Alfalfa pests
Alfalfa pests, pests specifically linked to alfalfa by name, may be:
Insects
- Blue alfalfa aphid (Acyrthosiphon kondoi)[1][2][3]
- Alfalfa bug (Piezodorus guildinii) a stink bug[4]
- Alfalfa plant bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus)[5]
- Alfalfa butterfly and alfalfa caterpillar (Colias eurytheme) a butterfly[6]
- Alfalfa looper (Autographa californica) a moth[7]
- Alfalfa moth (Cydia medicaginis) a moth[8][9]
- Alfalfa leaf tier (Dichomeris acuminata) a moth that rolls alfalfa leaves[10][11]
- Alfalfa webworm (Loxostege commixtalis) a moth[6]
- Alfalfa webworm (Loxostege cereralis) a moth[6][12]
- Alfalfa weevil (Hypera postica)[6][13][14][15]
Other
- Alfalfa cyst nematode (Heterodera medicaginis)[16]
- Alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata) a parasitic plant[17]
- Large-seeded alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta campestris) a parasitic plant
See also
- List of alfalfa diseases
- Alfalfa leafcutter bee (Megachile rotundata) which pollinates alfalfa[18]
References
- ↑ "Blue Alfalfa Aphid / Alfalfa / Agriculture: Pest Management Guidelines / UC Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM)". ipm.ucanr.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "Blue Alfalfa Aphid". Department of Entomology. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "Acyrthosiphon kondoi (Blue alfalfa aphid) identification, images, ecology, control". influentialpoints.com. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "EENY682/IN1176: Redbanded Stink Bug, Red-Banded Stink Bug, Smaller Green Stink Bug (suggested common names) Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)". Ask IFAS - Powered by EDIS. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "苜蓿盲蝽对紫花苜蓿植株生长和营养品质的影响" [Effects of Lygus alfalfa on growth and nutritional quality of alfalfa plants]. Wanfang Data (in Chinese). 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Edde, Peter A. (27 Aug 2021). "Arthropod pests of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)". ScienceDirect. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ Cunningham, Hugh B.; Eichlin, Thomas D. (Mar 1978). "The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology". AgEcon Search - Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics. Agricultural Research Service - United States Department of Agriculture. p. 38.
- ↑ "Cydia medicaginis Herbivory Medicago sativa". Species Connect. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "Cydia medicaginis - Suffolk Micro Moths - The micro moths of Suffolk". SuffolkMoths.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Dichomeris acuminatus African Moths". africanmoths.com. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "Dichomeris acuminatus – Plant Parasites of Europe".
- ↑ Balaban, John; Balaban, Jane; Nanz, Steve; McLeod, Robin; Heiman, Maury; O'Connor, Marcie; Biagi, Robert H. (23 Dec 2005). "Species Loxostege cereralis - Alfalfa Webworm - Hodges#5017". BugGuide. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ Peter A., Edde (2022). "Hypera postica - an overview". ScienceDirect. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Alfalfa Weevil". Integrated Crop Management. 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "IPM : Field Crops : Alfalfa Weevil (Hypera postica Gyllenhal)". ipm.illinois.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-05-06. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ Gerber, Karin; Maas, P. W. Th. (1982). "A Redescription of Heterodera Medicaginis Kirjanova". Nematologica. 28 (1): 94–100. doi:10.1163/187529282X00547. ISSN 0028-2596. Archived from the original on 2025-04-24.
- ↑ "Information about Smoothseed Alfalfa Dodder - Cuscuta draba". www.nwcb.wa.gov. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ Pitts Singer, Theresa; Bosch, Jordi (2010). "Nest establishment, pollination efficiency, and reproductive success of Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilide) in relation to resource availability in field enclosures". www.ars.usda.gov. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
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