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CUCUMBER BEETLE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spotted cucumber beetle
1, record 1, English, spotted%20cucumber%20beetle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spotted cucumber flea beetle 2, record 1, English, spotted%20cucumber%20flea%20beetle
correct
- southern corn rootworm 3, record 1, English, southern%20corn%20rootworm
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Chrysomelidae. 4, record 1, English, - spotted%20cucumber%20beetle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spotted cucumber fleabeetle
- southern corn root-worm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chrysomèle maculée du concombre
1, record 1, French, chrysom%C3%A8le%20macul%C3%A9e%20du%20concombre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- galéruque maculée du concombre 2, record 1, French, gal%C3%A9ruque%20macul%C3%A9e%20du%20concombre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Chrysomelidae. 3, record 1, French, - chrysom%C3%A8le%20macul%C3%A9e%20du%20concombre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-06-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- striped cucumber flea beetle
1, record 2, English, striped%20cucumber%20flea%20beetle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- striped cucumber beetle 2, record 2, English, striped%20cucumber%20beetle
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Chrysomelidae. 3, record 2, English, - striped%20cucumber%20flea%20beetle
Record 2, Key term(s)
- striped cucumber fleabeetle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- galéruque rayée du concombre
1, record 2, French, gal%C3%A9ruque%20ray%C3%A9e%20du%20concombre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chrysomèle rayée du concombre 2, record 2, French, chrysom%C3%A8le%20ray%C3%A9e%20du%20concombre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Chrysomelidae. 3, record 2, French, - gal%C3%A9ruque%20ray%C3%A9e%20du%20concombre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-11-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
- Plant and Crop Production
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- potato flea beetle
1, record 3, English, potato%20flea%20beetle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small oval shining black flea beetle (Epitrix cucumeris) that injures the leaves of various plants. 2, record 3, English, - potato%20flea%20beetle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The potato flea beetle is primarily a pest of potato but it also attacks cucumber, eggplant, pepper, tomato and such other plants as jimsonweed, tobacco, large white petunia, groundcherry and bittersweet... Feeding injury, whether by adults on potato leaves in spring or late summer, or by larvae on tubers and roots and transmission of plant pathogens, are all potential ways in which this flea beetle may reduce potato yields both in terms of quality and quantity. Adult feeding on leaves results in rounded feeding scars, 0. 1 to 5 mm in diameter, which usually penetrate through the leaf to form a hole. 3, record 3, English, - potato%20flea%20beetle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
potato flea beetle: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 4, record 3, English, - potato%20flea%20beetle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- altise de la pomme de terre
1, record 3, French, altise%20de%20la%20pomme%20de%20terre
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'altise de la pomme de terre attaque surtout la pomme de terre, mais aussi le concombre, l'aubergine, le poivron, la tomate et d'autres plantes comme la stramoine, le tabac, le grand pétunia blanc, la cerise de terre et le doux-amer [...] Les dégâts causés par l'altise en s'alimentant réduisent la quantité et la qualité des tubercules lorsque les insectes adultes se nourrissent des feuilles de pommes de terre au printemps et à la fin de l'été ou lorsque les larves se nourrissent sur les tubercules ou sur les racines; l'altise peut également transmettre des agents pathogènes aux plants. Les feuilles attaquées sont percées de petits trous de 0,1 à 5 mm de diamètre, et elles ont bientôt l'apparence de feuilles criblées de trous lorsque la population d'altises est élevée. 2, record 3, French, - altise%20de%20la%20pomme%20de%20terre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'altise adulte est petite, car elle mesure 1,7 mm de long et 1 mm de large. Elle est noire, mais ses pattes et ses antennes sont brunes. 2, record 3, French, - altise%20de%20la%20pomme%20de%20terre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
altise de la pomme de terre : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 3, record 3, French, - altise%20de%20la%20pomme%20de%20terre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-03-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cucumber beetle
1, record 4, English, cucumber%20beetle
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are two species : the spotted cucumber beetle and the striped cucumber beetle. 2, record 4, English, - cucumber%20beetle
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chrysomèle du concombre
1, record 4, French, chrysom%C3%A8le%20du%20concombre
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chrysomèle : insecte coléoptère dont la larve vit sur les plantes herbacées. 2, record 4, French, - chrysom%C3%A8le%20du%20concombre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il existe deux espèces de chrysomèles du concombre : la chrysomèle maculée et la chrysomèle rayée du concombre. 3, record 4, French, - chrysom%C3%A8le%20du%20concombre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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