Effect of Intercropping and Trap Cropping on the Diamondback Moth, Plutella Xylostella L., Its Natural Enemies and Other Brassicaceous Pests, And, Studies on Diadegma Insulare (Cresson), the Major Diamondback Moth Parasitoid

Laboratory studies on D. insulare revealed that it was better synchronized with its host when it developed in second instars, where survival to cocoon formation and adult emergence was also significantly higher than in third- or fourth-instar hosts. A greenhouse study at varying parasitoid and host densities indicated that DBM larvae dispersed from host plants mainly by interspecific interactions with D. insulare, resulting in higher herbivory to infested and uninfested plants. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Entomology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Gonzalez, Angel Luis

Contributors dc:contributor

• Catherine Eastman

• Agriculture, Agronomy

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9834679

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86477