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DEVELOPING BIOLOGICAL CONTROL METHODS FOR ADULTS OF JAPANESE BEETLE

Morris, Elizabeth Erin

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2009, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Entomology.
The purpose of the following work was to explore the potential use of these nematodes and fungi as control agents of adult Japanese beetles. Twenty strains of Steinernema and Heterorhabditis nematodes were evaluated for their ability to cause mortality to the adult beetles. All strains caused significant mortality, compared to the control treatment. The ability of four nematode strains to infect and reproduce in adult beetles was also examined. While both genera were able to infect and kill the beetles, only Steinernema strains able to produce offspring. Steinernema scarabaei and Beauveria bassiana were placed in outdoor pheromone traps, in order to test them in the field. Beetles caught in the trap were observed for subsequent mortality and evidence of infection. S. scarabaei was unable to cause infection in the trap, and B. bassiana provided greater than 80% control, with over 70% of cadavers in that treatment developing mycelial growth.
Parwinder Grewal, PhD (Advisor)
Luis Cañas, PhD (Committee Member)
Larry Phelan, PhD (Committee Member)
57 p.

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  • Morris, E. E. (2009). DEVELOPING BIOLOGICAL CONTROL METHODS FOR ADULTS OF JAPANESE BEETLE [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1238164214

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Morris, Elizabeth. DEVELOPING BIOLOGICAL CONTROL METHODS FOR ADULTS OF JAPANESE BEETLE. 2009. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1238164214.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Morris, Elizabeth. "DEVELOPING BIOLOGICAL CONTROL METHODS FOR ADULTS OF JAPANESE BEETLE." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1238164214

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)