The effect of belowground herbivory by wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) on performance of Calamagrostis epigejos (L) Roth in post-mining sites

► Wireworms feed on poorly protected roots of early-successional plant species. ► Grass Calamagrostis epigejos is competitively disadvantaged by wireworms. ► Wireworms may influence plant community composition on spoil heaps.