Altica cyanea

Altica cyanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Altica
Species:	A. cyanea
Binomial name
	Altica cyanea; (Weber, 1801)

Last updated September 13, 2025

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

↑ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
↑ 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.
↑ 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. hdl: 11245.1/e4fa5238-6c58-4355-8b2a-c22afc1d127b . ISSN 0013-8703. S2CID 213040143.

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[Kalaisekar-1] Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.

[2] 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.

[Follett-et-al-2020-3] 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. hdl: 11245.1/e4fa5238-6c58-4355-8b2a-c22afc1d127b . ISSN 0013-8703. S2CID 213040143.

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