title: Distribution and adult activity of Popillia quadriguttata (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on golf courses in Korea.
abstract: Japanese beetle traps baited with the Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) pheromone lure and a eugenol feeding attractant were placed at five golf courses in Korea to determine how well they work for detecting activity of a closely related species, Popillia quadriguttata (F.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a turf pest in Korea. The traps also were used to determine the time of day and time of year that P. quadriguttata is most active. Nineteen scarab species of 13 genera were attracted to the Japanese beetle traps with P. quadriguttata clearly being the most abundant (383 beetles per trap), followed by Adoretus tenuimaculatus Waterhouse (10 per trap), Popilliaflavosellata Fairmaire (seven per trap), Exomala orientalis Waterhouse (four per trap), and Maladera japonica (two per trap). Other scarab species were trapped at a rate of <1.0 per trap. Popillia quadriguttata adults were active over a 5-wk period in late June and early July. At Yongwon Golf Club in 2002, peak adult activity was during the last week of June in visual counts and approximately 1 wk later in the Japanese beetle traps. In Korea, P. quadriguttata adults are most active between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. This information should be helpful to golf course superintendents in Korea and to entomologists interested in finding natural enemies of P. quadriguttata to evaluate as potential biocontrol organisms for the very closely related species, the Japanese beetle.
authors: Department of Applied Biology, Sangju National University, Sangiu, 742-711, Republic of Korea.
authors: Dong Woon
authors: DW
authors: Lee
authors: Ho Yul
authors: HY
authors: Choo
authors: David R
authors: DR
authors: Smitley
authors: Sang Myeong
authors: SM
authors: Lee
authors: Hong Kyun
authors: HK
authors: Shin
authors: Harry K
authors: HK
authors: Kaya
authors: Chung Gyoo
authors: CG
authors: Park
authors: Jong Kyun
authors: JK
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006055:Golf; D007300:Insect Control / Q000295:instrumentation; D007723:Korea; D012621:Seasons; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012724:Sex Attractants; C117438:japonilure; D015107:4-Butyrolactone