Diabrotica barberi, the northern corn rootworm, is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Adults feed on corn, and, when corn is unavailable, goldenrod pollen.[4]

Diabrotica barberi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Diabrotica
Species:
D. barberi
Binomial name
Diabrotica barberi
R. Smith & Lawrence, 1967

References

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  1. ^ "Diabrotica barberi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Diabrotica barberi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Naranjo, Steven E.; Sawyer, Alan J. (1 November 1987). "Reproductive Biology and Survival of Diabrotica barberi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Effect of Temperature, Food, and Seasonal Time of Emergence". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 80 (6): 841–848. doi:10.1093/aesa/80.6.841. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

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