EPPO Global Database

Limonius californicus(LIMOCF)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Avena sativa (AVESA) Major host
* Milosavljević I, Esser AD, Murphy KM, Crowder DW (2019) Effects of imidacloprid seed treatments on crop yields and economic returns of cereal crops. Crop protection 119, 166-171.
Beta vulgaris (BEAVX) Major host
* Rashed A, Rogers CW, Rashidi M, Marshall JM (2017) Sugar beet wireworm Limonius californicus damage to wheat and barley: evaluations of plant damage with respect to soil media, seeding depth, and diatomaceous earth application. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 11(2), 147-154.
Hordeum vulgare (HORVX) Major host
* Rashed A, Rogers CW, Rashidi M, Marshall JM (2017) Sugar beet wireworm Limonius californicus damage to wheat and barley: evaluations of plant damage with respect to soil media, seeding depth, and diatomaceous earth application. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 11(2), 147-154.
Solanum tuberosum (SOLTU) Major host
* Carpenter GP, Scott DR (1974) Sugarbeet wireworm control experiments in Irish potatoes in Idaho. Journal of economic entomology 67(5), 665-667.

* Toba HH, Turnet JE, Powell DM (1981) Relationship between injury and damage to potatoes by wireworms. American Potato Journal 58, 423-428.
Triticum aestivum (TRZAX) Major host
* Rashed A, Rogers CW, Rashidi M, Marshall JM (2017) Sugar beet wireworm Limonius californicus damage to wheat and barley: evaluations of plant damage with respect to soil media, seeding depth, and diatomaceous earth application. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 11(2), 147-154.
Phaseolus vulgaris (PHSVX) Host
* Shirck FH (1946) Growth of the Sugar-Beet Wireworm on Different Food Plants. Journal of Economic Entomology 39(5), 648-651.
Trifolium pratense (TRFPR) Host
Zea mays (ZEAMX) Host
* Shirck FH (1946) Growth of the Sugar-Beet Wireworm on Different Food Plants. Journal of Economic Entomology 39(5), 648-651.