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πŸͺ² Beetles

Striped Seedcorn Beetle

Agonoderus lecontei

About

A small, pale brown ground beetle with darker stripes on its elytra. It is sometimes a minor pest of germinating corn and other crop seeds, though it also eats many weed seeds.

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Did You Know?

While it occasionally damages germinating crop seeds, studies show it consumes far more weed seeds, so its net economic impact on agriculture is actually beneficial.