Attractiveness of Isolated Groups of Cotton Plants to Migrating Boll Weevils1
- 31 January 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 59 (1) , 39-41
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/59.1.39
Abstract
Migrating boll weevils, Anthonomus grandis Boheman, were attracted in considerable numbers to isolated groups of caged and uncaged fruiting cotton plants. Few to no weevils were attracted to more mature cotton plants. Weevils were able to differentiate between fruiting and more mature plants without having to alight on the plants. The distance from which the weevils were attracted was in excess of 1 foot. The field-cage technique appeared to offer opportunities for research on the comparative attractiveness of various plant materials and the distances from which weevils are attracted. This technique may be useful also in determining the time and extent of weevil migration.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Concepts of Population Dynamics and Estimation of Boll Weevil Populations1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1965
- Studies on the Ability of Overwintered Boll Weevils to Find Fruiting Cotton Plants12Journal of Economic Entomology, 1964
- A Boll Weevil Attractant from CottonJournal of Economic Entomology, 1963