HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
INSECT PESTS OF FRUITS PLANTATION MEDICINAL AROMATIC CROPS VEGETABLE ORNAMENTAL AND SPICE CROPS
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Question
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Green June beetle larva feed on the roots of which plant?
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Pecan trees
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Wheat
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Oats
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Soybeans
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Larvae feed in the soil on turfgrasses, corn, oats, sorghum alfalfa, vegetables, tobacco and ornamental plants.
Detailed explanation-2: -The larvae of green June beetles are cream-colored, C-shaped grubs that live underground. The heads are dark brown, and they have three pairs of legs. Learn more about the green June beetle and other scarab beetles in their group page. Length: about 1 inch (adults); up to 2 inches (larvae).
Detailed explanation-3: -White grubs feed mainly on taproots and/or peripheral roots, and thus reduce a plant’s water absorption capacity, leading to stunting or death.
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