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DOI: | 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.03.012 |
Web URL(s): | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964408000868 Last checked: 01/31/2014 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | McGraw, Benjamin A.;
Koppenhöfer, Albrecht M. |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ |
Title: | Evaluation of two endemic and five commercial entomopathogenic nematode species (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae) against annual bluegrass weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae and adults |
Source: | Biological Control: Theory and Application in Pest Management. Vol. 46, No. 3, September 2008, p. 467-475. |
Publishing Information: | San Diego: Academic Press |
# of Pages: | 9 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Biological control; Biological control organisms; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Listronotus maculicollis
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Abstract/Contents: | "The annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis, is a highly destructive pest of golf course turfgrass in the northeastern United States. We assessed the virulence of entomopathogenic nematodes to larvae and adults of L. maculicollis as an initial step in developing a biological control program for this pest. Two endemic and five commercially available nematode species were tested in soil and field infested turf core assays. Adult susceptibility was generally low to moderate (11-65% mortality) and was not affected by the age or overwintering condition of the insect. A mixture of two nematode species with different foraging behaviors (Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora) achieved the highest levels of adult control, but required 6 days to obtain 50% mortality at five times standard field application rate (125 nematodes/cm2). Conversely, fourth- and fifth-instar larvae were highly susceptible to nematodes. Steinernema feltiae, S. carpocapsae, and S. kraussei significantly reduced fourth instars in both years of the study. The same three species along with the commercial strain of H. bacteriophora significantly reduced high densities of fifth instars to below field damage thresholds. In general, Steinernema spp. trended towards greater control than Heterorhabditis spp. for both fourth and fifth instars. No difference was observed among the virulence of endemic and commercial nematode strains to any L. maculicollis stage tested. The data indicate that Steinernema spp. could provide high levels of control when applied curatively against L. maculicollis larvae." |
Language: | English |
References: | 42 |
See Also: | See also related article, "Nematodes for control of annual bluegrass weevil: Insect parasitic nematodes may have the potential to provide less toxic, more sustainable approaches to manage annual bluegrass weevil" Golf Course Management, 79(2) February 2011, p. 88-90, 92, 94 R=175724 R=175724 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): McGraw, B. A., and A. M. Koppenhöfer. 2008. Evaluation of two endemic and five commercial entomopathogenic nematode species (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae) against annual bluegrass weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae and adults. Biol. Control: Theory Appl. Pest Manage. 46(3):p. 467-475. |
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| DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.03.012 |
| Web URL(s): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964408000868 Last checked: 01/31/2014 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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