The black beetle

Authors

Clee Francis Howard Jenkins

Keywords

Heteronychus arator, turf, vegetables, Western Australia

Disciplines

Entomology | Plant Pathology | Sports Studies

First Page Number

39

Last Page Number

42

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Since first reported in Western Australia 27 years ago, the black beetle has spread widely to become a well-known pest in metropolitan home lawns and public grassed areas.

THE black beetle (Heteronychus sanctae-helenae Blanchard) is a native of South Africa which seems to have first gained a footing in Australia in about 1930, for it was then recorded as a pest of maize in New South Wales. (Gurney 1934).

Recommended Citation

Jenkins, Clee Francis Howard (1965) "The black beetle," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 6: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol6/iss1/10