Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Summary 2
The spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) is a major agricultural pest insect of North America (see also cucumber beetle). In the adult form, it eats and damages leaves of many crops, including cucumbers, soybeans, cotton, beans, and many others. In the larval form, which is known as the southern corn rootworm, it tunnels through the roots of young plants, stunting or killing them. These native pests have a wide range of host plants, but will readily...
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) Austin Turner, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/29583913@N08/3618730668
- (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabrotica_undecimpunctata
