Oviposition and feeding preferences of the southern pine coneworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) for different host-plant materials and observations on monoterpenes as an oviposition stimulant

1985 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 689-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl W. Fatzinger ◽  
Edward P. Merkel
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Oviposition Stimulant ◽  
Feeding Preferences ◽  
Southern Pine ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae

Bagworm Survival and Feeding Preferences as Indicators of Resistance among Maples

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-142
Author(s):  
William E. Klingeman
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Larval Feeding ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Feeding Preferences ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Early Instar ◽  
Moderate Resistance ◽  
Hybrid Cross ◽  
Plant Susceptibility

Abstract The bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth)) is a polyphagous, native pest of numerous deciduous and evergreen ornamental plants. Bagworm larvae were used to investigate host plant susceptibility among ten species and cultivars of maples that are economically important and commonly encountered in landscapes in the eastern United States. Data analyses from 48-hour choice assays, conducted in the laboratory during 2000 and 2001, indicated that differences existed among maples for bagworm feeding preferences and host plant susceptibility. Results from the 48-hour trials were not as accurate as seasonal no-choice assays, however. No-choice assays during both seasons quantified resistance among maples that limited larval bagworm survival and development. Measurements of larval feeding injury demonstrated resistance in paperbark maple (Acer griseum (Franch.) Pax) and trident maple (A. buergerianum Miq.) when compared with other maples. Laboratory results were corroborated during 2001 by a no-choice field assay, in which early instar bagworm larvae performed well on the majority of maples. In contrast, paperbark maple and trident maple were resistant to bagworm feeding, while ‘Autumn Blaze’ Freeman maple (A. x freemanii E. Murray), a hybrid cross obtained by breeding A. rubrum with A. saccharinum, showed moderate resistance.

Olfactory responses and feeding preferences of Copitarsia uncilata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to four aromatic herb specie

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Miguel Mendieta ◽  
Andreas Gaigl ◽  
Juan Carlos Getiva de la Hoz ◽  
Anibal Orlando Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Feeding Preferences ◽  
Larval Weight ◽  
Olfactory Responses ◽  
Host Selection Behavior ◽  
Selection Behavior ◽  
Larva Feeding ◽  
Plant Choice ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
Aromatic Herbs

Colombian aromatic herbs have great potential as an export commodity. The genus Copitarsia is considered as an economic and a quarantine pest attacking them. In herbivore insects, host plant choice is made by adults and influenced by host plant quality. There were performed olfactory and feeding tests by using four-arm olfactometer and offering four different aromatic herbs (basil, mint, rosemary, or thyme) to determine the host selection behavior of Copitarsia uncilata Burgos and Leiva. Parameters, such as adult choice, larval weight, and time spent by larva on particular herb were measured. The preferences of adults and immature of C. uncilata varied significantly among the herbs in olfactory and larva feeding tests. The adults showed significantly higher responses to essential oils of basil and rosemary. Higher weight of larva was recorded on mint and basil. Further studies on larval development and longevity of adults on different herbs are necessary.

CONTACT TOXICITY OF 17 INSECTICIDES TO LARVAE OF DIORYCTRIA AMATELLA (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE)

1980 ◽  
Vol 112 (5) ◽  
pp. 521-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary L. DeBarr ◽  
Vicki H. Fedde
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North American ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
Southern United States ◽  
Contact Toxicity ◽  
Southern Pine ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae

Moths of the genus Dioryctria are important insect pests of North American conifers (Baker 1972). Of the species that occur in the southern United States, e.g., D. clarioralis (Walker), D. disclusa (Heinrich), and D. ebeli Mutuura and Munroe, the southern pine coneworm, Dioryctria amatella (Hulst), is the most destructive (Ebel et al. 1975). Our paper reports the results of laboratory tests aimed at determining the relative toxicities of commercially available or promising experimental insecticides to D. amatella larvae.

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