Influence ofAcremoniumInfection and Pesticide Use on Seasonal Abundance of Leafhoppers and Froghoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae; Cercopidae) in Tall Fescue
作者:
M. A. Muegge,
S. S. Quisenberry,
G. E. Bates,
R. E. Joost,
期刊:
Environmental Entomology
(OUP Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 20,
issue 6
页码: 1531-1536
ISSN:0046-225X
年代: 1991
DOI:10.1093/ee/20.6.1531
出版商: Oxford University Press
关键词: Insecta;Acremonium coenophialum;Cicadellidae;management strategies
数据来源: OUP
摘要:
Resistance to an endophyte,Acremonium coenophialumMorgan-Jones&Gams, and management tactics were evaluated against several leafhopper species under field conditions. ‘Georgia-5’ tall fescue,Festuca arundinaceaSchreb., was planted to a randomized block design split plot with a factorial arrangement of pest management treatments in the subplot. Leafhopper and froghopper populations were monitored throughout the year by taking sweep samples approximately every 2 wk. Of the 28 species of leafhoppers and froghoppers collected, 6 species of leafhoppers and 1 species of froghopper comprised over 80% of the specimens collected. With the exception of the nematicide treatment, there was no significant difference in leafhopper population densities due to chemical treatments. Four species of leafhoppers and one species of froghopper showed significantly higher population densities on endophyte-free tall fescue when compared with the endophyte-infected tall fescue plots. The greatest differences between endophyte-free and endophyte-infected tall fescue plots occurred at leafhopper peak seasonal densities. Although chemical treatments apparently have little effect on leafhopper population densities, theAcremoniumendophyte provides tall fescue with resistance against some leafhopper species.
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