Diabrotica barberi

"Northern corn rootworm" redirects here. For the other beetle formerly known by this name, see Diabrotica longicornis.

Diabrotica barberi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Diabrotica
Species:	D. barberi
Binomial name
Diabrotica barberi R. Smith & Lawrence, 1967

Diabrotica barberi, the northern corn rootworm, is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.^[1][2][3] Adults feed on corn, and, when corn is unavailable, goldenrod pollen.^[4]

References

1. "Diabrotica barberi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Diabrotica barberi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Diabrotica barberi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. Naranjo, Steven E.; Sawyer, Alan J. (1 November 1987). "Reproductive Biology and Survival of Diabrotica barberi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Effect of Temperature, Food, and Seasonal Time of Emergence". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 80 (6): 841–848. doi:10.1093/aesa/80.6.841. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

Further reading

• Derunkov, A.; Konstantinov, A.; Tishechkin, A.; Hartje, L.; et al. (2015). "Diabrotica ID: Identification of Diabrotica species (Col.: Chrysomelidae) from North and Central America". USDA Agricultural Research Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Derunkov, A.; Prado, L.; Tishechkin, A.; Konstantinov, A. (2015). "New species of Diabrotica Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) and a key to Diabrotica and related genera". Journal of Insect Biodiversity. 3 (2): 1–55. doi:10.12976/jib/2015.3.2.

External links

• Media related to Diabrotica barberi at Wikimedia Commons