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1. Area‐wide monitoring of potato tuberworm (Phthorimaea operculella) by pheromone trapping in Northern Italy: phenology, spatial distribution and relationships between catches and tuber damage

Author:
Antonio Masetti; Alda Butturini; Alberto Lanzoni; Valentino De Luigi; Giovanni Burgio
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 138-145
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Phthorimaea operculella; correlation; data collection; georeferencing; geostatistics; harvesting; hilling; imagos; landscapes; monitoring; pest management; pests; phenology; pheromone traps; pheromones; potatoes; subtropics; trapping; tubers; Italy
Abstract:
... The potato tuberworm (PTW) Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is key pest of potato in tropical and subtropical regions. From 2002 onward, PTW has emerged as a problem in the Bologna province, the main potato production area in Northern Italy. Field investigations were performed to study the temporal and spatial dynamics of PTW. Adult moths were monitored using pheromone‐b ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12089

2. Beech forest management does not affect the infestation rate of the beech scale Cryptococcus fagisuga across three regions in Germany

Author:
Günter Köhler; Esther Pašalić; Wolfgang W. Weisser; Martin M. Gossner
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 197-204
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Cryptococcus fagisuga; Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; canopy; forest ecosystems; forest management; forests; insect communities; insect control; pests; shelterwood systems; tree age; trees; Germany
Abstract:
... The effects of management on insect communities have been studied in several forest ecosystems, although the consequences for single potential pests are only known for a few species. The present study investigated whether forest management affects the infestation of European beech trees by the beech scale Cryptococcus fagisuga. We assessed the densities of C. fagisuga on a total of 520 trees (Fagu ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12097

3. Competition between grass‐cutting Atta vollenweideri ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and domestic cattle (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in Argentine rangelands

Author:
Andrea C. Guillade; Patricia J. Folgarait
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 113-119
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Atta; Bovidae; ant nests; autumn; carrying capacity; cattle; economic threshold; grasses; grazing; herbivores; leaf-cutting ants; pastures; pests; primary productivity; rangelands; social insects; summer; tropics; Argentina
Abstract:
... Leafcutter ants are considered the most important herbivores in the Neotropics. Atta vollenweideri is a rangeland pest that competes with cattle for grass, reducing the carrying capacity of pastures. However, there is much controversy regarding their degree of herbivory, pest status and competition with cattle. Furthermore, their economic injury level (EIL) has not been determined. We studied A. v ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12085

4. Development of a hazard map for oak wilt disease in Japan

Author:
Hiroshi Kondoh; Takehiko Yamanaka; Shoichi Saito; Etsuko Shoda‐Kagaya; Shun'ichi Makino
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 205-213
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
defoliation; geography; immigration; meteorology; models; pests; regression analysis; vascular wilt; vegetation types; Japan
Abstract:
... We constructed a hazard map for oak wilt disease in Yamagata and Fukushima Prefectures, Japan, based on a logistic regression model. Within the framework of a regression model, we incorporated data from previously damaged areas on vegetation type, geography and meteorology, and pest immigration. We evaluated the predictive power of the model using defoliation records within the same prefecture tak ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12098

5. Effects of different insect species on seed quantity and quality in Norway spruce

Author:
Olle Rosenberg; Göran Nordlander; Jan Weslien
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 158-163
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Cydia strobilella; Dioryctria abietella; Picea abies; Strobilomyia; cypermethrin; forest stands; insects; interspecific competition; larvae; pests; plus trees; risk; seed orchards; seed quality; seeds; wood quality
Abstract:
... Grafts from selected superior trees are used for establishment of seed orchards. These seeds result in trees with higher growth rates and better wood quality than trees originating from seeds collected in local forest stands. Insecticides are used to reduce damage to seeds in seed orchards. Hypothetically, this may be ineffective because the suppression of one insect species may relieve interspeci ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12091

6. Exogenous and endogenous factors acting on the spatial distribution of a chrysomelid in extensively managed blueberry fields

Author:
Josiane Goguen; Gaétan Moreau
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 181-187
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Altica sylvia; blueberries; crops; defoliation; edge effects; forage; habitats; herbivores; intraspecific competition; landscapes; larvae; models; oviposition; weeds
Abstract:
... The role of endogenous (i.e. limited dispersal, intraspecific competition, aggregation) and exogenous (i.e. resource patchiness, heterogeneous landscapes, spatially structured habitat) factors on the spatial distribution of herbivores can be inferred from theoretical models in intensively managed or heterogeneous landscapes but not in extensively managed crops. In the present study, we examined ag ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12094

