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| Author(s): | Smitley, Dave;
Kauffman, Bill |
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| Author Affiliation: | Entomology, Michigan State University; and USDA APHIS Niles Plant Protection Center |
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| Title: | Biological control of Japanese beetle |
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| Source: | Michigan State University's Landscape Crop Advisory Team Alert. Vol. 13, No. 17, October 30 1998, p. 2-3. |
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| Publishing Information: | East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Popillia japonica; Biological control; Tiphia vernalis; Istocheta; Ovavesicula; Popillia uchidai; Research priorities
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| Abstract/Contents: | Summarizes the objectives of a research program focusing on biological control of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica. Organisms under investigation include the parasitic wasp Tiphia vernalis, the parasitic fly Istocheta, and the microsporidian pathogen Ovavesicula. The researchers also plan to investigate natural biological control organisms of Popillia uchidai, a Korean relative of the Japanese beetle. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Smitley, D., and B. Kauffman. 1998. Biological control of Japanese beetle. Michigan State University's Landscape Crop Advisory Team Alert. 13(17):p. 2-3. |
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