Conoderus vespertinus

Taxonomic position
▼ Conoderus (genus) ▼ Elateridae ▼ Other Coleoptera families ▼ Coleoptera ▼ Insect pests (plants/storage) ► Pests-diseases-weeds

Conoderus vespertinus (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Natasha Wright, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Source: IPM Images

Conoderus vespertinus (Fabricius) - (tobacco wireworm)

Publications covering Conoderus vespertinus

Journal of Economic Entomology (2014) 107, 1476-1485
Frank E. Etzler, Kevin W. Wanner, Anuar Morales-Rodriguez and Michael A. Ivie (2014)
DNA barcoding to improve the species-level management of wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

Journal of Economic Entomology (2010) 103, 1268-1276
Rebecca Baumler Willis, Mark R. Abney and George G. Kennedy (2010)
Survey of wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in North Carolina sweetpotato fields and seasonal abundance of Conoderus vespertinus

Journal of Economic Entomology (2010) 103, 2087-2093
Rebecca B. Willis, Mark R. Abney, Gerald J. Holmes, Jonathan R. Schultheis and George G. Kennedy (2010)
Influence of preceding crop on wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) abundance in the coastal plain of North Carolina

• Other images of Conoderus vespertinus (IPM Images and BugGuide - click to enlarge)
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  light coloured form

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  light coloured form

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  larva in tobacco root

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  damage on sweet potato

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  infestation in tobacco field