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| | Midwest Biological Control News |
 | | There, it was replaced by other Popillia species to the south, and was common only on northern Honshu and Hokkaido Islands, where grasslands provided a favorable larval habitat. |
 | | Milky disease, caused by a native U.S. bacterium Bacillus popilliae, is probably the most wide spread and effective natural control agent of JB larvae. |
 | | However, the high cost of the spore powder, the specificity of commercial products for JB larvae, the natural distribution of B. popilliae spores, emphasis on private rather than community protection, the availability of effective "safer" pesticides, and lack of success in field trials, have curtailed expanded use of milky disease products. |
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