University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 1-1-2003 Investigation into Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a pest of highly maintained turfgrass. Nikki L. Rothwell University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1 Recommended Citation Rothwell, Nikki L., "Investigation into Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a pest of highly maintained turfgrass." (2003). Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014. 5680. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/5680 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. INVESTIGATION INTO LISTRONOTUS MAGMLICOLLIS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE), A PEST OF HIGHLY MAINTAINED TURFGRASS A Dissertation Presented by NIKKI LYNN ROTHWBLL Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY May 2003 Department of Entomology © Copyright by Nikki Rothwell 2003 All Rights Reserved INVESTIGATION INTO LISTRONOTUS MACULICOLLIS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE), A PEST OF HIGHLY MAINTAINED TURFGRASS A Dissertation Presented by NIKKI LYNN ROTHWELL Approved as to style and content by: PcdkuxA. i V ctlMjrn. Pat Vittum, Chair / L ■ Gail Schumann, Member Roy Van Driesche, Department Chair, Entomology DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my gramma, Norma B. Rollet, for her unfaltering belief that I could conquer the world if I set my mind to it. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to convey my gratitude to my advisor, Dr.