Methods for monitoring the spread of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) populations in the Appalachian Mountains

Gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), is gradually spreading in North America from New England to the west and south. Monitoring this expansion is important for evaluating effects of population management on the rate of gypsy moth spread, for planning areas regulated by domestic quarantine, and for acc...

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Published in:Journal of economic entomology 1997-10, Vol.90 (5), p.1259-1266
Main Authors: Sharov, A.A, Liebhold, A.M, Roberts, E.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AUTOCORRELATION
Biological and medical sciences
BOUNDARIES
CONTROLE CONTINU
DELIMITATION
DISTRIBUCION GEOGRAFICA
DISTRIBUTION GEOGRAPHIQUE
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
INVASION
LIMITE
LYMANTRIA DISPAR
METHODE STATISTIQUE
METODOS ESTADISTICOS
MONITORING
PHEROMONE TRAPS
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
PIEGE SEXUEL
POPULATION BOUNDARIES
Protozoa. Invertebrates
Records, symptoms, damages, economic importance, population surveys
SPREAD RATE
STATISTICAL METHODS
TRAMPAS SEXUALES
VIGILANCIA
VIRGINIA
VIRGINIE
VIRGINIE OCCIDENTALE
WEST VIRGINIA
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Summary:Gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), is gradually spreading in North America from New England to the west and south. Monitoring this expansion is important for evaluating effects of population management on the rate of gypsy moth spread, for planning areas regulated by domestic quarantine, and for accurate timing of preventive silvicultural measures. Spread rate was measured as the distance between population boundaries in consecutive years. Gypsy moth population boundaries from 1988 to 1995 were estimated in northwestern Virginia and southeastern West Virginia using counts of male moths in pheromone-baited traps. Population boundaries estimated using the 10 moths per trap threshold were most stable in space and time compared with the boundaries estimated for other thresholds ranging from 1 to 300 moths per trap. Thus, the 10 moths per trap threshold is reliable for the monitoring of gypsy moth spread. Local spread rates were significantly autocorrelated in space (range, 80 km) but not in time. The rate of gypsy moth spread decreased from 16.9 km/yr in 1984-1990 to 8.8 km/yr in 1991-1996. An 8-km intertrap distance was adequate for detecting this decline in the rate of gypsy moth spread
ISSN:0022-0493
1938-291X
DOI:10.1093/jee/90.5.1259