scholarly journals Effects of host switching on gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar (L.)) under field conditions

Oecologia ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Stoyenoff ◽  
J. A. Witter ◽  
M. E. Montgomery ◽  
C. A. Chilcote
Keyword(s):  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Host Switching

Stimulation of cyclic AMP formation and nerve electrical activity by octopamine in the terminal abdominal ganglion of the female gypsy moth Lymantria dispar

2006 ◽  
Vol 1071 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria C. Olianas ◽  
Paolo Solari ◽  
Luciana Garau ◽  
Anna Liscia ◽  
Roberto Crnjar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Electrical Activity ◽  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Abdominal Ganglion ◽  
Stimulation Of

Effects of maternal nutrition and egg provisioning on parameters of larval hatch, survival and dispersal in the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L.

Oecologia ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 106 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Diss ◽  
J. G. Kunkel ◽  
M. E. Montgomery ◽  
D. E. Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Maternal Nutrition ◽  
Egg Provisioning

PREDATION BY CALOSOMA SYCOPHANTA L. (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE): EVIDENCE FOR A LARGE IMPACT ON GYPSY MOTH, LYMANTRIA DISPAR L. (LEPIDOPTERA: LYMANTRIIDAE), PUPAE

1985 ◽  
Vol 117 (9) ◽  
pp. 1117-1126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald M. Weseloh
Keyword(s):  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Lymantria Dispar ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Mortality Factor ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Dispersal Potential ◽  
Capture Recapture ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Entire Study Area

AbstractThe impact of predation by Calosoma sycophanta L. on an increasing prey population was assessed by recapturing marked adult beetles, periodically observing tagged gypsy moth pupae, and examining gypsy moth pupal remains in different microhabitats. Adult beetles dispersed in random directions but many tended to remain near the trap at which they were originally caught, suggesting a low dispersal potential. About 75% of the adult beetles present in the plot on one day were still present the next day. Capture–recapture estimates suggested that there were at most about 250 male beetles and half as many females/ha in the plot. Calosoma larvae destroyed 70% of tagged gypsy moth pupae under burlap bands on tree trunks near ground level, which was much more than any other mortality factor. Although this percentage was the same when mortality was assessed by looking at pupal remains within 5 m of the ground on tree trunks, pupae higher in trees and on leaves were not attacked as frequently. On average, about 40% of the pupae present in the entire study area were destroyed by Calosoma larvae. Each female beetle in the site would have had to produce about 30 progeny to have this effect. These data suggest that a relatively low number of adult beetles can have a substantial impact on gypsy moth populations.

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