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Species of beetle
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]
References
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^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier.
ISBN
978-0-12-804243-4.
OCLC
967265246.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
ISSN
0013-8703.
S2CID
213040143.