Predicting Larval Stage Distribution of Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) at Three Constant Temperatures

• Published in: Journal of economic entomology Vol. 112; no. 2; pp. 585 - 590
• Main Authors: Preto, Cindy R., Bellamy, David E., Walse, Spencer S., Zalom, Frank G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Entomological Society of America 21.03.2019; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: COMMODITY TREATMENT AND QUARANTINE ENTOMOLOGY; Developmental stages; Eclosion; European grapevine moth; Grapes; head capsule size; Insects; Instars; International economic relations; International trade; Larvae; larval age distribution; Larval development; Lobesia botrana; pink bollworm diet; Plant protection; Vineyards; Wine industry; Wineries; California; United States > US; head capsule size; pink bollworm diet; larval age distribution; European grapevine moth; Lobesia botrana

European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana (Denis and Schiffermüller), is an invasive pest species subject to regulatory control under the International Plant Protection Convention. An extensive infestation of this insect detected in California vineyards in October 2009 resulted in the initiation of p...