Journal of Applied Entomology - Zeitschrift für angewandte Entomologie (1998) 122, 601-606

C. Cilas, B. Bouyjou and B. Decazy (1998)
Frequency and distribution of Antestiopsis orbitalis Westwood (Hem., Pentatomidae) in coffee plantations in Burundi: implications for sampling techniques
Journal of Applied Entomology - Zeitschrift für angewandte Entomologie 122 (9-10), 601-606
Abstract: The bug, Antestiopsis orbitalis Westwood (Hem., Pentatomidae), causes major damage in Burundi coffee plantations. Efficient management against this insect needs to have a reliable sampling procedure to estimate, with good precision, the level of the populations in coffee fields. Studies of the distribution and spatial dispersal of this bug are therefore required. To this purpose, an inventory of A. orbitalis in eight plots, of ~100 coffee trees each, was undertaken. The number of bugs per tree fitted well to a negative binomial law, suggesting an aggregative behaviour of this insect. However, the aggregative coefficient was not constant on the different plots and adults were distributed in a more aggregative way than larvae. Study of the spatial dispersal of this bug generally indicated no particular structure (focus or gradient); only adults tended to be distributed according to gradients. Confidence intervals on the average number of bugs per tree were calculated following the robust method of bootstrap using different sized samples. Recommendations concerning sampling procedures are proposed.
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Database assignments for author(s): Christian Cilas

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.
	Antestiopsis orbitalis	Coffee (Coffea)	Burundi