Environmental Entomology (1984) 13, 75-78

H.M. Linker, F.A. Johnson, J.L. Stimac and S.L. Poe (1984)
Analysis of sampling procedures for corn earworm and fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in peanuts
Environmental Entomology 13 (1), 75-78
Abstract: Relative-density estimates from two insect-sampling devices (sweep-net and shake cloth) were compared with absolute-density estimates for three size classes of the corn earworm, Heliothis zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in peanuts. Linear regression analysis indicated that medium and large larvae of corn earworm and all size classes of fall armyworm were consistently recovered by both devices (r² > 0.80). Small corn earworm estimates were poor for both devices (r² < 0.38).
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Helicoverpa zea	Groundnut/peanut (Arachis hypogaea)	U.S.A. (SE)
	Spodoptera frugiperda	Groundnut/peanut (Arachis hypogaea)	U.S.A. (SE)