Response of hornworm moths to monochromatic radiation in the visible and near ultraviolet spectrum

dc.contributor.authorLam, Jesse Jamesen
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T21:03:11Zen
dc.date.available2017-01-30T21:03:11Zen
dc.date.issued1964en
dc.description.abstractEight-hundred and forty-eight tobacco (Protoparce sexta (Johan.)) and tomato (P. quinquemaculata (Haw.)) hornworm moths were irradiated individually with energy bands, nominally 33 Angstroms wide, centered at 3129, 3341, 3654, 4047, 4358, 4916, 5461, and 5780 A. Tests were made in a light-tight, air conditioned chamber. An analysis of variance was used to determine differences in responses to treatments. A significant difference in response to waveband treatments was found in each moth group. Generally, responses to the four shorter wavelengths were greater than to the four longer. When considering all moths or all trapped moths, best responses were to 3129 and 3341 Angstroms and second best were to 3654 and 4047 Angstroms. Reared moths were more responsive to treatments than trapped moths. Greatest response was obtained from the reared male tobacco hornworm moths. Tomato hornworm moths were less responsive to treatments than tobacco hornworm moths. The female tomato hornworm moths 1rJere numerically, least responsive. Numerically, more responses were elicited from first exposures than from those received later.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentiv, 73 leavesen
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/74576en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 20674690en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1964.L35en
dc.subject.lcshTobacco hornwormen
dc.subject.lcshTomato hornwormen
dc.titleResponse of hornworm moths to monochromatic radiation in the visible and near ultraviolet spectrumen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineAgricultural Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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