Calling Behavior of the Potato Stem Borer, Hydraecia micacea Esper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in the Laboratory and the Field
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Environmental Entomology
- Vol. 13 (5) , 1399-1404
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/13.5.1399
Abstract
The calling behavior of virgin females of 1- to 4-day-old Hydraecia micacea was examined in the laboratory and field. In the laboratory, 84% of females and 100% in the field began calling during their first scotophase. Maximum calling occurred between the fifth and eighth hours of a 10-h scotophase, the number and duration of calling bouts varying considerably within the same age class. The total duration of calling of 1-day-old females was significantly shorter than that of older females. Females in the field called earlier and for longer times than those in the laboratory.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Reproductive Behavior of the Black Cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon1, 2Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 1976