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Insect and other Pests Considered
as Anticrop Agents by Germany Prior to World War II |
| German name |
English common
name |
Scientific name |
Target crop |
| Kartoffelkafer |
Colorado potato beetle |
Leptinotarsa decemlineata |
Potato |
| Rapsglanzkafer |
Rape seed beetle |
Meligethes aeneus |
Cruciferous plants including
rape, cabbage, cauliflower |
| Rubenaaskafer |
Red turnip beetle |
Entomoscelis americana |
Turnips |
| Rubenblattwanze |
Turnip leaf beetle |
Piesma quadrata |
Turnips |
| Kornkafer |
Granary weevil |
Sitophilus granarius |
Grains including wheat |
| Getreidewanze |
Grain bugs |
Eurygaster maura |
Cereal grains |
| Weizenalchen |
Corn nematode |
Any of at least 8 species. |
Wheat |
| Spargelkafer |
Asparagus beetle |
Crioceris sp. |
Asparagus |
| Japanisches Kafer |
Japanese beetle |
Popillia japonica |
Omnivorous |
| Graseule |
Heart and dart moth |
Agrotis exclamationis |
Wide range of vegetables and
ornamentals |
| Weidenblattkäfer |
Willow leaf beetle |
Plagiodera versicolora |
Willow, poplar |
| Nonne |
Night moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Spruce and fir trees. |
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