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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/22762| Title: | Rearing and release of Megamelus scutellaris Berg (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) for biological control of waterhyacinth in 2015 |
| Authors: | Freedman, Jan E. Harms, Nathan E. |
| Keywords: | Water hyacinth--Biological control Megamelus scutellaris |
| Publisher: | Environmental Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | ERDC/TN;APCRP-BC-40 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: Waterhyacinth biological control research at the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, Mississippi is currently focused on the rearing and release of the delphacid planthopper, Megamelus scutellaris Berg (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), which has been in culture at the ERDC since 2010. Past failures to establish M. scutellaris were attributed to extreme summer temperatures at field sites; therefore, a putatively temperature-tolerant strain of this insect was obtained from field-established stock in Florida. This report details the performance of original and new strains of M. scutellaris in greenhouse rearing and field released colonies in 2015. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/22762 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/22762 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Note |
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| ERDC-TN APCRP-BC-40.pdf | 2.32 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |