Horseradish flea beetle: Protected with the weapons of its food plant Researchers elucidate how the insect regulates the accumulation of plant toxins via special transporters Date: May 11, 2021 ...

Redheaded flea beetles have become a critical nursery pest over the past eight years. Adults cause substantial chewing damage to foliage, leading to unsalable crops. The Mid-Atlantic area sees at ...

Horseradish flea beetles use plant defense compounds, so-called glucosinolates, from their host food plants for their own defense. Like their hosts, they have an enzyme which converts the ...

A unique project being run at Rum Jungle Lake, 110km south of Darwin, is using tiny flea beetles to manage widespread infestations of one of the Northern Territory's worst weeds, mimosa.