The influence of garden symphylan (Scutigerella immaculata) root-feeding on selected host plants was investigated in the field by studying the spatial relationships between the occurrence of natural S. immaculata infestations and plant growth variables. The influence of selected host plants on S. immaculata populations was studied in the field by monitoring changes in S. immaculata numbers before and after the application of treatments of sweet corn (Zea mays) and potatoes (Solanum tuberosum). Interactions were studied in the laboratory using artificially infested S. immaculata in potted plants. Susceptibility to S. immaculata was found to vary greatly with host plant. Host plants had variable effects on S. immaculata populations.
Species 1: Cephalostigmata Scutigerellidae Scutigerella immaculata (garden symphylan, symphylid)
Keywords: spatial autocorrelation, soil ecology
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