Oviposition and larval dispersal of the common armyworm, Mythimna convecta (Walker)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)[pest of cereals and grasses]

McDonald, G. . Inst. of Plant Sciences

Oviposition and larval dispersal of the common armyworm, Mythimna convecta (Walker)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)[pest of cereals and grasses]

1991

McDonald, G. (Victorian Dept. of Agriculture, Burnley (Australia). Inst. of Plant Sciences)

Field and laboratory studies identified a distinct preference for oviposition in crevices in dried plant material and seedheads. First instar larvae use fine silken threads for aerial dispersal; field trapping found that 30 percent were transported 2 m after 7 days of light to medium breezes.

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