Open AccessAlligatorweed flea beetle Agasicles hygrophila Selman and Vogt (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Halticinae)
Author(s) -
Ted D. Center,
James P. Cuda,
Michael J. Grodowitz
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-in831-2009
Subject(s) - flea beetle , creatures , biology , leaf beetle , flea , weed , botany , ecology , larva , paleontology , natural (archaeology)
EENY462, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Ted D. Center, James P. Cuda, and Michael J. Grodowitz, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this beetle that was the first insect ever studied for biological control of an aquatic weed — distribution, description, life cycle and biology, host, and economic importance. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2009.EENY 462/IN831: Alligatorweed Flea Beetle Agasicles hygrophila Selman and Vogt (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Halticinae) (ufl.edu)