Environmental Entomology (2021) 50, 1267-1275
Andrew C. Dechaine, Mark Sutphin, Tracy C. Leskey, Scott M. Salom, Thomas P. Kuhar and Douglas G. Pfeiffer (2021)
Phenology of Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) in Virginia, USA
Environmental Entomology 50 (6), 1267-1275
Abstract: The spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), is an invasive planthopper that was first discovered in North America in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2014. Currently, L. delicatula has spread to eight additional states and threatens agricultural, ornamental, and timber commodities throughout the United States. The timing of insect life events is very important in the development of pest management tools and strategies. In 2019 and 2020, L. delicatula phenology was successfully documented in Winchester, Virginia using weekly 5-min observational surveys at established monitoring plots. Each year, L. delicatula were active in the environment from May to November with initial detections of first, second, third, fourth, and adults occurring in May, May, June, June, and July, respectively. Cumulative average growing degree days were also calculated for the onset of each L. delicatula life stage using local weather data and a lower developmental threshold of 10°C. First-instar L. delicatula were initially observed at 135 and 111.5, adults at 835 and 887, and egg masses at 1673.5 and 1611.5 in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Combined, these data can be used by growers and land managers to facilitate timing of effective pest management strategies.
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Database assignments for author(s): Tracy C. Leskey, Scott M. Salom, Thomas P. Kuhar
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology
general biology - morphology - evolution
