Microtheca ochroloma: Yellow-margined Leaf Beetle
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Description: Photographs and information on this pest of brassica crops, its distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, damage caused and management.
yellowmargined leaf beetle, Microtheca ochroloma common name: yellowmargined leaf beetle Stål (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) The yellowmargined leaf beetle, Stål, is a pest of cruciferous crops and was first recorded in the United States from Mobile, Alabama, in March 1947, where it was found feeding on turnip, cabbage, collard, mustard, and radish (Chamberlin and Tippin 1949). It can devastate high value crops such as mizuna and mibuna (Japanese leafy vegetables), napa cabbage, turnip and watercress (Bowers 2003).
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| Page title: | yellowmargined leaf beetle, Microtheca ochroloma |
| Keywords: | yellowmargined leaf beetle Microtheca ochroloma Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Thomas Fasulo |
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| IP-address: | 128.227.242.110 |
WHOIS Info
| NS | Name Servers: NS.NAME.UFL.EDU 128.227.30.254 RNS.NAME.UFL.EDU 8.6.245.30 |
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| Date | activated: 25-Mar-1986 last updated: 03-Feb-2014 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |