Cereal leaf beetle : identification, control, and California quarantine alert

Published August 2000. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogThe cereal leaf beetle (CLB), a serious pest of cereals and grasses, was found in Oregon in 1999. As a result, California has imposed a quarantine on certain agricultural products from Oregon. CLB can cause considerable damage to small-grain crops. Yield losses of up to 23 percent in winter wheat and 75 percent in barley and oats have been reported