| survey of pathogens and parasitoids of popillia japonica (coleoptera: scarabaeidae) in northwest arkansas. | the impact of pathogens and parasitoids on the recently established population of popillia japonica newman in northwest arkansas has been unknown. in this study, we quantified the prevalence of natural enemies: stictospora villani hays, ovavesicula popilliae andreadis and hanula, paenibacillus spp. (dingman), nematodes and parasitic diptera and hymenoptera in third instar and adult populations in 2010 and 2011. s. villani was found in 38.4% and 35.5% of larvae in 2010 and 2011, respectively. s. ... | 2012 | 22721914 |