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Arthropod Demography, Distribution, and Dispersion in a Novel Trap-Cropped Cotton Agroecosystem.

ABSTRACT: Vernonia [Vernonia galamensis (Cass.) Less.] (Asterales: Asteraceae) was examined as a potential trap crop for the cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L., Malvales: Malvaceae) arthropod complex. Four rows of vernonia were embedded within a 96-row cotton field. The abundance of true bug pests, true bug predators, and spiders were determined by whole-plant and sweep net sampling procedures during the early, middle, and late phases of the cotton-growing season. The census data showed that the arthropods had a strong preference for the vernonia trap crop throughout the cotton-growing season. The movement of the arthropods from the trap crop into cotton was also measured using the protein immunomarking technique as a mark-capture procedure. The arthropods inhabiting the vernonia trap crop were marked directly in the field with a broadcast spray application of egg albumin (protein) during each phase of the study. In turn, the captured specimens were examined for the presence of the mark by an egg albumin-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Very few marked specimens were captured beyond the vernonia trap crop 1, 3, and 6 d after each marking event. The arthropods' strong attraction and fidelity to vernonia indicate that it could serve as a trap crop for cotton pests and a refuge for natural enemies.

SUBMITTER: Hagler JR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7913541 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Arthropod Demography, Distribution, and Dispersion in a Novel Trap-Cropped Cotton Agroecosystem.

Hagler James R JR Thompson Alison L AL Machtley Scott A SA Casey Miles T MT

Journal of insect science (Online) 20210101 1

Vernonia [Vernonia galamensis (Cass.) Less.] (Asterales: Asteraceae) was examined as a potential trap crop for the cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L., Malvales: Malvaceae) arthropod complex. Four rows of vernonia were embedded within a 96-row cotton field. The abundance of true bug pests, true bug predators, and spiders were determined by whole-plant and sweep net sampling procedures during the early, middle, and late phases of the cotton-growing season. The census data showed that the arthropods had ...[more]

PMID: 33638986

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Arthropod Demography, Distribution, and Dispersion in a Novel Trap-Cropped Cotton Agroecosystem.

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