Effect of plant growth regulators on Blissus insularis (Hemiptera: Blissidae)

Authors

  • Navneet Kaur Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University, 2121 South First Street, Hermiston, Oregon 97838, USA
  • Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, 1881 Steinmetz Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0620, USA
  • Eileen A. Buss Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, 1881 Steinmetz Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0620, USA

Keywords:

St. Augustinegrass, pest management, southern chinch bug

Abstract

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.

 

Sumario

Los reguladores del crecimiento en plantas son conocidos por influir en las características de las plantas y por lo tanto se pueden utilizar como una estrategia alternativa para hacer el hábitat desfavorable para la sobrevivencia de Blissus insularis Barber (Hemiptera: Blissidae). La reducción de la densidad de la población de B. insularis tras la aplicación de mefluidida y trinexapac-etilo en parcelas de campo indica el efecto indirecto de la aplicación del regulador del crecimiento de plantas sobre B. insularis por su manejo en pasto San Agustín.

 

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Published

2016-06-07

Issue

Vol. 99, No. 3 (September 2016)

Section

Scientific Notes

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