Feeding Behavior of Lesser Cornstalk Borer 1 Larvae in Simulations of No-Tillage, Mulched Conventional Tillage, and Conventional Tillage Corn Cropping Systems

1 April 1979

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Environmental Entomology

Vol. 8 (2) , 261-264
https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/8.2.261

Abstract

Feeding behavior of Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) larvae was altered in simulations of no-tillage and mulched conventional tillage when compared to simulated conventional tillage. Larvae released in ³² P-labeled dead wheat or rye stalks assimilated significant amounts of radioactivity. Gut contents of larvae retained on dead wheat stalks indicated that dead organic matter was ingested.