Seasonal Feeding of Larvae of Ctenicera destructor and Hypolithus bicolor (Coleoptera: Elateridae) on Potatoes Placed in the Field at Weekly Intervals1

Burrage, R. H.

doi:10.1093/aesa/56.3.306

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“…Assessing these from collection data alone is complicated by population changes due to pupation, molting cycles, seasonal vertical movements, and the sampling method employed (54,68,164,172). Larvae of Holarctic semivoltine species generally have two (spring, early fall) activity periods per year, between which they burrow downward to avoid adverse soil conditions (22,26,68,97,111). These seasonal movements largely coincide with their molting and feeding cycles, larvae typically only feeding for a brief part of each stadium, remaining quiescent some time before and after molting (54,55,189).…”

Section: Activity Periodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biology, Ecology, and Control of Elaterid Beetles in Agricultural Land

Traugott

Benefer²,

Blackshaw³

et al. 2015

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

131

118

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Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), have had a centuries-long role as major soil insect pests worldwide. With insecticidal control options dwindling, research on click beetle biology and ecology is of increasing importance in the development of new control tactics. Methodological improvements have deepened our understanding of how larvae and adults spatially and temporarily utilize agricultural habitats and interact with their environment. This progress, however, rests with a few pest species, and efforts to obtain comparable knowledge on other economically important elaterids are crucial. There are still considerable gaps in our understanding of female and larval ecology; movement of elaterids within landscapes; and the impact of natural enemies, cultivation practices, and environmental change on elaterid population dynamics. This knowledge will allow generation of multifaceted control strategies, including cultural, physical, and chemical measures, tailored toward species complexes and crops across a range of appropriate spatial scales.

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Section: Activity Periodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biology, Ecology, and Control of Elaterid Beetles in Agricultural Land

Traugott

Benefer²,

Blackshaw³

et al. 2015

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

131

118

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“…Ctenicera destructor and Hypolithus bicolor, two commonly co-occurring wireworms in Canada, have significantly different ranges of optimal temperatures for activity that are based on laboratory studies (115). These findings have been corroborated in field studies with numerous wireworm species (11,30,54,61,116). Species-specific preferred temperature ranges have also been reported for scarab grubs, from both correlative field (98) and laboratory studies (105).…”

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Environmental Influences On Soil Macroarthropod Behavior In Agricultural Systems

Villani¹

1990

Annual Review of Entomology

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“…destructor were associated with ecdysis in the laboratory. Burrage (1963) observed several feeding peaks of this wireworm during the summer in the field. He considered that peaks and depressions in feeding may have been partly due to moulting cycles and partly due to the previous soil moisture and temperature experience of the larvae.…”

Section: Per Cent Response Of Wireworms To C O mentioning

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“…The importance of Agriotes spp. (Eidt 1953), Ctenicera destructor (Brown) (Burrage 1964), and wireworms in general as pests of cultivated crops has been well documented. The apparent response of Agriotes sp.…”

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THE ORIENTATION RESPONSE OFCTEMCERA DESTRUCTORAND OTHER WIRE WORMS (COLEOPTERA: ELATERIDAE) TO GERMINATING GRAIN AND TO CARBON DIOXIDE

Doane¹,

Lee²,

Klingler³

et al. 1975

Can Entomol

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Can. Ent. 107: 1233-1252 (1975) Several species of wireworms were attracted to germinating wheat, air from flasks of germinating wheat, decomposing oatmeal, commercial CO, and, in addition, germinating seeds of eight other cultivated plant species. Larvae located a biological or experimental source of CO, by a directed movement along CO, gradients, from distances up to 20 cm.Methods and apparatus for measuring small CO, gradients, using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, are described. Ctenicera destructor (Brown) larvae apparently responded to CO, gradients between glass plates, that ascended on the average by 0.0028 (soil) and 0.0058 (agar)/cm over a distance of from 12 to 16 cm. The "sensitivity threshold" was calculated as being 1-2 ppm over the distance involved in one deflection of the head during klinotactic orientation. Attractancy was observed within a range of CO, concentration from about 0.0368 to 1.5%. Repellent effects did not appear to be only related to concentration, but possibly were due to steepness of the gradient and(or) previous exposure to CO,.Passing an air stream from germinating grain over a KOH solution eliminated the attractancy of the grain by removing the CO, and possibly other undetected attractants. A small percentage of C. destructor larvae apparently oriented to an ethylene source, but it was concluded the CO, was the most important if not the only attractant from germinating wheat seeds. General MethodsThe wireworms used for the majority of the experiments were Ctenicera destructor (Brown) and Agriotes obscurus-lineatus (L.). Observations were also made on Limonius californicus (Mannerheim) and Hypolithus bicolor Eschscholtz. The Agriotes larvae were collected from pastures in Switzerland, near Wadenswil and Horgen in the autumn and near Egnach in the spring. The remaining species mentioned above were collected near Saskatoon, Sask.The A. obscurus-lineatus, L. californicus, and H . bicolor larvae were brought to room temperature (22-25°C) 24-48 h before being used in experiments. The C . destructor larvae were put in individual dishes at 15OC for at least 2 weeks and then transferred to room temperature (ca. 25°C) for testing. None of the larvae was fed before any of the experiments.The response of larvae to the stimulus offered by a germinating seed or a source of CO, was observed and recorded following the general method of Klingler (1958). A thin layer of soil was sprinkled on a 3 0 x 30 cm glass plate on which a germinating seed or seeds had been placed. The soil and seed were then covered by a second glass plate held 2.4 mm above the bottom plate by supports in each comer. If CO, was used as the stimulus, a No. 22 hypodermic needle 15 cm long was taped to the bottom of the top plate at any desired point between the plates before the soil was applied. The hypodermic needle was connected to a 125-or a 50-ml flask filled with COZ4 and with an automatic syringe which allowed injection speeds ranging from 0.2 to 60 mllh.Larvae to be tested for a response were introduce...

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Seasonal Feeding of Larvae of Ctenicera destructor and Hypolithus bicolor (Coleoptera: Elateridae) on Potatoes Placed in the Field at Weekly Intervals1

Cited by 18 publications

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Biology, Ecology, and Control of Elaterid Beetles in Agricultural Land

Biology, Ecology, and Control of Elaterid Beetles in Agricultural Land

Environmental Influences On Soil Macroarthropod Behavior In Agricultural Systems

THE ORIENTATION RESPONSE OFCTEMCERA DESTRUCTORAND OTHER WIRE WORMS (COLEOPTERA: ELATERIDAE) TO GERMINATING GRAIN AND TO CARBON DIOXIDE

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