Development and evaluation of trapping studies for Hylobius pales (Herbst) and Pissodes nemorensis Germar (Coleoptera: curculionidae) in Virginia Christmas tree plantations

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dc.contributor.authorFettig, Christopher Johnen
dc.contributor.committeechairSalom, Scott M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGray, Jodi A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJohnson, James E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberYoungman, Roger R.en
dc.contributor.departmentEntomologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:29:13Zen
dc.date.adate2009-02-13en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:29:13Zen
dc.date.issued1996-02-05en
dc.date.rdate2009-02-13en
dc.date.sdate2009-02-13en
dc.description.abstractThe pales weevil, Hylobius pales (Herbst), and the deodar weevil, Piss odes nemorensis Germar, are regeneration pests of pine plantations in the eastern United States. Attempts to sample regeneration weevils in Virginia have met with little success. Two trap types were field tested to determine their effectiveness in sampling H. pales and P. nemorensis populations in Virginia Christmas tree plantations. Labor intensive pit traps, using natural host materials and synthetic volatiles, caught significantly more weevils than PVC pitfall traps baited with synthetic volatiles alone. No differences in trap catches were observed between stationary and rotated traps. Vegetation management had no effect on trap catch. However, it was observed that newly planted white pine seedlings (Pinus strobus L.) were fed upon by H. pales at Significantly higher rates in plots not managed for competing vegetation than in herbicide treated plots. Feeding activity in mowed plots was intermediate. Trap catch did not correlate with seedling damage within or among sampling periods, or between years. The seasonal activity of both species is reviewed in detail. Mark-and-recapture techniques used to assess trap efficacy showed traps baited with pine material were most effective, irrespective of trap type. The response of H. pales adults to different ethanol-and-turpentine ratios in a laboratory bioassay did not vary with respect to gender or age. No gender differences in response to treatments were observed in these studies.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentix, 83 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-02132009-171844en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-171844/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/41060en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.F488.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 34609469en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectpine treesen
dc.subjectweevilsen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.F488en
dc.titleDevelopment and evaluation of trapping studies for Hylobius pales (Herbst) and Pissodes nemorensis Germar (Coleoptera: curculionidae) in Virginia Christmas tree plantationsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEntomologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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