{"id":704,"date":"2012-04-02T13:33:57","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T17:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/?page_id=704"},"modified":"2021-09-01T07:43:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T11:43:56","slug":"click-beetle-wireworm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/ipm\/field-guide\/click-beetle-wireworm\/","title":{"rendered":"Click Beetle \/ Wireworm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Click Beetle is the adult form of the Wireworm.<\/p>\n<p>Several species are found in Maine.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-704 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/clickbeetle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Click Beetle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/clickbeetle.jpg 217w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/clickbeetle-105x97.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,217px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/wireworm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Wireworms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/wireworm.jpg 184w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/wireworm-105x114.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,184px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Wireworm<\/h3>\n<p>Wireworms are the larval stage of the Click Beetle. This insect can cause tubers to be unmarketable because of the feeding damage. Wireworms are generally much more of a problem in fields that have been seeded down and out of production for three years or more. Several different species are found in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to find wireworms in tubers are harvest from infested fields. Wireworms can also be found in potato seed pieces if they are planted into infested fields.<\/p>\n<h3>Wireworm Tuber Damage<\/h3>\n<p>Wireworm holes in tubers will be round holes that extend deep into the flesh of the potato.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-704 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/wireworm2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"wireworm on a tuber\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/wireworm2.jpg 216w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/wireworm2-105x97.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,216px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/wireworm3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"wireworm tuber damage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/wireworm3.jpg 221w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/potatoes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2012\/04\/wireworm3-105x95.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,221px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Click Beetle is the adult form of the Wireworm. 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