Life History, Developmental Biology and Seasonal Abundance of Idioscopus Nitidulus (Walker) (Homoptera : Cicadellidae)

Life History, Developmental Biology and Seasonal Abundance of Idioscopus Nitidulus (Walker) (Homoptera : Cicadellidae)

Harumanis mango in Perl is suffered from the outbreak of leaf hoppers, Idioscopus nitidulus Walk. in 1986 and 1987. The laboratory and field experiments were conducted to investigate some aspects of the biology of mango leafhoppers, initidulus Walk. an important pest of mango flowers and shoots...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mohd Nordin, Abdul Razak
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 1994
Subjects:
Mango - Diseases and pests
Leafhoppers
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10343/1/FP_1994_3_A.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my-upm-ir.10343
record_format uketd_dc
spelling my-upm-ir.103432011-03-22T09:35:09Z Life History, Developmental Biology and Seasonal Abundance of Idioscopus Nitidulus (Walker) (Homoptera : Cicadellidae) 1994 Mohd Nordin, Abdul Razak Harumanis mango in Perl is suffered from the outbreak of leaf hoppers, Idioscopus nitidulus Walk. in 1986 and 1987. The laboratory and field experiments were conducted to investigate some aspects of the biology of mango leafhoppers, initidulus Walk. an important pest of mango flowers and shoots in south East Asia. The synchrony of insect population with the phenology of the plant was also studied. The adults were found to survive on mature leaves in the absence of flowers and shoots. However, reproduction occurred during the onset of flowering and young shoot development. The fluctuating patterns in the abundance of hoppers coincided with the availability of flower panicles and developing shoots. The number of hoppers appeared unaffected by the heights and positions of flower panicles in the tree. Mango - Diseases and pests Leafhoppers 1994 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10343/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10343/1/FP_1994_3_A.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Mango - Diseases and pests Leafhoppers Faculty of Agriculture English
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
collection PSAS Institutional Repository
language English
English
topic Mango - Diseases and pests
Leafhoppers
spellingShingle Mango - Diseases and pests
Leafhoppers

Mohd Nordin, Abdul Razak
Life History, Developmental Biology and Seasonal Abundance of Idioscopus Nitidulus (Walker) (Homoptera : Cicadellidae)
description Harumanis mango in Perl is suffered from the outbreak of leaf hoppers, Idioscopus nitidulus Walk. in 1986 and 1987. The laboratory and field experiments were conducted to investigate some aspects of the biology of mango leafhoppers, initidulus Walk. an important pest of mango flowers and shoots in south East Asia. The synchrony of insect population with the phenology of the plant was also studied. The adults were found to survive on mature leaves in the absence of flowers and shoots. However, reproduction occurred during the onset of flowering and young shoot development. The fluctuating patterns in the abundance of hoppers coincided with the availability of flower panicles and developing shoots. The number of hoppers appeared unaffected by the heights and positions of flower panicles in the tree.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Mohd Nordin, Abdul Razak
author_facet Mohd Nordin, Abdul Razak
author_sort Mohd Nordin, Abdul Razak
title Life History, Developmental Biology and Seasonal Abundance of Idioscopus Nitidulus (Walker) (Homoptera : Cicadellidae)
title_short Life History, Developmental Biology and Seasonal Abundance of Idioscopus Nitidulus (Walker) (Homoptera : Cicadellidae)
title_full Life History, Developmental Biology and Seasonal Abundance of Idioscopus Nitidulus (Walker) (Homoptera : Cicadellidae)
title_fullStr Life History, Developmental Biology and Seasonal Abundance of Idioscopus Nitidulus (Walker) (Homoptera : Cicadellidae)
title_full_unstemmed Life History, Developmental Biology and Seasonal Abundance of Idioscopus Nitidulus (Walker) (Homoptera : Cicadellidae)
title_sort life history, developmental biology and seasonal abundance of idioscopus nitidulus (walker) (homoptera : cicadellidae)
granting_institution Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
granting_department Faculty of Agriculture
publishDate 1994
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10343/1/FP_1994_3_A.pdf
_version_ 1747811101061414912

Similar Items