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Author(s): | Hudson, William G.;
Frank, J. Howard;
Castner, James L. |
Author Affiliation: | Post-doctoral researcher; Professor; Graduate student; Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida |
Title: | Biological control of Scapteriscus spp. mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in Florida |
Section: | Research Other records with the "Research" Section
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Source: | Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America. Vol. 34, No. 4, Winter 1988, p. 192-198. |
Publishing Information: | College Park, MD: Entomological Society of America |
# of Pages: | 7 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Mole crickets; Biological control; Pest control; Nematoda
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Geographic Terms: | Florida |
Abstract/Contents: | "Three species of Scapteriscus, accidentally introduced into the southern United States about 1900 from southern South America, are now important pests especially of turf and pasture grasses. Research at the University of Florida investigates control of these pests by natural enemies. Brazilian isolates of the fungal pathogens Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) and Metarbizium anisopliae (Metchikoff) show virulence against Scapteriscus spp. in the laboratory. An undescribed neoaplectanid nematode from Uraguay has been released in Florida and has persisted in the field in small plots where numbers of Scapteriscus have declined over three years. A sphecid wasp, Larra bicolor F., originally from Brazil, now has an established population in southern Florida. A tachinid fly, Euphasiopteryx depleta (Wiedemann), from Brazil, and a bombadier beetle , Pheropsophus aequinoctialis (L.), from Uraguay, Brazil and Bolivia, are under evaluation. A complex of native predators appears to contribute to mortality of immature Scapteriscus in the field." |
Language: | English |
References: | 29 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Hudson, W. G., J. H. Frank, and J. L. Castner. 1988. Biological control of Scapteriscus spp. mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in Florida. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America. 34(4):p. 192-198. |
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