Explanation of Names
Paria fragariae Wilcox 1954
fragariae refers to one of the species' hosts, Fragaria or strawberry
Numbers
The strawberry rootworm species complex is currently subdivided into two subspecies, Paria fragariae fragariae Wilcox and Paria fragariae kirki Balsbaugh, but it is not confirmed whether these two groups interbreed. (Sampson et al. 2009)
Range
e. NA, Calif. (QC-FL to ON-ND, CA) -
Map (1)(2)Food
Hosts: Rosaceae (reported from
Fragaria, Malus coronaria, Malus sylvestris, Prunus persica, Rosa, Rubus, Sorbus(3); reported as a pest to containerized azaleas in production nurseries (
Boyd & Hesselein 2005)
Remarks
one named subspecies,
P. f. kirki Balsbaugh 1970, known from AL, MD, NC, NY, PA, SC, TN
(1)
Before the description of this species, it was often identified as
P. canella (Fabricius) or
P. quadrinotata (Say)
(3)Print References
Boyd Jr, D.W., Hesselein, C.P. (2005) Biology of the strawberry rootworm, Paria fragariae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in containerized azaleas. Southern Nursery Association Research Conference 49: 200-202.
Sampson, B.J., Kirker, G.T., Rinehart, T.A. 2009. Genetic diversity within and between nursery populations of
Paria fragariae species Complex and implications for insecticide resistance. HortScience. 44(4): 1009. (
Abstract)