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Northern Corn Rootworm Beetle

northern corn
rootworm

silk
clipping

leaf damage

Description:

Northern corn rootworm beetles are green to yellowish-green, sometimes almost tan, without stripes. They are about the same size as western corn rootworms (~ 1/6" to 1/4" long).

Damage Symptoms:

Tend to emerge a little bit later than western corn rootworm beetles, but the damage is the same. Also, the beetles feed on pollen of a wide variety of plants.

Incidence:

July, up to the first frost (generally common only in northern Nebraska).

Sampling Scheme:

Not validated, but probably the same as for the western corn rootworm.

Economic Threshold:

Although not validated, probably the same as for the western corn rootworm. Some research shows that 1 western corn rootworm = 2 northern corn rootworm.

More Information and Treatment Recommendations:

http://www.unl.edu/entomology/extension/crops/fieldcorn.shtml

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