Bean Leaf Beetle: Impact of Leaf Feeding Injury on Snap Beans, Host Plant Choice and Role as a Vector of Bean Pod Mottle Virus in Virginia

Bean Leaf Beetle: Impact of Leaf Feeding Injury on Snap Beans, Host Plant Choice and Role as a Vector of Bean Pod Mottle Virus in Virginia

The bean leaf beetle (BLB), Cerotoma trifurcata (Forster) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is a pest of commercially produced legumes in eastern Virginia. Field cage and manual-defoliation studies were conducted in Virginia to determine an economic impact of BLB. In the manual-defoliation study, snap...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cassell, Meredith Edana
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
Subjects:
Cerotoma trifurcata
Snap Bean
Bean Pod Mottle Virus
Mechanical Defoliation
Exclusion Cage
Feeding Preference
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76768
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05162011-233118/

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http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76768
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05162011-233118/

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