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Effects of tillage practices on pea leaf weevil (Sitona lineatus L., Coleoptera: Curculionidae) biology and crop damage: A farm-scale study in the US Pacific Northwest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2012

R.P. Hanavan  and
N.A. Bosque-Pérez
R.P. Hanavan
Affiliation:
University of Idaho, Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, PO Box 442339, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2339, USA
N.A. Bosque-Pérez*
Affiliation:
University of Idaho, Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, PO Box 442339, Moscow, Idaho 83844-2339, USA
*
*Author for correspondence Fax:+001 208 885-7760 E-mail: nbosque@uidaho.edu
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Abstract

The pea leaf weevil, Sitona lineatus L., is periodically a significant pest of pea, Pisum sativum L., in the Palouse region of northern Idaho and eastern Washington, USA. Previous on-station research demonstrated significantly greater adult pea leaf weevil colonization, immature survival, adult emergence and plant damage in conventional-tillage compared to no-tillage plots of pea. In experiments conducted during the 2006 and 2007 growing seasons, aerial and ground adult pea leaf weevil colonization of large-scale commercial pea fields under different tillage regimes in northern Idaho and eastern Washington was examined for the first time. Initial pea leaf weevil feeding damage, immature weevil densities and subsequent adult emergence from the fields were also assessed. During both years, significantly more adult pea leaf weevils were captured in conventional-tillage than in no-tillage fields during the crop establishment period in May. No-tillage soils remained wet longer in the spring and could not be planted by growers until later than conventional-tillage fields. Pea planted under conventional-tillage emerged earlier and had significantly greater feeding damage by the pea leaf weevil than no-tillage pea. Significantly, greater immature pea leaf weevil densities and subsequent adult emergence were observed in conventional-tillage than in no-tillage pea fields. Delayed development of root nodules in the cooler, moister conditions of no-tillage pea fields likely resulted in escape from attack and injury during the critical growth stages that ultimately influence yield. Results indicate that large-scale commercial no-tillage pea fields are less suitable for colonization and survival of the pea leaf weevil and suffer less weevil damage than fields under conventional tillage.

Keywords

conventional tillagefeeding damageinsect abundanceno-tillagePisum sativumrealized fecundity
Type
Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 102 , Issue 6 , December 2012 , pp. 682 - 691
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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