Overwintering survival and role of moisture in diapause termination and subsequent emergence of sorghum midge, (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) /

(88%) than for sorghum midges that overwintered in shredded

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mott, Dale Allen
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Description
Summary:(88%) than for sorghum midges that overwintered in shredded
3 May. Among treatments there were no significant
80,408 per ha, emerged between 1 1 April and 19 June 1995
added) soil moisture treatments. Peak emergence occurred on
and disked sorghum residue in a field (0.87%). Percent
and subsequent severity of damage the insect causes later in
bottom thirds of panicies. Percent overwintering survival of
differences (F = 0.22, P = 0.81) in the number of sorghum
estimated to have entered diapause per square meter of soil
from nonsheltered, sheltered (no water), sheltered (water
from panicies placed in a field in late winter.
included. An average of 170 sorghum midges, equivalent to
intermediate to the others. Percent overwintering survival
midge, Stenodiplosis sorghicola (Coquillett), that initiate
midges to emerge from overwintering diapause because efforts
of sorghum midges (mean of 2.1) in the top, middle, and
on rate of survival of overwintering sorghum midges in
overwintering survival was 6% for sorghum midges to emerge
Prediction models of sorghum midge overwintering emergence
rainfall event of >-1.27 cm, a greater than normal amount of
relation to crop residue destruction treatments were
residue shredded and disked, 0.87%, than from residue
shredded, disked, and deep-plowed treatment, 0.39%. Percent
sorghum midges emerged, The number of sorghum midge larvae
sorghum midges was more than twice as high from sorghum
survival in the shredded only treatment, 0.56%, was
the first spring generation dictate the seasonal abundance
the growing season to sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.
Time of emergence from overwintering and abundance of sorghum
to keep dry the soil under the sheltered treatments failed
was 1,324. There were no significant differences in numbers
was x 1 00-fold greater for sorghum midges in a greenhouse
when rainfall totals > 1.27 cm. However, @9-12 d following a
would be more accurate if effects of moisture and information
Item Description:"Major subject: Entomology".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 62 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.