Cabbage‐centre grub (Hellula hydralis Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): a new pest challenge to long‐season canola grown for forage and grain in southern Australia

• Published in: Austral entomology Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 236 - 246
• Main Author: Nash, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canberra Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2022
• Subjects: Air flow; Autumn; Breeding grounds; Breeding sites; Bridges; Butterflies & moths; cabbage‐centre grub; Canola; Crops; Cultivars; Damage; Dry matter; Forage; Grain; Grazing; indigenous pest species; Indigenous species; Insects; Instars; integrated pest management; Invertebrates; Locking; Native organisms; Native species; Pests; Plant breeding; Planting; Rain; Rainfall; Seasons; Spring; Spring (season); Summer; Winter; winter canola; Australia

Canola crops grown across southern Australia are subject to damage from more than 40 invertebrate species. Shifts within this invertebrate pest complex have evolved due to changing management practices. The latest change is the sowing of winter canola cultivars in the proceeding spring (September–No...