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The soil ecology of Serratia entomophila, A bacterial pathogen of the New Zealand grass grub, Costelytra zealandica (White)
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
Serratia entomophila (Enterobacteriaceae) is a newly described species of bacterium, currently being developed as a biological control agent for the New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica (White) (Coleoptera: ...
Applied ecology of the Tasmanian lacewing Micromus tasmaniae Walker (Neuroptera : Hemerodiidae)
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
The Tasmanian lacewing (Micromus tasmaniae Walker) is one of the most common
aphid predators occurring in lucerne crops in New Zealand. A comparison of sampling
techniques, and the output from a simulation model, suggest ...
Selection of entomogenous nematodes from the families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae (Nematoda) to control grass grub (Costelytra zealandica (White)) and porina (Wiseana cervinata Walker) larvae in pasture
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
Eight strains of nematode from the families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae and their associated bacteria, Xenorhabdus spp. (Enterobacteriaceae), were taxonomically characterized and evaluated for their ability to ...
Studies on the viruses of hop (Humulus lupulus L.) in New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
The incidence, spread, and effect of viruses on yield and α-acid content of hops (Humulus lupulus L.) in New Zealand was determined.
In 1984, sixty plants in each of 27 Nelson hop fields, mostly of cv. Superalpha, ...