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Temperature-dependant development and seasonal occurrence of Cabbage armyworm (Mamestra brassicae L.) at Highland Chinese cabbage fields  

Kwon, Min (Lab. of Crop Protection Research, Environment Management Division, National Institute of Highland Agriculture, RDA)
Kwon, Hye-Jin (Lab. of Crop Protection Research, Environment Management Division, National Institute of Highland Agriculture, RDA)
Lee, Seung-Hwan (Lab. of Insect Biosystematics, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.44, no.3, 2005 , pp. 225-230 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the developmental characteristics of cabbage armyworm, Mamestra brassicae L. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by different temperatures and its seasonal occurrence in pepper field. Under four constant temperatures, 15, 20, 22 and $25^{\circ}C$, developmental periods from egg to adult were 88.3, 63.0, 52.3, and 42.8 days, respectively, with egg periods being 9.2, 6.2, 5.0 and 3.9 days, and larval periods being 40.5, 30.1, 23.3 and 21.2 days, respectively. Developmental threshold and thermal requirement in degree-days (DD) were $7.9^{\circ}C$ and 69.4 DD for egg, $4.8^{\circ}C$ and 434.8 DD for larva and $6.7^{\circ}C$ and 344.8 DD for pupa. Fecundity of female increased as temperature increased laying 1262.1 eggs at $15^{\circ}C$, 1663.8 eggs at $20^{\circ}C$ and 1763.2 eggs at $25^{\circ}C$. Mean numbers of eggs per egg-mass were 99.4, 114.7 and 167.9 under the three constant temperatures, respectively. In Daegwallyeong highland area, this noctuid occurred from mid June to late August and has two generations a year reaching peak two times, one at late June and the other at early August.
Keywords
Mamestra brassicae; Chinese cabbage; Developmental period; Fecundity; Seasonal occurrence;
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