Ohio State University Extension Bulletin

Ornamental Plants
Annual Reports and Research Reviews 2002

Special Circular 189


Research on Black Vine Weevil and White Grubs in Ornamental Nurseries in Ohio by USDA-ARS

Michael E. Reding, Michael G. Klein, Ross D. Brazee, and Charles R. Krause, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Application Technology Research Unit, Wooster, Ohio.

Introduction

Some ongoing research projects, conducted by the Horticultural Insects Research Lab of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Application Technology Research Unit, at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio, are reported here. Most of this research focuses on the biology and management of black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) and various exotic scarab grubs (Asiatic garden beetle, Maladera castanea; European chafer, Rhizotrogus majalis; Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica; and oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis) in ornamental nurseries.


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