Parasitism of Neoaplectana dutkyi in White-fringed Beetle Larvae.

1971; National Institutes of Health; Linguagem: Inglês

Autores

D. P. Harlan, S. R. Dutky, Gary Padgett, J. A. Mitchell, Z. A. Shaw, F. J. Bartlett,

Tópico(s)

Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control

Resumo

A larval population of the white-fringed beetle, Graphognathus peregrinus (Buchanan), in a Louisiana grassland field was reduced 38% by Neoaplectana dutkyi Jackson ('DD-136' nematode) applied at 430,000 nematodes per m(2). In Mississippi an artificial population was reduced 50% by the nematode applied at 538,000 per m(2).

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