Altica cyanea is a species of flea beetle. It is a pest of millets such as sorghum in India.[1] It is being investigated as a biological pest control of Ludwigia adscendens, a common weed in rice fields.[2][3]
| Altica cyanea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Altica |
| Species: | A. cyanea
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| Binomial name | |
| Altica cyanea (Weber, 1801)
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References
edit- ^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
- ^ Mitra, Saubhik; Karmakar, Amarnath; Das, Swati; Barik, Anandamay (February 11, 2020). "Attraction of the potential biocontrol agent Altica cyanea by volatile compounds of three species of Ludwigia weeds from rice fields". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 168 (1): 91–104. Bibcode:2020EEApp.168...91M. doi:10.1111/eea.12870. S2CID 213861866.
- ^ Follett, Peter A.; Bruin, Jan; Desneux, Nicolas (2020). "Insects in agroecosystems – an introduction". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 168 (1). Netherlands Entomological Society (Wiley): 3–6. Bibcode:2020EEApp.168....3F. doi:10.1111/eea.12871. hdl:11245.1/e4fa5238-6c58-4355-8b2a-c22afc1d127b. ISSN 0013-8703. S2CID 213040143.
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