Effect of plant Growth Regulators on Blissus insularis (Hemiptera: Blissidae)

Plant growth regulators are known to influence a plant's characteristics and therefore can be used as an alternative strategy in making Blissus insularis Barber (Hemiptera: Blissidae) habitat unfavorable for this insect's survival. The reduction of B. insularis population densities followi...

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Published in:	The Florida entomologist Vol. 99; no. 3; pp. 557 - 558
Main Authors:	Kaur, Navneet, Gillett-Kaufman, Jennifer L, Buss, Eileen A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lutz Florida Entomological Society 01-09-2016
Subjects:	Biological control Blissidae Blissus insularis chinche de sur Chlorophyll Chlorophylls Control control de plagas Entomology Hemiptera Laboratories Nitrogen pasto de San Agustín pest management Pests Plant growth Plant growth regulators Plant hormones Plants SCIENTIFIC NOTES Soil water southern chinch bug Spectral index St. Augustinegrass Thatch Turf grasses Turf management Turfgrasses Wildlife habitats Florida North Carolina Illinois ASW, USA, Florida
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Summary:	Plant growth regulators are known to influence a plant's characteristics and therefore can be used as an alternative strategy in making Blissus insularis Barber (Hemiptera: Blissidae) habitat unfavorable for this insect's survival. The reduction of B. insularis population densities following the application of mefluidide and trinexapac-ethyl in field plots indicated the indirect effect of plant growth regulator application on B. insularis for its management in St. Augustinegrass.
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ISSN:	0015-4040 1938-5102
DOI:	10.1653/024.099.0336