Agriotes ustulatus
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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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Arthropods Insects Beetles Click Beetles Agriotes ustulatus belted click beetle chequered click beetle common brown click beetle Hemicrepidius niger Lanorus punctatus Mottled dingy-brown click beetle
Arthropods Insects Beetles Click Beetles Agriotes ustulatus belted click beetle chequered click beetle common brown click beetle Hemicrepidius niger Lanorus punctatus Mottled dingy-brown click beetle

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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...