A Sampling plan for studies on the population dynamics of leptinotarsa decemlineata (coleoptera: chrysomelidae) on tomato¹
1973
LATHEEF, M.A. | HARCOURT, D.G.
A study of sampling variability in field populations of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), on tomato in eastern Ontario, showed that inter-plant variance was the major source of variation for eggs and larvae, and that intra-plant variance was the major source for adults. For eggs and larvae, the most appropriate sample unit was the basal one-sixth of the plant with its foliage or fruit. For adults, it was preferable to take the whole plant. The number of plants required for reliable population estimates was inversely proportional to population density; this relationship was graphed for three levels of sampling precision (10%, 15%, and 20% standard error).
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