Developing wax-based granule formulations for mating disruption of oriental beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in turfgrass

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1856-1863

  Behle, R W ^a   Cosse A A ^a   Dunlap, C ^a   Fisher, J ^b   Koppenhofer A M ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Suterra LLC   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Granule formulation; Mating disruption; Oriental beetle; Soywax; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

7 TETRADECEN 2 ONE; 7-TETRADECEN-2-ONE; KETONE; SEX PHEROMONE; WAX;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; KETONES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WAXES;

ANOMALA ORIENTALIS; COLEOPTERA; EXOMALA ORIENTALIS; POACEAE; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 57849154496     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-101.6.1856     Document Type: Article

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