ABSTRACT
Injury from D. virgifera virgifera and D. barberi, commonly referred to as the rootworm complex, can lead to high economic losses. The primary injury and yield loss is due to larval feeding on the developing root system (Steffey et al. 1999, Gray et al. 2009). A compromised root system can result in a reduction in the plant’s ability to take up water
Figure 1 Western corn rootworm adults, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), credits: a) Jim Kalisch – University of Nebraska-Lincoln and b) Eric Burkness – University of Minnesota.
