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Codonopsis pilosula pest: grub

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, It belongs to Coleoptera, Scarabidae. It is the larva of the beetle, which is mainly active in the soil and harms the root of Codonopsis pilosula. Grubs usually occur one generation a year, and larvae or adults survive the winter in the soil. When the temperature rises in the following spring, the grub gradually moves to the top of the soil. When the soil temperature is above 15 ℃, the grub feeds on the topsoil above 10cm. When the temperature rises and the soil is dry in summer, it goes down to the deep layer of the soil. In autumn, it returned to the topsoil layer, and after October, it dived into the soil layer below 30cm to spend the winter.

Belong to coleoptera, chafer family. It is a beetle larva, mainly active in the soil, harming the roots of Dangshen. White grubs generally produce one generation a year, and larvae or adults overwinter in the soil. When the temperature rises in spring of the following year, the grubs gradually move to the top of the soil. When the soil temperature reaches above 15℃, the grubs will feed on the top layer above 10cm. When the temperature rises and the soil is dry in summer, they will descend to the deep layer of the soil and do not eat. In autumn, they return to the topsoil and overwinter in the soil below 30cm after October. Rainy summer, soil moisture, manure application of more serious occurrence in the soil.

Control methods: apply decomposed organic fertilizer to prevent adults from laying eggs; kill artificially. When grubs harm in the field, the larvae near the rhizosphere of the injured plants can be dug out, and the roots of the plants can be watered with 1500 times phoxim solution.

 
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