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The pygmy beetle or pygmy mangold beetle (Atomaria linearis Stephens) can usually be found in any beet or mangel field if sought diligently. However, because of its small size it may be overlooked and the injury it causes attributed to other pests. Feeding on host plants starts in March and continues well into the summer, chiefly below ground, but also above ground in showery weather. Pygmy beetle attacks sugar beet, mangel, red beet, fodder beet and spinach; it can be induced to feed on many weeds but seldom does so in the field.
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Gratwick, M. (1992). Pygmy beetle. In: Gratwick, M. (eds) Crop Pests in the UK. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1490-5_40
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