A Wireworm Conoderus scissus Schaeffer (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elateridae)
Adult Conoderus scissus Schaeffer, a wireworm.
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How to Cite

Seal, Dakshina R. 2011. “A Wireworm Conoderus Scissus Schaeffer (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elateridae)”. EDIS 2011 (12). https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119444.

Abstract

A Wireworm Conoderus scissus Schaeffer (EENY509/IN911)

Conoderus scissus is the most abundant wireworm species found in sweet potato fields. Its preference for other crops is followed by peanut, cowpea, and corn. Learn more in this 4-page fact sheet written by Dakshina R. Seal and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2011. Reviewed December 2014.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in911

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