Holotrichia disparilis (white grub)

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Holotrichia disparilis Arrow

Preferred Common Name

• white grub

International Common Names

• English: chafer

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Metazoa
•         Phylum: Arthropoda
•             Subphylum: Uniramia
•                 Class: Insecta
•                     Order: Coleoptera
•                         Family: Scarabaeidae
•                             Genus: Holotrichia
•                                 Species: Holotrichia disparilis

Distribution Table

The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Host plants/Plants Affected

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

Plant Trade

References

Arulpragasam PV, 1984. Ring-barking of young tea plants in new clearings. Tea Quarterly, 53(2):4-10.

Cranham JE, 1966. Tea pests and their control. Annual Review of Entomology, 11:491-514.

Cranham JE, 1966. White grubs (cockchafer larvae). In: Insect and Mite Pests of Tea in Ceylon and their Control. Monograph of Tea Production in Ceylon, 70-75.

Fernando EFW, 1971. The larval stages of chafer beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) occurring on tea plantations in Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica, 32(1):91-96.

K MC, B MC, 1971. Cockchafer. Two and a Bud, 18(1):37

Muraleedharan N, 1983. Tea entomology: an overview. Cinchona, Coimbatore, India: UPASI Tea Research Institute, 20.

Muraleedharan N, 1991. Beetles and weevils. In: Pest Management in Tea. Valparai, India: Tea Research Institute, United Planters Association of Southern India, 67-74.

Rao GN, 1978. Control of cockchafer grubs in tea new clearings. Planters Chronicle, 73:207.

Seneratne KADW, 1986. Insect and mite pests of tea. In: Sivapalan P, Kulasegaram K, Kathiravetpillai A, eds. Hand Book on Tea. Talawkelle, Sri Lanka: Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka, 88-108.

Sonan J, 1939. On the white grub, Holotrichia disparilis injurious to tea seedlings. Formosan Agricult. Rev., 35(3):198-202.

Thirugnanasuntharan K, Perera ER, Abeysekara AR, 1988. Preliminary observations on susceptibility of tea clones to white grub, Holotrichia disparilis Arrow (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) attack. Sri Lanka Journal of Tea Science, 57(2):68-72

Vitarana SI, 1991. Report of the Entomology Division. Annual Report of the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka, 57-72.

Vitarana SI, 1992. Report of the Entomology Division. Annual Report of the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka, 45-57.

Vitarana SI, 1997. Insect and Mite Pests of Tea. In: Sivapalan P, Gnanapragasam Nalini C, Kathiravetpillai A, eds. Field Guide Book. Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka, 54-82.

Vitarana SI, 2001. Report of the Entomology Division. Annual Report of the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka, 79-124.

Vitarana SI, Nagahaulla SM, Abeysinghe LS, Vitana SB, 1997. Environment friendly pest control agents: use of bio 1020 to control white grub damage on tea. Sri Lanka Journal of Tea Science, 65(1/2):34-45; 26 ref.

Distribution Maps

• = Present, no further details
• = Evidence of pathogen
• = Widespread
• = Last reported
• = Localised
• = Presence unconfirmed
• = Confined and subject to quarantine
• = See regional map for distribution within the country
• = Occasional or few reports

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