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	Asparagus Beetle
		The asparagus beetle is tough to control because your asparagus is growing in a permanent bed, so it is easier for the beetle to reproduce and come back and pester you year after year.
		The asparagus beetle is blue-fl with four white spots and reddish margins.
		When you see an asparagus beetle on the stem of a frond or on the spear, as soon as you approach the plant, the beetle immediately moves to the other side of the stem or the spear.
	www.yardener.com /AsparagusBeetle.html (185 words)

	Asparagus (genus) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Asparagus is the name of a genus of plants, a member of the family Asparagaceae (formerly placed in the Liliaceae).
		Asparagus setaceus (= Protasparagus setaceus) - Fern Asparagus, Lace Fern
		Botrytis blight, caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asparagus_(genus) (494 words)

	Asparagus Beetle - Penn State Entomology Department Fact Sheet
		The asparagus beetle and the spotted asparagus beetle are both common pests of asparagus.
		The asparagus beetle oviposts on the spear in rows of 3 to 8 eggs while the spotted asparagus beetle oviposits eggs singularly on the fern.
		Larvae of the spotted asparagus beetle feed on the berry of the male plant.
	www.ento.psu.edu /extension/factsheets/asparagus_beetle.htm (579 words)

	Asparagus beetles
		If the number of beetles of this type is very great, and there are no female asparagus plants available, it may be possible for them to change their behavior, but I am not aware of that having occurred anywhere as yet.
		It is hoped that a diminishing population of beetles will eliminate the need for chemical controls, because small numbers of beetles can be tolerated by the plants.
		Asparagus developing during cool temperatures (50º to 55º F) is higher in fiber than spears harvested in warmer weather.This is due to reduced spear growth rate, but not reduced fiber cell development which continues during cool temperatures.
	tomclothier.hort.net /page19.html (915 words)

	Asparagus: Garden Calendar
		Asparagus is an attractive and delicious perennial vegetable that can thrive in the home garden for 25 years or more.
		Both the beetle and the grub feed on young spears, ferns and stems of the plant.
		Beetles are particularly a problem when they feed on the young shoots in the early spring.
	www.wchstv.com /homelawn/asparagus.shtml (609 words)

	Growing Asparagus in Minnesota
		Its life cycle is similar to that of the asparagus beetle, differing primarily in that the larvae feed on the developing berries.
		Asparagus rust, caused by Puccinia asparagi, occurs in varying amounts wherever the plant is grown, and attacks asparagus ferns during and after the cutting season.
		Volunteer asparagus seedlings can become infected during the harvest season and may serve as a source for disease increase as well as reservoir to carry the disease from the harvest period when the spears are removed to when the ferns are allowed to grow.
	www.extension.umn.edu /distribution/horticulture/components/1861a.html (2700 words)

	Asparagus Beetles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The spotted asparagus beetle egg is greenish and glued on its side to the host plant.
		The dark gray larva of the asparagus beetle has a fl head and fl distinctly fleshy prolegs; that of the spotted species varies from pale yellow when newly hatched to orange when mature.
		The beetles eat shoot and leaves but are particularly damaging when they gnaw the tips of buds causing them to scar and turn brown.
	ipm.ncsu.edu /AG295/html/asparagus_beetles.htm (571 words)

	Asparagus Beetle
		Description: Asparagus beetle overwinters as an adult in trash near the garden.
		Asparagus beetle adults are a blue/fl beetle with a red prothorax with yellow spots.
		Both feed on asparagus spears by chewing the tips and spear surfaces -- leading to scarring and staining of the spears.
	www.oznet.ksu.edu /dp_hfrr/extensn/problems/asparagu.htm (118 words)