7. Geographical distribution modelling of the bronze bug: a worldwide invasion

Author:
Sara I. Montemayor; Pablo M. Dellapé; María C. Melo
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 129-137
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Eucalyptus; climate; data collection; databases; environmental factors; geographical distribution; humans; model validation; models; planting; probability; Africa; Central America; China; South America
Abstract:
... The present study investigated the environmental variables that define a suitable climate for the bronze bug, Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé, using presence‐only data, with the aim of identifying areas that have a suitable climate (and thus high probability) for future colonization and generating a spatially explicit predictive map of environmental suitability. An occurrence databa ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12088

8. Ground cover and floral resources in shelterbelts increase the abundance of beneficial hymenopteran families

Author:
Ian M. Smith; Ary A. Hoffmann; Linda J. Thomson
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 120-128
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Trichogrammatidae; canopy; crops; grapes; grasses; habitats; natural enemies; parasitoids; pastures; plant litter; screening; shelterbelts; sticky traps; vegetation; vineyards; Australia
Abstract:
... Hymenopteran parasitoids are important natural enemies of pest species in many agricultural crops, including grapes, and there is increasing interest in using habitat manipulation to enhance populations. In the present study, we investigated which vegetation variables of shelterbelts are associated with increased hymenopteran family abundance by screening 60 shelterbelts adjacent to vineyards or p ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12086

9. Mapping the disjunct distribution of introduced codling moth Cydia pomonella in China

Author:
Li Zhao; Peng Hou; Gengping Zhu; Min Li; Tongxin Xie; Qiang Liu
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 214-222
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Cydia pomonella; climate; habitats; host plants; humans; models; moths; rain; temperature; vegetation; China
Abstract:
... Eastern China was once listed as an area infested with the invasive codling moth Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricide). Intensive efforts later revealed the absence of such infestation. Currently, the majority of the population is distributed in western China. A disjunct population is also observed in the north east. In present study, the disjunct distribution was interpreted by mapping the ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12104

10. Eradication versus control of Mediterranean fruit fly in Western Australia

Author:
David C. Cook; Rob W. Fraser
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 173-180
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Ceratitis capitata; disinfestation; fruit flies; horticulture; industry; public health; sterile insect technique; trapping; Western Australia
Abstract:
... The primary chemicals used by Western Australia's horticultural industries with respect to field control and post‐harvest disinfestation procedures for the Mediterranean fruit fly are soon to be withdrawn from use because of public health concerns. When this occurs, the necessary switch to alternative control methods such as bait sprays and intensive fruit fly trapping will involve additional prod ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12093

11. Goldspotted oak borer effects on tree health and colonization patterns at six newly‐established sites

Author:
Laurel J. Haavik; Mary L. Flint; Tom W. Coleman; Robert C. Venette; Steven J. Seybold
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 146-157
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Agrilus; Quercus agrifolia; adults; bark; foraging; insects; pests; population density; population growth; trees; woodpeckers; California
Abstract:
... Newly‐established populations of invasive wood‐inhabiting insects provide an opportunity for the study of invasion dynamics and for collecting information to improve management options for these cryptic species. From 2011 to 2013, we studied the dynamics of the goldspotted oak borer Agrilus auroguttatus Schaeffer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a new pest of oaks in southern California, at six sites th ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12090

12. Life history of the Asian longhorn beetle Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera Cerambycidae) in southern Europe

Author:
Massimo Faccoli; Riccardo Favaro; Michael T. Smith; Jinquan Wu
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 188-196
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
Anoplophora glabripennis; adults; bark; branches; climate; females; heat sums; larvae; life history; longevity; males; models; overwintering; phenology; trees; xylem; Italy
Abstract:
... The Asian longhorn beetle Anoplophora glabripennis is highly polyphagous and widely spread over regions with different climates. Determining the key life‐history traits is important for understanding how local conditions affect its successful establishment and to develop adaptive management strategies. Field and laboratory studies were conducted from 2010 to 2012 on an A. glabripennis infestation ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12096

13. The power of statistical tests using field trial count data of nontarget organisms in environmental risk assessment of genetically modified plants

Author:
Hilko van der Voet; Paul W. Goedhart
Source:
Agricultural and forest entomology 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 164-172
ISSN:
1461-9555
Subject:
crops; environmental assessment; field experimentation; nontarget organisms; transgenic plants
Abstract:
... Publications on power analyses for field trial count data comparing transgenic and conventional crops have reported widely varying requirements for the replication needed to obtain statistical tests with adequate power. These studies are critically reviewed and complemented with a new simulation study. The reasons for the different reports are elucidated and can be classified as additional (but hi ...
DOI:
10.1111/afe.12092