Further work on the importance of ground cover in oviposition ofCostelytra zealandica(White)
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- 1 November 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
- Vol. 14 (4) , 923-926
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.1971.10421684
Abstract
When third-instar larvae were introduced into soil covered by perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), white clover (Trifolium repens L.), mustard (Brassica nigra L. Koch.), and grass litter, and into bare ground, the emergent beetles did not demonstrate any marked preferences for oviposition sites.Keywords
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