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Control of striped chafer,Odontria striataWhite (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in pasture using lindane
- Source :
- New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 31:205-210
- Publication Year :
- 1988
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 1988.
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Abstract
- A field trial carried out in North Otago was designed to determine the most beneficial time (April or June) and rate of application (1 or 2 kg a.i./ha) of lindane granules to pasture to control striped chafer (Odontria striata White) and alleviate pasture damage in spring. Only the 2 kg a.i./ha rate of lindane applied in April reduced larval density in the field (48%) compared with control plots when sampled in September. However, all lindane treatments gave good control of the next generation (85 – 92%) when sampled in February in the following year. Soil cores taken from the field trial plots in May and September were used in laboratory bioassays to investigate the effect of lindane on adult striped chafers. The bioassays showed that lindane caused adult mortality in winter (77 – 84%) and spring (92 – 100%) with no difference between the rates or times of application. Striped chafer larval density was low in the field trial area (31/m2 before treatment) and no differences in pasture production ...
- Subjects :
- Scarabaeidae
Larva
geography
geography.geographical_feature_category
Odontria striata
Soil Science
Good control
Plant Science
Biology
biology.organism_classification
Pasture
chemistry.chemical_compound
Soil core
Animal science
chemistry
Botany
Animal Science and Zoology
Lindane
Agronomy and Crop Science
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 11758775 and 00288233
- Volume :
- 31
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f205cd7e0f7ba0697dfaaa62fe96f8e4