SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL OCCURRENCE OF BEET ARMYWORM (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) MOTHS IN MISSISSIPPI

Throughout 1994-2000, adult beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) populations were monitored in the delta and hill regions of Mississippi using pheromone traps. Significant differences in the mean number of moths trapped were found among different geographical areas of the state. A trend was obs...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 2003-09, Vol.86 (3), p.229-232
Main Authors: Adamczyk, J. J, Williams, M. R, Reed, J. T, Hubbard, D. W, Hardee, D. D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armyworms
Beets
Entomology
Geographic regions
Geography
Insect pests
migration
Moths
movement
Pests
River deltas
Seasons
Spodoptera
SYMPOSIUM: ARMYWORM - 2002
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Summary:Throughout 1994-2000, adult beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) populations were monitored in the delta and hill regions of Mississippi using pheromone traps. Significant differences in the mean number of moths trapped were found among different geographical areas of the state. A trend was observed where the greatest number of moths was found in the Mississippi Delta, located in the western region of the state. The lowest number of moths was found in the hills located in the eastern region of the state. An annual profile of beet armyworm populations in the western section of the Mississippi Delta also revealed that wide-scale immigration of this pest typically begins at 200 Julian days (mid-July). This date could be used as a benchmark to determine when and if population levels are high enough to have the potential to cause economic damage to crops in the Mississippi Delta.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0229:SATOOB]2.0.CO;2