Diabrotica virgifera 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 1 interaction category.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Diabrotica virgifera virgifera.
herbivory
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“lowers yield (often up to 30 percent or more)”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“strain of western corn rootworms has been selected with the behavior of ovipositing in soybeans”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Setaria spp. · effect: harmful
“western corn rootworms are also known to survive on foxtail and a limited number of other grasses”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, and the western corn rootworm”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed