Cereal leaf beetle colonizes grass germplasm nurseries and impacts seed production

The attached file is the abstract only. The entire document is available through the Plant Management Network International at: http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/Corresponding author is S. L. Clement, slclement@wsu.eduPer the publisher's policy, the article will become openly available 18 months after publication.The authors set out to record the incidence of cereal leaf beetle (CLB) adults, eggs, and larvae in Central Ferry, WA, grass nurseries. We also rated each surveyed accession for external symptoms of CLB feeding damage, which was the first step toward determining the need for insecticidal sprays to control damaging populations. In addition, experimental information was obtained on the ability of CLB to feed, lay eggs, and develop on E+ and E- tall fescue plants.USDA-ARS, Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Unit, Washington State University, Washington State University Extension Service, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KYClement, S. L. et al. "Cereal leaf beetle colonizes grass germplasm nurseries and impacts seed production", Forage and grazinglands, December 14, 2009, http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/sub/fg/research/2009/beetle