Seasonal Abundance and Spatial Distribution ofDiaphania hyalinata(Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on Yellow Squash in South Florida
| Autor: | Babu Panthi, Gregg S. Nuessly, John L. Capinera, Dakshina R. Seal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Larva animal structures biology fungi biology.organism_classification Spatial distribution 01 natural sciences Population density Lepidoptera genitalia 010602 entomology Diaphania hyalinata Horticulture Crambidae Abundance (ecology) Insect Science parasitic diseases Botany Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 010606 plant biology & botany Squash |
| Zdroj: | Florida Entomologist. 100:647-652 |
| ISSN: | 1938-5102 0015-4040 |
| DOI: | 10.1653/024.100.0323 |
| Popis: | Seasonal abundance and spatial distribution of melonworm, Diaphania hyalinata L. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), on yellow squash were studied during 4 crop-growing periods in 2014 in Homestead, Florida. The abundance of D. hyalinata larvae ranged from a minimum during Dec 2014 (1.3 ± 0.0 larvae per 2 leaves) when temperatures were relatively low (15–20 °C), to a maximum in Sep 2014 (6.6 ± 0.1 larvae per 2 leaves) when temperatures were relatively high (24–26 °C). The abundance of small larvae (L1 L2) was relatively greater, with a maximum of 7.1 ± 0.3 larvae per 2 leaves, as compared with medium-sized larvae (L3 L4) (2.4 ± 0.1 per 2 leaves) and large larvae (L5) (2.4 ± 0.1 larvae per 2 leaves) throughout the year. The abundance of large larvae was consistently low over the entire year. Diaphania hyalinata distributions tended to be aggregated (b > 1) during the crop-growing periods during May, Jun–Jul, and Sep 2014, when the population densities were relatively high, but were uniform (b < 1) during Dec 2014, when the population densities were low. A weak but statistically significant positive linear relationship existed between temperature and larval abundance. The results from this study will help squash and cucurbit growers of south Florida in monitoring melonworm infestations in the field and in developing a knowledge-based management program. |
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