Description of three new species of Benedictus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from China, with comments on their biology and modified ethanol traps for collecting flea beetles [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 The diversity and biology of the moss and leaf litter-inhabiting flea beetles are still poorly known. In this study, three new species of Benedictus are described from China: Benedictus fuanensis Ruan & Konstantinov, sp.
Yongying Ruan +5 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 +12 more
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Moss-inhabiting flea beetles in the Philippines (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 The Philippine islands are one of the key biodiversity hotspots in the Indo-Pacific area. Knowledge of moss-inhabiting flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae), a diverse and ecologically and morphologically enigmatic group in the Philippines ...
Albert F. Damaška +2 more
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Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 2022 After the ban on treating oilseed rape seeds with neonicotinoids in European Union, cabbage stem flea beetles (Psylliodes chrysocephala Linnaeus, 1758) again became one of its main pests.
T. Hovorka
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Flea Beetles of the Genus Altica: Altica spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
EDIS, 2019 Flea beetles are in the largest subfamily (Alticinae) of the family Chrysomelidae, or leaf beetles (Furth 1988). The name Altica is derived from the Greek word haltikos, which translates to good jumper.
Elenor F. Phillips +1 more
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Insects, 2020 Brassicaceous leafy greens are an important crop for small growers but are difficult to produce due to damage by flea beetles. Flea beetles are problematic for growers as they chew many small holes through leaves rendering produce unmarketable. We tested
Robert Brockman +8 more
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Insect Management for Sweet Potatoes
EDIS, 2021 Sweet potatoes, both orange- and white-fleshed varieties, are widely grown in Florida. Foliar pests, leafminers, whiteflies and armyworms, are generally not difficult to manage; in fact insecticides should be avoided to conserve their natural enemies ...
Xavier Martini, S. E. Webb
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Species of the genus Psylliodes Latreille (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) in the Canola fields of Guilan province with a new record for the Iranian fauna [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2021 Flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) are important pests of Canola, which the adult feedings on cotyledon cause severe damage to the crop. In this paper, Psylliodes Latreille species collected by sticky or pan traps during 2018–2020 from
Sayeh Serri +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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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 +3 more
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