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Survival of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Larvae on Green Buttonwood Trees in Flooded Marl Soil and Potting Medium
Author(s): C. G. Martin, C. M. Mannion and B. Schaffer
Month: Jun
Year: 2010
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Florida Entomologist
Journal Link: http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent
Volume: 93
Issue: 2
Pages: 153-160
Article Topic(s): Disturbance,Water,Irrigation
Research Setting(s): Wetland,Nursery
Species Referenced: Conocarpus erectus (Button mangrove),
Abstract
Tests the effects of flooding as a method of controlling larvae of the root weevil Diaprepes abbreviates on Conocarpus erectus. Flooding marl soil or potting medium reduced survival of the weevil. Flooding marl soil slowed the growth of larvae that did survive.Suggested Citation
C. G. Martin, C. M. Mannion and B. Schaffer. "Survival of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Larvae on Green Buttonwood Trees in Flooded Marl Soil and Potting Medium." Florida Entomologist 93.2 (2010): 153-160.Go back