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1 August 2007 Distribution, Abundance, and Seasonal Ecology of Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Golf Courses in Québec, Canada
Louis Simard, Jacques Brodeur, Julie Dionne
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Abstract

The weevil Listronotus maculicollis Dietz (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a major pest of annual bluegrass, Poa annua L., on golf courses in northeastern North America. To determine the distribution, abundance, and seasonal ecology of L. maculicollis on golf courses in Québec, Canada, we sampled 19 golf courses (GC1–GC19) from different geographic and climatic conditions during 2001, 2002, and 2003. L. maculicollis was found on all golf courses except GC19, which was located in northeastern Québec. In most sites, L. maculicollis completed two generations per year. A linear regression model comparing L. maculicollis larval densities as a function of spatial coordinates revealed that L. maculicollis were more abundant in western Québec than in eastern Québec. Pearson correlations on the probability of both L. maculicollis larval and pupal presence with soil parameters indicated significant positive correlations for fine sand (larvae) and soil pH (pupae) and negative correlations for gravel.

Louis Simard, Jacques Brodeur, and Julie Dionne "Distribution, Abundance, and Seasonal Ecology of Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Golf Courses in Québec, Canada," Journal of Economic Entomology 100(4), 1344-1352, (1 August 2007). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[1344:DAASEO]2.0.CO;2
Received: 22 September 2006; Accepted: 3 May 2007; Published: 1 August 2007
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KEYWORDS
golf course
Listronotus maculicollis
seasonal ecology
turfgrass insect
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