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The distribution of Empoasca lybica (de Berg.) (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) on cotton in the Sudan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. E. Evans
Affiliation:
Research Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of the Sudan, and Empire Cotton Growing Corporation

Extract

The distribution on cotton plants of the eggs, nymphs and to a lesser extent the adults of Empoasca lybica (de Berg.) was studied on the varieties Bar XL1 and BAJ 7/57 in the Sudan during 1961–64. Counts of jassid nymphs in the process of hatching from eggs buried in the leaf veins showed that hatchlings were most numerous on the third to fifth expanded leaves from the main-stem apex and that most eggs had been laid either close to the point of insertion of the petiole into the leaf lamina or about half-way along the length of the veins on the underside of the leaves. The greatest number of hatchlings was found in the central leaf vein. It was concluded that eggs are most frequently laid in this position on newly expanded leaves at the apices of the main stems or side branches.

The distribution of the early instars on the main-stem leaves was peaked, with maximum numbers occuring on or about the fifth expanded leaf from the apex; a similar distribution with a less prominent peak nearer to the apex leaf was found on side branches. The later instars, being more mobile, had a more even distribution. In the over-all distribution of nymphs on a typical cotton plant, a combination of the patterns found on main-stem and side-branch leaves, the greatest numbers of jassids occurred in the upper half or upper third of the plant. Co-variance analyses showed that the relation between numbers of jassids per zone and number of leaves per zone was not close and that the manner in which the plants were divided into zones for analysis of the relation greatly affected the correlation coefficients obtained.

Regular counts of nymphs and adults on the upper surface of leaves throughout a period of two complete days showed that both nymphs and adults moved to the upper surface of leaves each day between 1400 and 1800 hr. local time and returned to the under surface at about 0300–0400 hr. Neither the environmental factor that stimulated this movement nor the way in which it benefited the insect was clear.

Type
Research Paper
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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