MORTALITY FACTORS AFFECTING THE LEAF-MINING STAGES OF PHYLLONORYCTER (LEPIDOPTERA, GRACILLARIIDAE) ON OAK AND BIRCH .1. ANALYSIS OF THE MORTALITY FACTORS
MORTALITY FACTORS AFFECTING THE LEAF-MINING STAGES OF PHYLLONORYCTER (LEPIDOPTERA, GRACILLARIIDAE) ON OAK AND BIRCH .1. ANALYSIS OF THE MORTALITY FACTORS
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1096-3642.1979.tb01103.x
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
SHAW, MR
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作者:
ASKEW, RR;SHAW, MR
Mortality of life stages of Phyllonorycter spp. in mined leaves of oak and birch was investigated in a Cheshire locality [England, UK] during 1974. Phyllonorycter spp. are mostly bivoltine, but P. cavella is univoltine. Parasitism and host-feeding (predation) by Hymenoptera caused most mortality. Parasitism was heaviest in the 1st generations, with ectoparasitism predominating, although endoparasitism caused more mortality in the 2nd generations. The incidence of host-feeding increased to leaf-fall when more mines contained host-fed remains than either parasites or healthy Phyllonorycter. Host-feeding occurred particularly in the first 3 (sap-feeding) larval instars; ectoparsitism affected mainly the 2 subsequent (tissue-feeding) larval stages and pupae and endoparasitism occurred in all stages, although affected hosts are killed only from the 4th larval instar onwards. Highest mortality was suffered by tissue feeders in the 1st generation, but by sap feeders in the second. Total mortality was greatest in 2nd generation mines, and, in a given generation, survival curves for Phyllonorycter were similar on both tree species. The observed density of 2nd generation mines relative to first in the sample was higher than predicted from 1st generation mortality levels. This is discussed.