Susceptibility of four species of turfgrass-infesting scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis strain Buibui
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
10-1-2007
Abstract
Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis strain Buibui experimental formulations containing Cry8Cal δ-endotoxin were evaluated in the field for the control of oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis Waterhouse; Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman; Asiatic garden beetle, Maladera castanea (Arrow); and European chafer, Rhizotrogus majalis (Razoumowsky) larvae infesting turfgrasses. In 17 fall applications, control of A. orientalis and P. japonica was achieved at rates as low as 100 g of toxin per ha; however, rates of 301 or 593 g/ha were consistently more effective. A. orientalis larvae were the most susceptible followed by P. japonica, R. majalis, and M. castanea. Two spring applications of 120 g of toxin per ha were not effective against oriental or Japanese beetles. © 2007 Entomological Society of America.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Economic Entomology
Volume
100
Issue
5
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Bixby, Andrea, Steven R. Alm, Kevin Power, Parwinder Grewal, and Stanley R. Swier. "Susceptibility of four species of turfgrass-infesting scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis strain Buibui." Journal of Economic Entomology 100, 5 (2007). https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pls_facpubs/58