Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-t5tsf Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-17T15:18:50.988Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

POPILLIA JAPONICA (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE): DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENT OF ADULTS IN HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Jacques Régnière
Affiliation:
Canadian Forestry Service, Great Lakes Forest Research Centre, Sault Ste Marie, Ont, P6A 5M7
Robert L. Rabb
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27650
R. E. Stinner
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27650

Abstract

Adult Japanese beetle populations were sampled continuously during the summers of 1978 and 1979 in two agricultural stations in eastern North Carolina. Patterns in trap capture were used to develop a conceptual model of the movements of this insect in agricultural areas. A partition of land area is proposed, based on four categories of sites from the point of view of suitability to this insect's reproduction and survival: (1) intensive production sites, (2) marginal production sites, (3) migration alleys, and (4) adult feeding sites. This partition is suggested as a framework for discussion and study of the population dynamics of the insect.

Résumé

Au cours des étés 1978 et 1979, deux populations adultes du scarabée japonais ont été échantillonnées de façon continue dans deux zones agricoles de l'est de la Caroline du nord. Les données sur l'abondance et l'activité des adultes ont permis de développer un modèle conceptuel de la distribution et du mouvement de cet insecte en milieu agricole. On a proposé la distinction de quatre catégories de sites, fondées sur leurs propriétés au point de vue de la reproduction et de la survie de l'insecte : (1) sites de production intensive, (2) sites de production marginale, (3) voies de migration, et (4) sites d'alimentation des adultes. Ces catégories sont suggérées comme une base sur laquelle discuter et étudier la dynamique des populations de l'insecte.

Type
Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1983

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Fleming, W. E. 1968. Biological control of the Japanese beetle. U.S. Dep. Agric. Tech. Bull. 1383.Google Scholar
Fleming, W. E. 1969. Attractants for the Japanese beetle. U.S. Dep. Agric. Tech. Bull. 1399.Google Scholar
Fleming, W. E. 1972. Biology of the Japanese beetle. U.S. Dep. Agric. Tech. Bull. 1449.Google Scholar
Hadley, S. H. and Hawley, I. M.. 1934. General information about the Japanese beetle in the United States. U.S. Dep. Agric. Circ. 332.Google Scholar
Ladd, T. L. Jr., 1970. Sex attraction in the Japanese beetle. J. econ. Ent. 63: 905908.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Ladd, T. L. Jr.,, McGovern, T. P., Beroza, M., Buriff, C. R., and Klein, M. G.. 1976. Japanese beetles: attractancy of phenethyl propionate + eugenol (3:7) and synthetic eugenol. J. econ. Ent. 69: 468470.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Régnière, J. and Brooks, W. M.. 1978. Entomogenous microorganisms associated with the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, in eastern North Carolina. J. invert. Zool. 32: 226228.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Régnière, J., Rabb, R. L., and Stinner, R. E.. 1979. Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): A mathematical model of oviposition in heterogeneous agroecosystems. Can. Ent. 111: 12711280.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Régnière, J., Rabb, R. L., and Stinner, R. E.. 1981 a. Popillia japonica: The effect of soil moisture and texture on survival and development of eggs and first instar grubs. Environ. Ent. 10: 654660.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Régnière, J., Rabb, R. L., and Stinner, R. E.. 1981 b. Popillia japonica: Seasonal history and associated Scarabaeidae in eastern North Carolina. Environ. Ent. 10: 297300.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Régnière, J., Rabb, R. L., and Stinner, R. E.. 1981 c. Popillia japonica: Intraspecific competition among grubs. Environ. Ent. 10: 661662.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Tumlinson, J. H., Klein, M. G.Doolittle, R. E., Ladd, R. E. Jr., and Proveaux, A. T.. 1977. Identification of the female Japanese beetle sex pheromone: inhibition of male response by an enantiomer. Science 197: 789792.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed