Mating Behavior of the Female Boll Weevil12
- 30 November 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 59 (6) , 1503-1507
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/59.6.1503
Abstract
Mating behavior of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman, was observed in isolated cottonfield plots in Florida and Mississippi. Males did not respond to females over distances greater than 1 or 2 inches, but females often sought males at distances of more than 30 feet, especially from downwind positions. Elaborate tactile behavior by the female was common in inducing males to mate. Successive multiple matings were noted for both sexes.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- A Sex Attractant for Female Boll Weevils from Males1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1964
- A Larval Diet for the Boll Weevil Containing an Acetone Powder of Cotton SquaresJournal of Economic Entomology, 1959