Florida Entomologist (2006) 89, 532-535

M.B. Adjei, G.C. Smart Jr., J.H. Frank and N.C. Leppla (2006)
Control of pest mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in bahiagrass pastures with the nematode Steinernema scapterisci (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae)
Florida Entomologist 89 (4), 532-535
Abstract: The entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema scapterisci, applied in strips to a 10-hectare bahiagrass pasture reduced populations of mole crickets, Scapteriscus spp., by 79.2% over a 3-year period. Bahiagrass cover increased from 33% to 96% in the same time period. Strip applications were much less expensive than treating the entire pasture, but equally effective in providing biological control of mole crickets.
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Database assignments for author(s): J. Howard Frank, Norman C. Leppla

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
application technology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Neoscapteriscus (genus)	Paspalum (crop)	U.S.A. (SE)
Steinernema scapterisci/Xenorhabdus innexi (entomopathogen)	Neoscapteriscus (genus)	Paspalum (crop)	U.S.A. (SE)