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Title: Efficacy of four traps in capturing male Helicoverpa moths in north Florida

Author
item Meagher, Robert - Rob
item GUERRERO, SARAHLYNNE - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS), National Wildlife Center
item BRAMBILA, JULIETA - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/25/2010
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Two closely related species of Orius (Hemiptera:Anthocoridae) inhabit the Florida peninsula. While O. insidiosus is nearly ubiquitous east of the Rocky Mountains, O. pumilio is a tropical/subtropical species found in the U.S. no farther north than Alachua County. For two seasons we have observed populations of both species inhabiting flowers of Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota) and false Queen Anne’s lace (Ammi majus) on an organic farm in west Gainesville. Mechanisms of ovarian development and measures of relatedness in the two species will be discussed.