considered. Starting from the updated species distribution and the topographic, temperature, and precipitation variables, as well as the vegetation types
Maurizio Biondi, Mattia Iannella, Paola D’Alessandro   +2 more
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The genome sequence of the flea beetle, Crepidodera aurea (Geoffrey, 1785) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]

Wellcome Open Research
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Crepidodera aurea (flea beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae). The genome sequence is 509.0 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 10 chromosomal pseudomolecules,
Mark G. Telfer, Hermione Blomfield-Smith
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PREVALENCE ON THE INFESTATION OF FLEA BEETLE (Phyllotreta nigripes) AGAINST DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF MUNGBEAN [PDF]

Acta Scientifica Malaysia, 2021
Mungbean is one of the important pulse crops in Bangladesh. More than 12 species of insect pests infest mungbean, among them flea beetle cause significant yield loss due to attack from seedling to vegetative stages.
Kazi Nazrul Islam, Md. Mohasin Hussain Khan, Md. Mahbubul Islam, Mohammad Mahir Uddin, Md. Abdul Latif   +4 more
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The jumping mechanism of flea beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticini), its application to bionics and preliminary design for a robotic jumping leg [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2020
Flea beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) are a hyperdiverse group of organisms with approximately 9900 species worldwide. In addition to walking as most insects do, nearly all the species of flea beetles have an ability to jump and
Yongying Ruan, Alexander S. Konstantinov, Guanya Shi, Yi Tao, You Li, Andrew J. Johnson, Xiaozhu Luo, Xinying Zhang, Mengna Zhang, Jianing Wu, Wenzhu Li, Siqin Ge, Xingke Yang   +12 more
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Sugar transporters enable a leaf beetle to accumulate plant defense compounds

Nature Communications, 2021
The herbivorous horseradish flea beetle sequesters plant toxins to defend against predators. Here the authors identify glucosinolate transporters expressed in the beetle Malpighian tubules and provide evidence that these reabsorb glucosinolates from the ...
Zhi-Ling Yang, Hussam Hassan Nour-Eldin, Sabine Hänniger, Michael Reichelt, Christoph Crocoll, Fabian Seitz, Heiko Vogel, Franziska Beran   +7 more
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Flea Beetle Control, 1996 [PDF]

Arthropod Management Tests, 1997
Abstract Materials were applied on 6 Jun to 20 by 20 ft plots in a bearing blueberry field at Jonesport, Maine. There were 3 replications of each treatment and a minimum 5-ft untreated buffer strip around each plot. Treatments were blocked according to prespray population levels.
J. A. Collins, F. A. Drummond
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Comparative Efficacy of Common Active Ingredients in Organic Insecticides Against Difficult to Control Insect Pests

Insects, 2020
There exists a lack of control efficacy information to enable decision-making about which organic insecticide product works best for a given insect pest.
Galen P. Dively, Terrence Patton, Lindsay Barranco, Kelly Kulhanek   +3 more
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Flea Beetle Control in Canola, 1994A [PDF]

Arthropod Management Tests, 1995
Abstract Plots were planted 6 May near Pomeroy, WA, at a rate of 6 lb/acre in rows 7 inches apart. Plots were 20 × 2 ft, replicated 4 times with a RCBD, and were situated with replicates perpendicular to a grass field. Precounts (PrCt) of plant stand per 6.6 ft row, and damage on 20 randomly selected plants on a scale of 0 to 6, with 0 =
D. E. Bragg, D. Mayer
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A second species of Orisaltata Prathapan et Konstantinov, 2006 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) [PDF]

Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2009
A second species of the flea beetle genus Orisaltata Prathapan et Konstantinov, 2006 (O. medvedevi sp. n.) from south India is described and illustrated with comparative notes and host plant: Thottea barberi (Aristolochiaceae)
K.D. Prathapan , A.S. Konstantinov
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