Document Type
Peer-Review Article
Abstract
The striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma vittata (Fabricius) and the western corn rootworm, Diahrotica virgifera LeConte, are of economic importance and utilize cucurbits, but to a different extent. A. vittata is a specialist on cucurbits during all stages of its life cycle, whereas D. virgifera feeds on cucurbits only as an adult. Much is known about the life history, feeding preferences, and control of each of these species (A. vittata: Gould, 1944, 1962; Harcourt and Cass, 1955; Wiseman, Hall, and Painter, 1962; D. virgifera: Chiang, 1973; Ludwig, 1975). However, no study has looked at possible interactions such as competition between the two species when they utilize the same host plants as adults and whether such interactions might influence their distribution and subsequent damage to various cucurbits.
Recommended Citation
Bach, Catherine E.
1977.
"Distribution Of Acalymma Vittata And Diabrotica Virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) On Cucurbits,"
The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 10
(3)
: 123-125
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.2593
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol10/iss3/6