A new pest in the desert Southwest: Two researchers discuss the emerging flea beetle pest.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- VAN DYKE, ADAM; McGraw, Benjamin A.
- Source
- Golfdom; Mar2020, Vol. 76 Issue 3, p28-33, 5p
- Subject
- FLEA beetles
DESERTS
PESTS
ZOOLOGICAL surveys
INSECT pests
- Language
- ISSN
- 15264270
The article discusses the emerging flea beetle pest in desert Southwest. Topics include DNA analyses being unable in providing a species match to those in genomic databases; reporting the preliminary findings in raising awareness of the problem and reducing unnecessary insecticide applications; and regular vacuum sampling of adult populations being performed in conjunction with sticky card trapping.