Diabrotica virgifera
Western Corn Rootworm
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Genus
- Diabrotica
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | Diabrotica
4 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Diabrotica virgifera.
herbivory
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“with Drabrotica virgifera (Palmer et al., 1979)”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“ability to repair and replace roots fed upon by the western corn rootworm”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“Severe damage in maize caused by D. virgifera”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
pest pressure
- This entity is the object of pest pressure by Cucurbita foetidissima (Calabacilla) · effect: context_dependent
“commercial product containing the compounds, derived from buffalo gourd, is Slam”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed