Biology:Altica cyanea

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Short description: Species of beetle

Altica cyanea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Altica
Species:
A. cyanea
Binomial name
Altica cyanea
(Weber, 1801)

Altica cyanea is a species of flea beetle. It is a pest of millets such as sorghum in India.[1] It is being investigated as a biological pest control of Ludwigia adscendens, a common weed in rice fields.[2][3]

References

  1. Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246. 
  2. Mitra, Saubhik; Karmakar, Amarnath; Das, Swati; Barik, Anandamay (February 11, 2020). "Attraction of the potential biocontrol agent Altica cyanea by volatile compounds of three species of Ludwigia weeds from rice fields". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 168 (1): 91–104. doi:10.1111/eea.12870. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eea.12870. 
  3. Follett, Peter A.; Bruin, Jan; Desneux, Nicolas (2020). "Insects in agroecosystems – an introduction". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (Netherlands Entomological Society (Wiley)) 168 (1): 3–6. doi:10.1111/eea.12871. ISSN 0013-8703. https://dare.uva.nl/personal/pure/en/publications/insects-in-agroecosystems--an-introduction(e4fa5238-6c58-4355-8b2a-c22afc1d127b).html. 

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