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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Elateridae"”.

  1. Ecology and management of wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in conventional and organic production systems

    Nikoukar, AtoosaVirginia Tech2024

    … larval stage of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), generalist herbivores that feed on a wide range of crops and cause serious damage. Wireworm management is challenging due to their long life cycle, subterranean habitat, wide range of host plants, and lack of effective chemical approach …

    vt Repository record

  2. Evaluating Entomopathogens for Control of <i>Melanotus communis</i> (Coleoptera: Elateridae), in Virginia

    Pagani, Mika KarliVirginia Tech2025

    … larval stage of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) and are recognized as economically significant pests affecting root and tuber crops throughout the United States. In the Mid-Atlantic region, the common wireworm, Melanotus communis (Gyllenhal), poses a substantial threat to potato …

    vt Repository record

  3. Effects of Crop Rotation on Wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Populations in North Carolina Sweetpotato Fields

    Baumler, Rebecca2009

    … conducted to determine the wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) species present in the Coastal Plain agricultural region of North Carolina, effects of crop rotations on the abundance of wireworms, and effects of both crop rotations and wireworm abundance on damage to harvested sweetpotato roots. …

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  4. A revision of the neotropical click beetle genera Semiotinus Pjatakowa and Semiotus Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

    Wells, Samuel A., author, Kondratieff, Boris C., advisor, Opler, Paul A., committee member, Cranshaw, Whitney, committee memberColorado State University. Libraries2002

    The Neotropical click beetle genera Semiotinus and Semiotus are monophyletic groups within the subfamily Campsosteminae. Semiotinus is defined by the connate meso- and metastema. presence of three membranous tarsal pads, and straight or recurved pronotal margins meeting the hypomera at an acute …

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  5. Ultrastructure of the labial palp and its associated sensilla of the prairie grain wireworm <i>Ctenicera destructor</i> (Brown) (Elateridae: Coleoptera).

    Bellamy, Frank WilliamFaculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina1973

    regina Repository record

  6. The evolution and specialized metabolism of beetle bioluminescence

    Fallon, Timothy Robert.Massachusetts Institute of Technology2019

    … (Rhagophthalmidae), and American click-beetles (Elateridae), produce light in a process known as bioluminescence. The bioluminescent systems of beetles, natively used for the purposes of mating communication and/or an aposematic warning signal, are now well understood and have been widely applied …

    mit Repository record

  7. Observing and modelling the legless jumping mechanism of click beetles for bio-inspired robotic design

    Bolmin, OpheliaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2018

    Click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) have evolved a unique jumping mechanism to right themselves when on their dorsal side without using their legs or any other appendages. This work describes and analyzes the stages of the click beetle jump using high-speed video recordings and scanning electron …

    uiuc Repository record

  8. Pest Management Studies of Early Season and Stalk-Boring Insects on Corn in Virginia

    Jordan, Timothy AugustusVirginia Tech2008

    … Scarabaeidae) and wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in cornfields. In the first study, model variables included corn growth stage and larvae per plant. In both years of this study, larvae per plant had a significant effect on grain yield. Grain yield was reduced by 13.1 and 3.65% in …

    vt Repository record

  9. Impacts of Tamarisk Biocontrol (Diorhabda Elongata) on the Trophic Dynamics of Terrestrial Insects in Monotypic Tamarisk Stands

    Strudley, Stephanie Michelle Carroll2001

    … richness and detritivore, Lygeaidae and Elateridae abundance was higher. The results suggest relationships exist between<em> D.elongata</em> and multiple members of the trophic spectra of terrestrial insects that changes when biocontrol have been present for more than one season. If …

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  10. Insectos descortezadores y fauna insectil asociada a los pinos en dos municipios del departamento de Nueva Segovia

    Alfaro Espinoza, José Alejandro, Lazo Urrutia, Jaime NoelUniversidad Nacional Agraria, UNA2005

    … los insectos de la familia Buprestidae y Elateridae fueron mayores en El Ji caro en comparación con el municipio de Dipilto. El número de insectos de las familias Chrysomelidae, Carabidae, Nitidullidae, Lampiridae, Tenebrionidae fueron estadísticamente similares en ambos municipios. En …

    una Repository record

  11. A morphological study of some of the immature stages of Cryptohypnus nocturnus eschscholtz, and a study of some ecological factors concerning wireworms : a preliminary study

    Arnason, Arni PallUniversity of Saskatchewan1931

    Wireworms, the larvae of the Elateridae, are among the most common and widely distributed pests of cultivated crops. They have undoubtedly caused some losses from the earliest days of agriculture, since their importance has been recognized from the beginning of economic entomology. Several species …

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