Suppression of indigo bush with pod pests

Archives of Biological Sciences

关键词: Pods;    Amorpha fruticosa;    weevil;    parasitic wasp;    endophagous herbivores;    Vojvodina (Serbia);    Balkan Peninsula;   

DOI  :  10.2298/ABS1302801G

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The recorded seed predators of Amorpha fruticosa L., indigo bush weevils andpteromalid wasps, were the subject of laboratory and field research studiesin the period from 2006 to 2011. Sample analyses were carried out on morethan 30 localities in Serbia with the aim of measuring the summarizedpre-dispersal and post dispersal predation preferences. The percentages ofthe total pre-dispersal (max≈33%) and post-dispersal re-infested material(over 95%), make these insects serious candidates for host-plant suppression.Their bionomics were monitored through continuous collection, dessection andobservation of infested seeds, in correlation with environmental parameters,especially water-level fluctuations in endangered forests. [ProjekatMinistarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TP-31070: The development oftechnological methods in forestry in order to attain optimal forest cover]

【 授权许可】

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