Biology of Hoplia philanthus (Col., Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae): A new and severe pest in Belgian turf

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1500-1507

  Ansari, Minshad Ali ^a,b   Casteels, Hans ^a   Tirry, Luc ^c   Moens, Maurice ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hoplia philanthus; Scarabaeidae; Turfgrass; White grub

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEETLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FIELD SURVEY; GRASS; HATCHING; LABORATORY METHOD; NEW SPECIES; OVIPOSITION; PEST SPECIES; SEX RATIO; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

BETULA UTILIS; CARPINUS BETULUS; HOPLIA PHILANTHUS; MELOLONTHINAE; POACEAE; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 34249085974     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2006)35[1500:BOHPCS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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