We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Changes in Abundance of Larvae and Adults of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) and Other White Grub Species in Northwest Arkansas and Their Relation to Regional Temperatures.
- Authors
Petty, B. M.; Johnson, D. T.; Steinkraus, D. C.
- Abstract
The Japanese beetle is a relatively new pest in Arkansas that damages turfgrass, horticultural plants, and fruit crops. From 2005 to 2012, P. japonica mean weekly trap capture declined 98%. Previous studies showed there were few microbial and parasitoid natural enemies of P. japonica in the region, so fluctuations in P. japonica populations are likely due to abiotic factors, such as extremes of summer drought and heat along this invasive species' southwestern border.
- Subjects
JAPANESE beetle; PESTS; TURFGRASS research; HORTICULTURE research; EFFECT of drought on insects; ABIOTIC environment
- Publication
Florida Entomologist (Florida Entomological Society), 2015, Vol 98, Issue 3, p1006
- ISSN
0015-4040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1653/024.098.0339