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Phenological development and seasonal distribution of the rutherglen bug, Nnysius vinitor Bergroth (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), on various hosts in Victoria, south-eastern Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Garrick McDonald  and
A. Mark Smith
Garrick McDonald
Affiliation:
Plant Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Swan Street, Burnley, Victoria 3121, Australia
A. Mark Smith
Affiliation:
Plant Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Swan Street, Burnley, Victoria 3121, Australia
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Abstract

Populations of Nysius vinitor Bergroth were studied from 1979 to 1982 in two weed hosts, Arctotheca calendula and Polygonum aviculare, and eight irrigated sunflower crops in a summer cropping area of northern Victoria, Australia. The spring generation began with the adults colonizing flowering A.calendula plants in September and concluded with the rapid development of late stage nymphs and an exodus of adults from these plants from mid-November to December. Gradual invasion of sunflowers occurred mostly in late December and reached a peak at flowering, after which nymphs appeared. P. aviculare attracted adults from February and hosted a number of overlapping generations until winter. The weed sustained diminishing numbers of adults through the winter, except in 1982, when a further generation produced an early spring peak. Immigrant populations were regarded as a common source of adults for initiating the spring and summer generations. The rate of development of N. vinitor in spring was more rapid than that predicted by phenological simulation based on ambient temperatures and laboratory-derived day-degree estimates. This was attributed to increased body temperatures through absorption of solar radiation, and the simulation model was adjusted by increasing daily minimum and maximum temperatures by 1·3 and 5·5°C for young and older instars, respectively. This suggested that older nymphs have lower developmental thresholds or are better able to optimize body temperatures.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 78 , Issue 4 , December 1988 , pp. 673 - 682
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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