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ROOTWORM [9 records]

Record 1 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Chrysomelidae.

Key term(s)
  • spotted cucumber fleabeetle
  • southern corn root-worm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Chrysomelidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect of the family Chrysomelidae.

Key term(s)
  • western grape root worm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte de la famille des Chrysomelidae.

OBS

gribouri; écrivain; eumolpe : noms vernaculaires utilisés aussi pour désigner d'autres espèces de la famille des Chrysomelidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Chrysomelidae.

Key term(s)
  • strawberry root worm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Chrysomelidae.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect of the family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles).

OBS

Western corn rootworm : common name also used to refer to the subspecies Diabrotica virgifera virgifera.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte de la famille des Chrysomelidae.

OBS

chrysomèle des racines du maïs : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Diabrotica barberi.

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect of the family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte de la famille des Chrysomelidae.

OBS

chrysomèle des racines du maïs : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Diabrotica virgifera.

Spanish

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Record 8 2012-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, is one of the most economically important pests of corn in the U. S. Corn Belt and southern Canada.

OBS

An insect of the family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles).

OBS

western corn rootworm : common name also used to refer to the species Diabrotica virgifera.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte de la famille des Chrysomelidae.

Spanish

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Record 9 1999-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
DEF

Any insect larva, such as the northern corn rootworm that infests the roots of plants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures

Spanish

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