Sap Beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) Management in Strawberries
Sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) are conspicuous arthropods that feed on flowers, fruits, sap, fungi, stored products, decaying and fermenting plant tissues from diverse trees synovex one grass and crops, including strawberries.Sap beetles work in association with yeasts and other fungi causing the fermentation of infested plant parts (Fig.1).