Flea Beetles and Flea Beetle Rootworms

Chaetocnema pulicaria and Chaetocnema spp.

Nature of damage

  • Beetles scratch between the leaf veins, causing lesions
  • Worms feed on the roots, causing lodging

Signs

  • White, thin lesions on the upper leaf surface
  • Lodging 

Geographic distribution

  • Worldwide distribution

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