Fidia viticida

Fidia viticida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Chrysomelidae
Genus:Fidia
Species: F. viticida
Binomial name
Fidia viticida
Walsh, 1867

Fidia viticida, the grape rootworm, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in eastern North America, south to Mexico, and have been recently reported as far north as Quebec.[1][2][3][4] Adults are typically 4.9 to 7.0 mm in length.[5]

The grape rootworm larvae feed on the roots of grape vines, Virginia creeper, and other members of the plant family Vitaceae. They can be a significant economic pest to grape producers. Grape rootworms generally produce one generation per year. Adults emerge in late spring and early summer, feeding on leaves for 3-4 weeks, and producing eggs which hatch in 1-2 weeks. The larvae overwinter in the ground, and resume feeding on plant roots in the spring.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Fidia viticida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Fidia viticida species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Fidia viticida". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ↑ Vincent, Charles; Dumont, Stéphane; de Tonnancour, Pierre (2017). "The grape rootworm, Fidia viticida (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), newly recorded from Quebec". Phytoprotection. 97. doi:10.7202/1040511ar.
  5. ↑ "Fidia viticida Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. ↑ "Grape rootworm, Fidia viticida (Walsh)". Retrieved 2018-07-20.

Further reading

  • Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849309540.
  • Clark, S.M.; Le Doux, D.G.; Riley, E.G.; Gilbert, A.J.; et al. (2004). "Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada". Coleopterists Society. ISBN 9780972608732.
  • LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
  • Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Gilbert, Arthur J. (2001). "New records, nomenclatural changes, and taxonomic notes for select North American leaf beetles". Insecta Mundi (1 ed.). 15: 1–17.
  • Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication. The Coleopterists Society. ISBN 0-9726087-1-0.
  • White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.


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