Insect Science (2006) 13, 211-216

Mika Murata, Hiroyuki Matsuki, Ryohei Yamaoka and Sumio Tojo (2006)
A comparison of the pre-calling period between Japanese and southeastern Asian populations of Spodoptera litura
Insect Science 13 (3), 211-216
Abstract: The pre-calling behavior of female adults of the common cutworm, Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) collected in southern Japan and southeastern Asian countries was investigated. Most females started calling on days 1-4 after adult emergence. In three populations obtained in Saga prefecture in Kyushu mainland, Japan, two different patterns of pre-calling period (PCP) were observed: one was the above-mentioned pattern shown by most individuals, and the other was a pattern in which females sexually matured within several hours after emergence. Diel periodicity was shown in the time of calling activity, and its pattern varied among the populations. Pre-calling period was stable over successive generations in the laboratory.
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Database assignments for author(s): Mika Murata, Sumio Tojo

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Spodoptera litura		Japan