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| Author(s): | Anonymous |
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| Title: | African black beetle (Heteronychus arator) |
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| Section: | Pests, weeds and diseases
Other records with the "Pests, weeds and diseases" Section
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| Source: | Turf Craft International. Vol. 109, July/August 2006, p. 33. |
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| Publishing Information: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Agricultural Publishers Pty. Ltd. |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Heteronychus arator; Pest profile; Insect control; Life cycle; Insect identification; Injuries by insects
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| Abstract/Contents: | Briefly profiles the African black beetle (Heteronychus arator). Describes the beetles as "about 15 millimetres [millimeters] long, with the male usually slightly smaller than the female. The male can be distinguished from the female by its much stouter front tarsus (foot)." States that "black bleetle is most commonly found attacking pasture and turfgrasses...The damage done in pasture and turf can be severe where the surface can be rolled back like a mat owing to the complete destruction of the root system by the larvae. In less severe cases the turf is thinned and becomes dominated by weeds." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, b/w |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Anonymous. 2006. African black beetle (Heteronychus arator). Turf Craft Int. 109:p. 33. |
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