Diabrotica barberi explained

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

Further reading

• Diabrotica ID: Identification of Diabrotica species (Col.: Chrysomelidae) from North and Central America. 2015. Derunkov . A.. Konstantinov . A.. Tishechkin . A.. Hartje . L.. Redford . A. J.. 4. USDA Agricultural Research Service.
• New species of Diabrotica Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) and a key to Diabrotica and related genera. 2015. Derunkov . A.. Prado . L.. Tishechkin . A.. Konstantinov . A.. Journal of Insect Biodiversity. 3. 2. 1–55. 10.12976/jib/2015.3.2. free.

Notes and References

1. Naranjo . Steven E. . Sawyer . Alan J. . 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 . 1 November 1987 . 80 . 6 . 841–848 . 10.1093/aesa/80.6.841 . 10 September 2022.