A Bibliography of the Milky Disease Bacteria (Bacillus spp.) Associated with the Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica and Closely Related Scarabaeidae

Abstract

Several events have sparked interest in milky disease bacteria (Bacillus popilliae Dutky and Bacillus lentimorbus Dutky) in the past year: (1) The application submitted by the USDA to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the milky disease used on pastures; (2) concern about the effectiveness of milky disease in Connecticut; (3) the question about the placement of B. popilliae and B. lentimorbus in the genus Clostridium rather than Bacillus,. and (4) the fact that milky disease is likely to become the only persistent material available for control of larvae of the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman.