| Title: | Pest Elaterids of North America: New Insights and Opportunities for Management |
| Address: | "Department of Entomology, Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Blackstone, Virginia, USA; email: arashr@vt.edu. Agassiz Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada; email: wim.vanherk@agr.gc.ca" |
| DOI: | 10.1146/annurev-ento-120220-123249 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1545-4487 (Electronic) 0066-4170 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The larval stages of click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) species, several of which are serious agricultural pests, are called wireworms. Their cryptic subterranean habitat, resilience, among-species differences in ecology and biology, and broad host range, as well as the lack of objective economic injury thresholds, have rendered wireworms a challenging pest complex to control. Significant progress has been made in recent years, introducing a new effective class of insecticides and improving species identification and our understanding of species-specific phenology, chemical ecology (i.e., adult sex pheromones and larval olfactory cues), and abiotic and biotic factors influencing the efficacy of biological control agents. These new developments have created opportunities for further research into improving our risk assessment, monitoring, and integrated pest management capabilities. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Entomology, Volume 69 is January 2024. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates" |
| Notes: | "PublisherRashed, Arash van Herk, Willem G eng Review 2023/08/10 Annu Rev Entomol. 2023 Aug 10. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120220-123249" |
