Suppression of indigo bush with pod pests

Autor: Gagić-Serdar Renata, Poduška Z., Đorđević I., Češljar G., Bilibajkić Svetlana, Rakonjac Lj., Nevenić R.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Archives of Biological Sciences, Vol 65, Iss 2, Pp 801-806 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0354-4664
1821-4339
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1302801G
Popis: The recorded seed predators of Amorpha fruticosa L., indigo bush weevils and pteromalid wasps, were the subject of laboratory and field research studies in the period from 2006 to 2011. Sample analyses were carried out on more than 30 localities in Serbia with the aim of measuring the summarized pre-dispersal and post dispersal predation preferences. The percentages of the total pre-dispersal (max≈33%) and post-dispersal re-infested material (over 95%), make these insects serious candidates for host-plant suppression. Their bionomics were monitored through continuous collection, dessection and observation of infested seeds, in correlation with environmental parameters, especially water-level fluctuations in endangered forests. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TP-31070: The development of technological methods in forestry in order to attain optimal forest cover]
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