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Hairy Darkling Beetle

Lagria villosa

Classification

Class
Insecta

Lagria villosa is a Tenebrionidae beetle of tropical and subtropical African origin which is invasive in South America. The larva as well as the adult feed off a large variety of crops, among them sorghum, ananas, bananas, coffee, potatoes, corn and peach. It also transmits several bacterial pathogens of the genera Fusarium and Pseudomonas, and is considered a significant crop pest.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 1