	Asparagus Beetles
		The common asparagus beetle is 6mm (1/4 inch) in length, has a bluish-fl head, legs and antennae tinged with green, a reddish thorax, and wing covers marked by yellowish patches and reddish borders.
		The larva of the common asparagus beetle is dark gray to olive-green with fl legs and head.
		The spotted asparagus beetle causes the most injury in the early season when the adults attack the growing tips and sometimes eat the buds of newly sprouted asparagus.
	www.uri.edu /ce/factsheets/sheets/asparagusbeetles.html (638 words)

	Asparagus - one of the very first delicacies to be harvested from an early spring garden.
		Asparagus - one of the very first delicacies to be harvested from an early spring garden.
		The asparagus beetle is considered a serious menace as it is very difficult to get rid of and does much damage.
		Asparagus rust is a disease in which small, reddish pustules appear first on the main stalks.
	www.canadiancountrywoman.com /garden/asparagus.php (1462 words)

	Asparagus Beetle and Spotted Asparagus Beetle (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The spotted asparagus beetle is tan to reddish orange with six fl spots on each wing cover and is similar in size to the asparagus beetle described above.
		Beetles of both species mainly cause damage to the growing shoots of the asparagus by scaring the spears and stems and consume the leaves.
		In small patches, spotted asparagus beetles may be significantly reduced by gathering and destroying berries before larvae complete their development.
	extension.usu.edu /insect/fs/asparagu.htm (610 words)

	Asparagus Production Management and Marketing, Bulletin 826
		The salivary enzymes are toxic to asparagus and cause a collapse of the conductive tissue and death of the plant above the point of injury (tip dieback).
		Asparagus rust is a fungus disease that attacks fern growth, reducing the amount of photosynthesis and food translocated to the crown for next year's crop.
		However, asparagus residue left on the soil is beneficial for reducing soil erosion, abrasion of emerging spears by wind-blown sand, and for maintaining organic matter content of soil (10).
	ohioline.osu.edu /b826/b826_14.html (1892 words)

	Organic Asparagus Production (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Because asparagus is a perennial crop that will be in the ground for at least 10 to 15 years, attention to selection and preparation of the planting site is especially important.
		The asparagus beetle is a common pest wherever asparagus is grown.
		The injury caused by the adult is similar to that of the common asparagus beetle; however, the larval stage does little damage to the crop because it feeds primarily on the fruits or berries.
	www.attra.org /attra-pub/asparagus.html (3483 words)

	ASPARAGUS VARIETY PERFORMANCE
		Asparagus crowns of 5 varieties (Table 1) were planted at the Malheur Experiment Station on an Owyhee silt loam soil on April 7, 1994.
		In 1996, adults of the asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagii) caused extensive feeding damage to the spears emerging during harvest.
		Damage to the spears from feeding by the asparagus beetle was minimal in 1997 and was substantially less than in 1996.
	oregonstate.edu /dept/malheurexpsta/AnnualReports/1997/asparagus.html (746 words)

	G6405 Growing Asparagus in Missouri, MU Extension
		Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis), which is in the onion family of vegetables, is grown as a perennial vegetable in Missouri and can yield for 10 or more years.
		Asparagus should be planted in the spring as early as the soil in the garden or field can be worked.
		Asparagus has a short shelf life and should be immersed in cold water (hydrocooled) after harvest and immediately refrigerated (36 degrees F) to maintain quality.
	muextension.missouri.edu /xplor/agguides/hort/g06405.htm (1854 words)

	Asparagus Beetles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Two species of asparagus beetles are found in Virginia, the asparagus beetle, Crioceris asparagi (L.), and the spotted asparagus beetle Crioceris duodecimpunctata (L.).
		Adults of the asparagus beetle are 1/4 inch (6.25 mm) long, metallic blue to fl, and have wing covers with three or four white spots and reddish margins.
		Beetles are attracted to plants with an abundance of foliage; therefore, growers can leave a small portion of their crop unharvested as a decoy for beetles to congregate, while the rest of the crop is harvested.
	www.ext.vt.edu /pubs/entomology/444-620/444-620.html (525 words)

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