Altica cyanea
Altica cyanea is a species of flea beetle. It is a pest of millets such as sorghum in India.[1] It is being investigated as a biological pest control of Ludwigia adscendens, a common weed in rice fields.[2][3]
| Altica cyanea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Altica |
| Species: | A. cyanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Altica cyanea (Weber, 1801) | |
References
- Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
- Mitra, Saubhik; Karmakar, Amarnath; Das, Swati; Barik, Anandamay (February 11, 2020). "Attraction of the potential biocontrol agent Altica cyanea by volatile compounds of three species of Ludwigia weeds from rice fields". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 168 (1). doi:10.1111/eea.12870.
- Follett, Peter A.; Bruin, Jan; Desneux, Nicolas (2020). "Insects in agroecosystems – an introduction". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. Netherlands Entomological Society (Wiley). 168 (1): 3–6. doi:10.1111/eea.12871. ISSN 0013-8703. S2CID 213040143.
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