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http://dx.doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2013.06.0.029

Spatial Distribution Pattern of Ascotis selenaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) larvae in a Small-Scale of Citrus Orchard  

Choi, Kyung San (Agricultural Research Center for Climate Change, National Institute of Horticultural & herbal science, Rural Development Administration)
Kim, Dong-Soon (Faculty of Bioscience and Industry, College of Applied Life Science, SARI, Jeju National University)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.52, no.3, 2013 , pp. 243-248 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to understand the settlement process of Ascotis selenaria larvae into citrus orchards with respect to oviposition site and analysis of the spatial distribution pattern of the larvae. A. selenaria eggs were not found on citrus trees in field and green house, but not on citrus trees in the field. A. selenaria larvae showed a significant clump distribution in the greenhouse. In the open citrus field, the index of dispersion was around 1.0 in most cases, with a weak clumping degree. However, the d-statistic was between -1.96 and 1.96, indicating a statistically significant random distribution. In addition, the Green's index (a clumping index) was very low in all cases, even though the clump distribution was accepted. for most samples, the probability distribution of larval frequency in the field satisfied the probability distribution functions of Poisson (random pattern) and the negative binomial (clump pattern) distribution. In addition, the temporal distribution of the larvae in the open field showed a pattern which was formed by colonizers from outside oviposition sites. Further, the difference in larval spatial distribution between field and greenhouse orchards was discussed.
Keywords
Ascotis selenaria; Spatial distribution; Dispersion index; Cluming index; Citrus;
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