Researchers track the flight journey of the destructive red-headed flea beetle
December 05, 2024
December 05, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
With a bright red head and a shiny black body, the red-headed flea beetle hops from plant to plant like a jumping bean and is surprisingly adorable. Despite their charisma, these little pests smaller than a grain of rice can cause nursery growers millions of dollars' worth of damage by chewing holes in leaves, skeletonizing foliage, and stunting growth.
Researchers at Hampton Roads Agricultural Re . . .
With a bright red head and a shiny black body, the red-headed flea beetle hops from plant to plant like a jumping bean and is surprisingly adorable. Despite their charisma, these little pests smaller than a grain of rice can cause nursery growers millions of dollars' worth of damage by chewing holes in leaves, skeletonizing foliage, and stunting growth.
Researchers at Hampton Roads Agricultural Re . . .