Scientific name
Oulema melanopus
Pest image (all)
Cereal Leaf Beetle
Description
The larvae of cereal leaf beetle feed on emerge and feed on wheat foliage in late spring and early summer.
High temperatures and dry conditions in spring and summer increase population numbers of cereal leaf beetles.
Larvae feed on leaf tissue between leaf veins, causes long narrow slits in leaves.
Source of information
Pavel Krasensky (www.naturfoto.cz), Department of Entomology (www.entomology.wsu.edu), Coutin R. (OPIE)
Pest diagnostic image(s)
Pest photo source
Pavel Krasensky (www.naturfoto.cz)
Plant diagnostic image(s)
Plant diagnostic image(s) source
Department of Entomology (www.entomology.wsu.edu)