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Click beetle larvae, called wireworms, are usually saprophagous, living on dead organisms, but some species are serious agricultural pests, and others are active predators of other insect larvae. Some elaterid species are bioluminescent in both larval and adult form, such as those of the genus Pyrophorus .
Agriotes sputator [1] is a species of click beetle, commonly known as the common click beetle. [2] The adult beetle is brown and inconspicuous, and the larvae live in the soil and are known as wireworms. They are agricultural pests that devour the roots and underground parts of many crops and other plants.
Limonius infuscatus, the Western field wireworm, is a nocturnal species of click beetle in the family Elateridae and native to the northwestern United States. [1] [2] [3]
Pest control is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest; such as any animal, plant or fungus that impacts adversely on human activities or environment. [1] The human response depends on the importance of the damage done and will range from tolerance, through deterrence and management, to attempts to completely eradicate the ...
1 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... Monocrepidius vespertinus, the tobacco wireworm, is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae. [1] [2] References
Limonius californicus, the sugarbeet wireworm, is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae. [1] [2] [3] References
Ground beetles (Carabidae) are common predators of many insect pests, including fly eggs, caterpillars, and wireworms. [173] Ground beetles can help to control weeds by eating their seeds in the soil, reducing the need for herbicides to protect crops. [174]
Limonius is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. Many of the species formerly placed in this genus have been removed to other genera such as Gambrinus . [ 1 ]