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A chemical attractant for males of the grass grub beetle Costelytra zealandica (White) (Col., Scarabaeidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

G. O. Osborne
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Lincoln College, Canterbury, New Zealand
C. P. Hoyt
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Lincoln College, Canterbury, New Zealand

Extract

A chemical sex attractant for the male grass grub beetle (Costelytra zealandica (White)) has been shown to be present in a commercially available adhesive preparation.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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