Effect of aerial sprays on the abundance of litter insects

Jurate Lynikiene; Paulius Zolubas

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Effect of aerial sprays on the abundance of litter insects

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jurate Lynikiene, Paulius Zolubas

Year:

2003

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: McManus, Michael L.; Liebhold, Andrew M., eds. Proceedings: Ecology, Survey and Management of Forest Insects; 2002 September 1-5; Krakow, Poland. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-311. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 154-156.

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Abstract

The research objectives were to determine the species composition and seasonal dynamics of pine litter arthropods and examine the effect of insecticide treatments on non-target organisms associated with pine beauty moth (Panolis flammea Schiff.) outbreaks. Representatives of beetles (Coleoptera) were the dominant arthropods collected (65.6% of 20,500). The average numbers of arthropods captured per trap were as follows: 37.03 ± 7.16 in Foray 48 B sprayed plots; 30.45 ± 1.66 in Arrivo sprayed plots; 24.10 ± 3.78 in control (unsprayed) plots.

Parent Publication

Proceedings: Ecology, Survey and Management of Forest Insects

Citation

Lynikiene, Jurate; Zolubas, Paulius. 2003. Effect of aerial sprays on the abundance of litter insects. In: McManus, Michael L.; Liebhold, Andrew M., eds. Proceedings: Ecology, Survey and Management of Forest Insects; 2002 September 1-5; Krakow, Poland. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-311. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 154-156.