Influence of the Nitrogen Content in Strawberry Leaves on the Fecundity of the Vine Weevil,Otiorrhynchus SulcatusF. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica
- Vol. 34 (2) , 188-192
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00015128409435388
Abstract
Detached strawberry leaves of cv. Senga Sengana representing different levels of N content were fed to adult vine weevils, O. sulcatus. The fecundity of the weevils was investigated in correction with their consumption and digestion of the strawberry leaves. A significant reduction in fecundity was found when the N content of strawberry leaves decreased from 2.2-2.0% N of leaf dry matter. A significant positive correlation between the weevil''s fecundity and its digestion of stawberry leaves was found.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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