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| DOI: | 10.1093/jipm/pmw004 |
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| Web URL(s): | https://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/2658131/Biology-and-Management-of-Billbugs-Coleoptera
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Dupuy, Madeleine M.;
Ramirez, Ricardo A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT |
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| Title: | Biology and management of billbugs (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in turfgrass |
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| Section: | Profiles
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| Source: | Journal of Integrated Pest Management. Vol. 7, No. 1, January 2016, p. 1-10. |
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| Publishing Information: | Lanham, Maryland: The Entomological Society of America |
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| # of Pages: | 10 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Biological pest control; Control methods; Insect control; Insect identification; Insect profile; Insecticide evaluation; Integrated pest management; Neonicotinoid insecticides; Root damaging pests; Sphenophorus; Stem-eating insects
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Billbugs (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Sphenophorus spp.) are a complex of weevil pests affecting turfgrass throughout the United States. Billbug larvae cause damage by feeding in stems, on roots, and on the crowns of turf, causing severe discoloration and eventual plant death. Monitoring efforts have focused on nondestructive pitfall sampling of ground-active billbug adults and on destructive sampling using soil cores for larval stages in the soil. Given the cryptic nature of the susceptible larval stages, billbugs are typically managed by preventive applications of long-residual, systemic insecticides, including neonicotinoids and anthranilic diamides. Despite knowledge of effective management practices including pest-resistant turf varieties, irrigation management, and microbial controls that contribute to an IPM approach, billbug management continues to rely heavily on prophylactic synthetic insecticides. This review will summarize the identification and biology of billbugs and strategies for their management." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 80 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Dupuy, M. M., and R. A. Ramirez. 2016. Biology and management of billbugs (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in turfgrass. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 7(1):p. 1-10. |
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| DOI: 10.1093/jipm/pmw004 |
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