Impact of Golf Course Mowing Practices on Ataenius spretulus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and its Natural Enemies

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 358-366

  Rothwell, N L ^a,b   Smitley, D R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataenius spretulus; Bacillus popilliae; Lolium perenne; Mowing height; Predators; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

ATAENIUS; ATAENIUS SPRETULUS; BACILLUS SP.; COLEOPTERA; LOLIUM PERENNE; PAENIBACILLUS POPILLIAE; PHILONTHUS; PHILONTHUS CARBONARIUS; PHILONTHUS COGNATUS; POACEAE; SCARABAEIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0041626003     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/28.3.358     Document Type: Article

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