Blue willow beetle

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Blue willow beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Chrysomelidae Subfamily: Chrysomelinae Genus: Phratora Species: P. vulgatissima
Binomial name
Phratora vulgatissima (Linnaeus, 1758)

The blue willow beetle (Phratora vulgatissima) is a bronze–black beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on aspen and various willow species in fens, carrs and on river banks. It is susceptible toBacillus thuringiensis tenebrionis and also Spinosad when treatment is applied to affected plants. Proliferation of larvae and egg production varies with vegetation ^[1].

[edit] References

1. ^ L. Peacock, J. Harris & S. Powers (2004). Effects of host variety on blue willow beetle Phratora vulgatissima performance. Annals of Applied Biology 144 (1): 45–52. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7348.2004.tb00315.x.