Seasonal phenology and management of Tomarus Subtropicus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in St. Augustinegrass

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1847-1855

  Kostromytska, Olga S ^a   Buss, Eileen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Management; Seasonal phenology; Tomarus subtropicus; Turfgrass; White grubs

Indexed keywords

((E) 1 (2 CHLORO 1,3 THIAZOL 5 YLMETHYL) 3 METHYL 2 NITROGUANIDINE); ((E)-1-(2-CHLORO-1,3-THIAZOL-5-YLMETHYL)-3-METHYL-2-NITROGUANIDINE); BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; N 4 CHLOROBENZOYL N' BENZOYL N' TERT BUTYLHYDRAZINE; N-4-CHLOROBENZOYL-N'-BENZOYL-N'-TERT-BUTYLHYDRAZINE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POACEAE; SEASON; SUGARCANE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BENZOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GUANIDINES; HYDRAZINES; IMIDAZOLES; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MALE; NEMATODA; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POACEAE; SACCHARUM; SEASONS; THIAZOLES;

ANTHOZOA; COLEOPTERA; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; NEMATODA; POACEAE; SACCHARUM; SCARABAEIDAE; STENOTAPHRUM SECUNDATUM;

EID: 57849085355     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-101.6.1847     Document Type: Article

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