Influence of Defoliation by the Cutworm Melipotis indomita on Control of Honey Mesquite with 2,4,5-T in West Texas

Cutworms, Melipotis indomita (Walker), caused severe defoliation of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa) on heavy clay and bottomland range sites in the Rolling Plains of Texas following a late spring freeze and a drought in 1971. In some areas cutworms reduced mesquite foliage...

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Published in:Journal of range management 1974-03, Vol.27 (2), p.153-155
Main Author: Ueckert, Darrell N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cutworms
Defoliation
Growth rings
Herbicides
Insect larvae
Leaves
Mortality
Pupae
Sprouts
Tree growth
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Summary:Cutworms, Melipotis indomita (Walker), caused severe defoliation of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa) on heavy clay and bottomland range sites in the Rolling Plains of Texas following a late spring freeze and a drought in 1971. In some areas cutworms reduced mesquite foliage by 95%. The percent of honey mesquite killed with foliar application of 2,4,5-T was very low on both sites and was not influenced by the degree of defoliation by cutworms.
ISSN:0022-409X
DOI:10.2307/3896755