wireworm
Click beetle young
Wireworm refers to the larval stage of click beetles—slender, hard-bodied, yellowish-brown larvae that live in soil and feed on plant roots and seeds.
They're agricultural pests that damage crops like potatoes, corn, and wheat: The potato crop was ruined by wireworms.
The name comes from their thin, wire-like appearance.
Food or larva
- click beetleBeetle that snaps airborne
- instarArthropod developmental stage
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
pupa · segmented · cylindrical · hardened · yellowish · underground · life cycle · juvenile
Edible underground tuber
- carrotEdible orange taproot
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- cerealsEdible cultivated grasses
tuber · root vegetable · seedling · germination · transplant · brassica · lettuce · onion
Ground matter for planting
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- fieldArea of specialty
crop rotation · fallow · drainage · planting depth · seed bed · organic matter · cover crop · no-till
Pest takeover situation
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- controlAuthority to direct
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
treatment · eradication · monitoring · threshold · economic loss · bait trap · fumigation · biological control
Bioluminescent beetle larva
- fireflyBioluminescent nocturnal beetle
- bioluminescentEmitting light through biology
- click beetleBeetle that snaps airborne
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
grub
Food or larva
- click beetleBeetle that snaps airborne
- instarArthropod developmental stage
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
metamorphosis · pupa · segmented · cylindrical · hardened · yellowish · underground · life cycle · juvenile · development
potato
Edible underground tuber
cereals · tuber · root vegetable · seedling · germination · transplant · brassica · lettuce · onion · beet
soil
Ground matter for planting
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- cultivationFostering growth through care
field · crop rotation · fallow · drainage · planting depth · seed bed · organic matter · cover crop · no-till · spring planting
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- controlAuthority to direct
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
pesticide · treatment · eradication · monitoring · threshold · economic loss · bait trap · fumigation · biological control · rotation
glowworm
Bioluminescent beetle larva
- fireflyBioluminescent nocturnal beetle
- bioluminescentEmitting light through biology
- click beetleBeetle that snaps airborne
- farm pestsaphid, aphids, armyworm, boll weevil, corn borer
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
- crop pestsaphids, aphid, armyworm, beetles, cutworms
- insect developmentlarva, pupa, chrysalis, cocoon, metamorphosis
- larvaelarvae, larva, caterpillar, caterpillars, maggot
- lawn pestsgrub, white grub, armyworm, cutworm, mole cricket