Blue willow beetle

Blue willow beetle

Taxobox | name = Blue willow beetle



image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
familia = Chrysomelidae
subfamilia = Chrysomelinae
genus = "Phratora"
species = "P. vulgatissima"
binomial = "Phratora vulgatissima"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)
The blue willow beetle ("Phratora vulgatissima") is a bronze–black beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on aspen and various willow species in fens, carrs and on river banks. It is susceptible to"Bacillus thuringiensis tenebrionis" and also Spinosad when treatment is applied to affected plants. Proliferation of larvae and egg production varies with vegetation [cite journal |quotes=no |url=http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aab/annals/2004/00000144/00000001/art00006 |title=Effects of host variety on blue willow beetle "Phratora vulgatissima" performance |author=L. Peacock, J. Harris & S. Powers |journal=Annals of Applied Biology |volume=144 |issue=1 |year=2004 |pages=45–52 |doi=10.1111/j.1744-7348.2004.tb00315.x] .

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