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Western corn rootworm

The Western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, is one of the most devastating corn rootworm species in North America, especially in the midwestern corn-growing areas such as Iowa. A related species, the Northern corn rootworm, D. barberi, co-inhabits in much of the range and is fairly similar in biology.

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History of invasions

Corn BeltEuropeBelgradeSerbiaGreece
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Management

InsecticidesCrop rotationTransgenicHybrid cornInsecticides
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Feeding damage

Silk clipping
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Overview

Corn rootwormNorth AmericaCornIowaSubspecies
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Feeding damage

History of invasions

Management

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Western corn rootworm

Nodes63
Edges62
Triples70
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.031746
Components1

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Western corn rootworm

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related to history · 40
Western corn rootworm → Alsace, At, Belgium, Belgrade, Central, Eastern France, Europe, European, France, Germany, Greece, Ile-de-France, In, It, Italian Piedmont, Italy, Netherlands, North America, North American, Outbreaks
related to Life cycle · 21
Western corn rootworm → Adult, After, American, August, Both, Corn, Eggs, Emergence, In, July, June, Larvae, Males, May, Newly, Northern, One, The, There, Timing
related to External links · 8
Western corn rootworm → Colorado State University, Field Crops Western, Illinois Urbana-Champaign Integrated Pest, Iowa State University, Management, UIUC, University, Western

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Iowainstance ofespecially in the midwestern corn-growing areas0.80text
Western corn rootwormrelated to External linksWestern0.60section
Western corn rootwormrelated to External linksColorado State University0.60section
Western corn rootwormrelated to External linksIowa State University0.60section
Western corn rootwormrelated to External linksField Crops Western0.60section
Western corn rootwormrelated to External linksUIUC0.60section
Western corn rootwormrelated to External linksUniversity0.60section
Western corn rootwormrelated to External linksIllinois Urbana-Champaign Integrated Pest0.60section
Western corn rootwormrelated to External linksManagement0.60section
Western corn rootwormrelated to historyThe Western0.60section
Western corn rootwormrelated to historyNorth America0.60section
Western corn rootwormrelated to historyIt0.60section

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