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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 514 No. 514 |

Agriotes ustulatus
Agriotes ustulatus (Agriotes ustulatus) – species of family “Click Beetles“

Agriotes ustulatus, commonly known as western click beetle, is a species from the family Elateridae that is widely distributed in central and southern Europe. The larvae (wireworms) are regarded as agricultural pests of maize and other crops like sugar beet, sunflower, wheat or potatoes. In maize, mainly the germinating seeds are attacked, but in other crops the roots of seedlings are damaged. The adult beetles do not damage crops and feed mainly on the flowers of...

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„Agriotes ustulatus“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily

Agriotes ustulatus

No. 514 |

Agriotes ustulatus

Agriotes ustulatus, commonly known as western click beetle, is a species from the family Elateridae that is widely distributed in central and southern Europe. The larvae (wireworms) are regarded as agricultural pests of maize and other crops like sugar beet, sunflower, wheat or potatoes. In maize, mainly the germinating seeds are attacked, but in other crops the roots of seedlings are damaged. The adult beetles do not damage crops and feed mainly on the flowers of...