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Biology and management of wireworms in western Washington
Washington State University Extension fact sheet, 364E, Washington State University Extension
12/2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000002489
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/120255
Abstract
Wireworms cause damage to a wide range of agricultural crops, including potatoes, cereal grains, corn, carrots, lettuce, and other annual vegetables. In western Washington there are two genera of wireworms that are considered significant economic pests, Agriotes and Limonius. Currently, the three most economically important species in western Washington are Agriotes lineatus, Agriotes obscurus, and Limonius canus. Some other wireworm genera found in western Washington that may cause damage to vegetable or cereal crops include Aeolus, Campylomorphus, Ctenicera, and Hypolithus. It is possible for larvae of multiple species to be present in a single field. Understanding wireworm species composition and ecology in western Washington is still a major work in progress, with most available data coming from research in British Columbia and information on taxa sourced from east of the Cascade Mountains.
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- Title
- Biology and management of wireworms in western Washington
- Creators
- Brook BrouwerBenjamin DiehlTravis R. AlexanderStephen BramwellBeverly S. Gerdeman
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension
- Series
- Washington State University Extension fact sheet; 364E
- Publisher
- Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
- Format
- pdf
- Identifiers
- 99900626098501842
- Copyright
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report