Impact of soil moisture and mowing height on Ataenius spretulus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) selection of golf course turf habitat in choice tests

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 459-462

  Jo, Young Ki ^a   Smitely, David R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE EFFECT; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE;

ATAENIUS SPRETULUS (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE) GRUB; GOLF COURSE TURF HABITAT; HABITAT SELECTION; OVIPOSITION; PAENIBACILLUS SP.; PREDATION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

DISEASES; IRRIGATION; MICHIGAN; ZOLLERNIA;

ATAENIUS SPRETULUS; COLEOPTERA; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS SP.; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 33645110136     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.2.459     Document Type: Article

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