Diabrotica balteata, D. virgifera, D. longicornis, D. speciosa, and Diabrotica spp.

Nature of damage

• Root clipping and tunneling by the worms
• Beetles eat portions of the leaf margins
• Poor seed set

Signs

• Tilted curved stems
• Lodging
• Irregularly shaped holes in the leaves

Geographic distribution

• These insects are restricted to the Americas, D. balteata being found in the tropics and subtropics and D. virgifera, D. longicornis and D. speciosa in temperate areas.

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