The migratory behavior and pathways of meadow moth, Loxostege sticticalis in China.
Author of the article:CAO Wei-Ju1,2,LUO Li-Zhi2,XU Jian-Xiang1
Author's Workplace:(1.College of Agriculture,Yangzhou University,Yangzhou 225009, China;2.State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests,Institute of Plant Protection,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100094, China)
Key Words:Loxostege sticticalis; migration;outbreak; population dynamics; forecast
Abstract:The meadow moth,Loxostege sticticalisL.(Lepidoptera:Pylaridae),is an important migrant pest of economical and food crops in the north,northeast and northwest of China.Great yield looses were resulted in due to the voracious feeding of larvae in the