Pest Profile
Cereal Leaf Beetle
Oulema melanopus
Pest Description
The larvae of cereal leaf beetle feed on emerge and feed on wheat foliage in late spring and early summer.
High temperatures and dry conditions in spring and summer increase population numbers of cereal leaf beetles.
Larvae feed on leaf tissue between leaf veins, causes long narrow slits in leaves.
Source of information
Pavel Krasensky (www.naturfoto.cz), Department of Entomology (www.entomology.wsu.edu), Coutin R. (OPIE)
Pest Diagnostics
Pest photo source
Pavel Krasensky (www.naturfoto.cz)
Plant Diagnostics
Plant diagnostic image(s) source
Department of Entomology (www.entomology.wsu.edu)