Control decision rule for european chafer (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) larvae in field corn

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-84

  Renkema, J M ^a   Nyrop, J P ^b   Difonzo, C ^c   Sears, M K ^a   Schaafsma, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b School of Integrative Plant Science College of Agriculture and Life Sciences   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Critical density; Economic threshold; European chafer; Sequential sampling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; PLANT DISEASES; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; ZEA MAYS;

AMPHIMALLON MAJALIS; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750322887     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2006)099[0076:CDRFEC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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