EPPO Global Database

Diabrotica virgifera zeae(DIABVZ)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2003: Present, no details
References
* Krysan JL, Smith RF, Branson TF, Guss PL (1980) A new subspecies of Diabrotica virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Description, distribution, and sexual compatibility. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 73(2), 123–130.

* Krysan, JL, Smith RF (1987) Systematics of the virgifera species group of Diabrotica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Entomography Vol.5, 375-484.

* Levine E, Oloumi-Sadeghi H (1991) Management of Diabroticite rootworms in corn. Annual Review of Entomology 36, 229-255.
------- Occurs in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas (as well as in Mexico and Central America).

* Riley EG, Clark SM, Seeno TN (2003) Catalogue of the leaf beetles of America North of Mexico. Coleopterists Society, Special publication No. 1, Sacramento (US), 290 pp.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, widespread view...