Mechanisms of environmental stress tolerance in turfgrass

J Fan, W Zhang, E Amombo, L Hu, JO Kjorven, L Chen - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Turfgrasses constitute a vital part of the landscape ecological systems for sports fields, golf
courses, home lawns and parks. However, turfgrass species are affected by numerous …

The current state and future potential of microbial control of scarab pests

C Deans, V Krischik - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Injury and control costs for the invasive scarab Japanese beetle (Family Scarabeidae,
Popillla japonica) alone is estimated at $450 million per year in the US Chemical controls …

Turfgrass insects of the United States and Canada

PJ Vittum - Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada, 2020 - degruyter.com
The first edition of this reference work became known as the bible of turfgrass entomology
upon publication in 1987. It has proved invaluable to professional entomologists …

Japanese beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) invasion of North America: history, ecology, and management

ER Althoff, KB Rice - Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, was accidentally introduced to
the United States from Asia in the early 1900s. First detected in a New Jersey nursery, it is …

Species limits, phylogeography and reproductive mode in the Metarhizium anisopliae complex

SA Rehner, RM Kepler - Journal of invertebrate pathology, 2017 - Elsevier
An essential first step to elucidating the ecology and life histories of Metarhizium anisopliae-
group species as entomopathogens, endophytes and soil-adapted fungi is the ability to …

Evaluation of Indigenous Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Potential Biocontrol Agents against Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Northern Italy

G Torrini, F Paoli, G Mazza, S Simoncini, C Benvenuti… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Japanese beetle Popillia japonica is considered one of the most
harmful organisms in the world for crops and the urban landscape. Popillia japonica spends …

Relative humidity impacts development and activity against Aedes aegypti adults by granular formulations of Metarhizium humberi microsclerotia

J Rodrigues, AML Catão, AS Dos Santos… - Applied Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
The impact of ambient relative humidity (RH) on conidial production of Metarhizium humberi
IP 46 microsclerotia (MS) formulated in pellets or granules was investigated, and a …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic variability of Metarhizium isolates from the Ticino Valley Natural Park (Northern Italy) as a possible microbiological resource for the management of …

GP Barzanti, J Enkerli, C Benvenuti, A Strangi… - Journal of Invertebrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
The natural occurrence of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) was investigated along the Ticino
River (Ticino River Natural Park, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy), at the center of the area …

Advances in the use of entomopathogenic fungi as biopesticides in suppressing crop pests

E Quesada-Moraga, M Yousef-Naef… - Biopesticides for …, 2020 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Chapter 4 Page 1 http://dx.doi.org/10.19103/AS.2020.0073.05 © Burleigh Dodds Science
Publishing Limited, 2020. All rights reserved. Chapter 4 Advances in the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Annotated catalog and bibliography of the cyclocephaline scarab beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae, Cyclocephalini)

MR Moore, RD Cave, MA Branham - ZooKeys, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cyclocephaline scarab beetles represent the second largest tribe of the subfamily
Dynastinae, and the group includes the most speciose genus of dynastines, Cyclocephala …