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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Japanese Beetles"”.
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The Spatial Trends of Japanese Beetles in Illinois Soybean Fields and Their Effects on Sampling and Production
… Merr., fields to determine the spatial trends of Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica Newman, and to measure their impact on soybean production. Commercial soybean fields were sampled intensively or extensively. Densities and distributions of Japanese beetles within fields were measured with two …
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Impact of elevated carbon dioxide and increased temperature on Japanese beetle herbivory
… 2050, under otherwise normal field conditions. Japanese beetles (Popilla japonica Newman) were enclosed on foliage for 24 hours, after which the beetle survivorship, total and per capita leaf consumption, and leaf protease inhibitor activity was measured. The direct effect of temperature on …
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Molecular Systematics of the Entomopathogenic Bacteria Bacillus popilliae, Bacillus lentimorbus, and Bacillus sphaericus
… causative agents of milky disease in Japanese beetles and related scarab larvae, have been differentiated based upon a small number of phenotypic characteristics, but they have not previously been examined at the molecular level. Thirty-four isolates of these bacteria were examined for …