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Studies on the effect of ground vegetation on infestations of Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) (Col., Dynastidae) in young oil palm replantings in Malaysia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Brian J. Wood
Brian J. Wood
Affiliation:
Chemara Research Station, Layang Layang, Johore, Malaysia
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Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) breeds in the rotting stumps of oil palms and rubber trees, and is a potentially devastating pest of young oil palm replants, the unopened leaves of which are attacked by the adults. In view of the planters' belief that the pest is controlled by heavy ground vegetation, the effects of cover (natural, legume or grass) and bare ground on beetle populations in rotting logs and incidence of beetle attack on young palms were compared in a series of four experiments.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 59 , Issue 1 , July 1969 , pp. 85 - 96
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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