{"id":11649,"date":"2018-11-09T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T11:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/pygmy-mangold-beetle\/"},"modified":"2022-10-05T17:09:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T15:09:51","slug":"pygmy-mangold-beetle","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/pygmy-mangold-beetle\/","title":{"rendered":"Pygmy mangold beetle"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]The Pygmy mangold beetle is a small (dark) brown beetle measuring +<\/u> 1.2 mm.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1664982589930{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Also known as:<\/em>
\nPygmy beetle<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”2907″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]Pygmy mangold beetle<\/strong> (Atomaria linearis)<\/em>. The Pygmy mangold beetle is a small, (dark) brown beetle measuring +<\/u> 1.2 mm – hard to see. The beetles<\/a> drill holes in the underground parts of seedlings. The drill holes form dark spots on the root. Plants grow too slowly and the plants will not survive a serious infestation..
\nThe beetles overwinter in plant remains in the soil. Pygmy mangold beetles are mostly found on heavier soils. In the spring, the beetles go in search of (sugar) beets. In cold and damp months in spring, the damage is greatest: the beetles stay underground longer.
\nBeets and spinach<\/a> are the host plants of the pygmy mangold beetle.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Where to find” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1537946500082{background-color: #536895 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1541763341990{padding-left: 15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n