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Author(s):Potter, Daniel A.; Held, David W.; Rogers, Michael E.
Author Affiliation:Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Title:Natural organic fertilizers as a risk factor for Ataenius spretulus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) infestation on golf courses
Section:Pests
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Meeting Info.:Llandudno, Wales, UK: July 10-15 2005
Source:International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 10, No. Part 2, 2005, p. 753-760.
Publishing Information:Aberystywth, Ceredigion, UK: International Turfgrass Society
# of Pages:8
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Natural organic fertilizers; Ataenius spretulus; Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae; Insect infestation; Slow-release fertilizers; Sewage sludge; Lolium perenne; Urea; Nitrogen
Abstract/Contents:"Root-feeding grubs of Ataenius spretulus (Haldeman), the black turfgrass ataenius (BTA), cause sporadic, severe damage to golf course turf in the temperate, cool-climatic and transitional zones of North America. In nature, BTA and related scarabs (subfamily Aphodinae) often feed in or under dry dung or decomposing organic matter. We tested the hypothesis that use of certain organic fertilizers might attract egg-laying adults and be a risk factor in BTA grub outbreaks. Three types of slow-release granulated organic fertilizers containing activated stabilized sewage sludge, rendered animal by-products, or composted poultry waste were applied to plots in perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne L., fairways monthly from April to June in multiple trials conducted over 3 years (2000-02). Additional plots received urea as a nitrogen standard, or no fertilizer durning spring. Soap drenches and soil sampling were used to assess abundance of BTA adults and larvae, respectively. Although there was some site varitation, plots treated with fertilizers made from stabilized sewage sludge or rendered animal by-products often had 2- to 3-fold higher BTA densities compared to untreated controls. The BTA population also developed to pupation more quickly in those fertilized plots in one trial. Absence of similar response to urea suggests that elevated nitrogen alone cannot account for the higher BTA densities where the organic fertilizers were applied. Egg-laying BTA females possibly are attracted or arrested by cues associated with certain types of organic fertilizer, or their decompostion in thatch and soil."
Language:English
References:23
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Potter, D. A., D. W. Held, and M. E. Rogers. 2005. Natural organic fertilizers as a risk factor for Ataenius spretulus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) infestation on golf courses. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10(Part 2):p. 753-760.
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