Stop Redheaded Flea Beetle

Govindaraju, R.*, R. Vavilapalli* and S. V. Joseph, 2025, Evidence of vacuolar-ATPase gene mediated RNA interference on Systena frontalis (F) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) adults. Front. Agron. 7:1613851. doi: 10.3389/fagro.2025.1613851 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/agronomy/articles/10.3389/fagro.2025.1613851/full

Arshad, R.*, R. Vavilapalli*, and S. V. Joseph, 2025, Effects of exposure to constant light and darkness under varying temperatures on adult Systena frontalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) feeding on panicled hydrangea. J. Entomol. Sci. Arshad, R.*, R. Vavilapalli*, and S. V. Joseph. 2025. Effects of exposure to constant light and darkness under varying temperatures on adult Systena frontalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) feeding on panicled hydrangea. J. Entomol. Sci. https://jes.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/ents/aop/article-10.18474-JES25-19/article-10.18474-JES25-19.xml

Jaffe, B.D.; Rink S.; Guédot, C., Life history and damage by Systena frontalis F. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. J. Insect Sci. 2021, 21, 11. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab004

Lauderdale, D., Red-headed flea beetle biology and management. Winter 2017, Nursery and Landscape Notes 2017: 35. https://wilson.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-Nursery-Landscape-Notes-RHFB-Article.pdf?fwd=no. (Accessed 26 August 2025).

Joseph, S.V.; Chong, J.H.; Campbell, B.; Kunkel, B.; Lauderdale, D.; Jones, S.; Gill, S.; Chen, Y.; Schultz, P.; Held, D.; Hale, F.; Dale, A.; Vafaie, E.; Hudson, W.; Gilrein, D.; Pozo-Valdivia, A.D., Current pest status and management practices for Systena frontalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in ornamental plants in the eastern United States: An online survey. J. Integr. Pest Manage. 2021, 12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmab012.

Kunkel, B., Redheaded flea beetles: An invasive native. Growers talk. 2021, https://www.growertalks.com/Article/?articleid=25339. (Accessed 10 February 2025).

Arshad, R.; Chong J.-H.; Lauderdale D.; Kunkel B.; Joseph, S.V., Biology and management of Systena frontalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in ornamental plant nurseries. J. Integrated Pest Manage. 2023, 14, 7. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmad007

Vavilapalli, R.; Joseph, S.V., Emerging threat: Lysathia ludoviciana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) as a pest of container-grown roses in ornamental nurseries. J. Econ. Entomol. 2025, toaf182, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaf182

Arshad, R.; Chong, J.-H.; Pozo-Valdivia, A.D.; Joseph, S.V., Growing media is the major source of damaging population of Systena frontalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in ornamental plant nurseries. J. Econ. Entomol. 2023, 116, 1760–1766. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad165

Joseph, S.V.; Hudson, W., Redheaded flea beetle: an ornamental nursery pest. University of Georgia Extension, 2020, C1187. https://secure.caes.uga.edu/extension/publications/files/pdf/C%201187_1.PDF (Accessed 22 February 2025)

Lane, E.L.; Del Pozo-Valdivia, A.I., Bioassays comparing different insecticides against Systena frontalis adults on Hydrangea paniculata, 2022. Arthropod. Mgmt. Tests. 2022, 47, tasc129. https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsac129.

Lane, E.L.; Del Pozo-Valdivia, A.I., Feeding potential of adult Systena frontalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on leaves of Hydrangea paniculata (Cornales: Hydrangeaceae). J, Insect Sci., 2023, 23, 22, https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead076

Lane, E.L.; Del Pozo-Valdivia ,A.I., Temporal and spatial factors influencing Systena frontalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) behavior in Virginia nurseries. Environ Entomol. 2023, ;52:730-739. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvad058. PMID: 37463285

Joseph, S.V., Efficacy of insecticides against Systena frontalis in containerized panicled hydrangea in nursery, 2023. Arthropod Manag. Tests, 2023, 48, tsad092, https://doi.org/10.1093/amt/tsad092

Arshad, R.; Joseph, S.V., Residual activity of insecticides against adult Systena frontalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) under semi-field conditions. J. Econ. Entomol. 2024, 117, 251–258. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad227

Joseph, S.V.; Pozo-Valdivia, A.D., Effects of insecticide drench application against immatures of Systena frontalis in containerized Hydrangea paniculata. J. Environ. Hortic. 2023, 41, 161–169. https://doi.org/10.24266/0738-2898-41.4.161  

Joseph, S.V., Response to the winter drench application and dosage of cyclaniliprole on Systena frontalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in containerized panicled hydrangea. Crop Prot. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107345

Lauderdale, D., Incorporating granular imidacloprid to reduce red-headed flea beetle injury. North Carolina Cooperative Extension. 2022, go.ncsu.edu/readext?827451

Arshad, R., R. Vavilapalli, and S. V. Joseph.. Effects of exposure to constant light and darkness under varying temperatures on adult Systena frontalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) feeding on panicled hydrangea. J. Entomol. Sci. 2025, https://jes.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/ents/aop/article-10.18474-JES25-19/article-10.18474-JES25-19.xml