Trichapion rostrum (Say) (Brentidae: Apioninae) Infestation of Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. in Mississippi
| Autor: | Ryan J. Whitehouse |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
Brentidae Larva education.field_of_study biology Population Rostrum biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Baptisia alba Horticulture Germination Insect Science Infestation medicine education Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 010606 plant biology & botany Baptisia |
| Zdroj: | Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 144:559 |
| ISSN: | 0002-8320 |
| DOI: | 10.3157/061.144.0306 |
| Popis: | A population of Baptisia alba (Fabaceae) (white wild indigo) in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi was found with a heavy infestation of brentid weevils identified as Trichapion rostrum (Say) (Apioninae). The weevils were observed in high numbers ovipositing on the plants on the side of the road. Forty-nine seed pods were collected and held for maturation of the weevils. After two months, the seed pods were opened and 94 larvae, 61 pupae, and 138 adults were collected. 100% of the pods were infested, and a majority of the seeds in the pods showed heavy feeding damage and were unlikely to germinate. This is also the first time Trichapion rostrum has been reported from Mississippi. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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