Ground covers influence the abundance and behavior of Japanese beetles

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 789-796

  Szendrei, Zsofia ^a   Isaacs, Rufus ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural control; Generalist; Insect plant interaction; Pest; Popillia japonica

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COVER CROP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROUND COVER; LARVA; SURVIVAL;

COLEOPTERA; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; INSECTA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POPILLIA JAPONICA; SCARABAEIDAE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM HYBRIDUM; VACCINIUM;

EID: 33750236886     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-35.3.789     Document Type: Article

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