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Organic Centre Wales Technical Note 5: Biology and management of wireworms

Anon (2005) Organic Centre Wales Technical Note 5: Biology and management of wireworms. Organic Centre Wales .

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Summary

Wireworms are the larvae of a group of beetles commonly known as click beetles. After falling on their backs they right themselves by flicking themselves into the air and produce a “clicking” sound. There are about 60 species of click beetle in the UK, but the majority of attacks are caused by three Agriotes species (lineatus, obscurus and spuator). This technical notes lists natural enemies of wireworms, nature of damage, life history and control measures, and a list of sources of further information.


EPrint Type:Other
Keywords:wireworms, click beetles, Agriotes, biology, management, control
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection
Knowledge management > Education, extension and communication
Crop husbandry > Production systems
Research affiliation: UK > Univ. Aberystwyth > Organic Centre Wales (OCW)
UK > ADAS
Deposited By: Powell, Ms Jane
ID Code:10808
Deposited On:19 Jun 2007
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:35
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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