The flea beetle, Lysathia flavipes, that attacks Ludwigia (water primrose) and Myriophyllum (parrotfeather) in Argentina [Biological control of aquatic weeds]

The flea beetle, Lysathia flavipes (Boheman), caused heavy damage to water primrose, Ludwigia peploides (H.B.K.) Raven, and moderate damage to parrotfeather, Myriophyllum aquaticum (Velloso) Verde, in nature in Argentina. In the laboratory, it fed on these two plants and slightly on four other plant...

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Published in:The Coleopterists bulletin 1982-01, Vol.36 (2), p.298-301
Main Authors: Cordo, Hugo A., C. Jack De Loach
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult insects
Beetles
Chrysomelidae
Egg masses
Eggs
Fleas
Freshwater
Insect larvae
Leaves
Ludwigia peploides
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Plants
Species
Test plants
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Summary:The flea beetle, Lysathia flavipes (Boheman), caused heavy damage to water primrose, Ludwigia peploides (H.B.K.) Raven, and moderate damage to parrotfeather, Myriophyllum aquaticum (Velloso) Verde, in nature in Argentina. In the laboratory, it fed on these two plants and slightly on four other plant species, among 32 plant species tested. Both larvae and adults fed on the leaves. The eggs were laid in masses on the leaves and the pupae attached themselves to the leaves. The life cycle required about 20 days from egg to adult.
ISSN:0010-065X
1938-4394