Oviposition and flight period of the currant shoot borer Lampronia capitella
Författare
Summary, in English
The currant shoot borer, Lampronia capitella (Lep., Prodoxidae), is an important pest of currants, Ribes spp., in northern Europe. Oviposition was studied in cage experiments and the flight period was monitored in field studies using pheromone-baited traps. Blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum, was the host species in both studies. The total egg supply of females was on average 107 eggs and oviposition started 2-5 days after emergence. About 60% of the eggs were laid during the first day of the oviposition period. Eggs were laid in currant fruitlets, in batches comprising several, usually four to seven eggs. The flight period started shortly after the end of the flowering period of blackcurrant, and lasted for about 3 weeks.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2006
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
491-494
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Applied Entomology
Volym
130
Issue
9-10
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Ämne
- Biological Sciences
- Zoology
Status
Published
Projekt
- Evolutionary mechanisms of pheromone divergence in Lepidoptera
Forskningsgrupp
- Pheromone Group
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0931-2048