Abstract
AbstractIn the fields of the three considered crops, the population level of the rove beetle was generally lower in 1968 than in 1969 seasons. In maize and clover plantations, the population trend was almost similar throughout the two seasons of study, but in cotton plantations it was more or less different.The occurrence of P. alfierii adult beetles in maize, cotton and clover fields seemed to follow a certain seasonal succession. Such succession appears to be closely related to the seasonal abundance of their different preys on these crops. Beetles started visiting the plants about 1–2, 3‐3 1/2 and 2‐2 1/2 months after sowing in the cases of maize, cotton and clover fields, respectively. This observation infers the probability that the beetles prefer visiting the plants at a certain stage of their growth, which is mostly the preferable stage for invading them by the insect pests serving as preys for the beetles. Although fluctuations in beetles population were unaffected by temperature and air humidity from the statistical point of view, yet there was an evident relationship between temperature and air humidity on one hand and peak occurrence on the other. Abundance peaks in maize and cotton fields always took place at a mean temperature of 26–27° C associated with 50–60% mean RH.ZusammenfassungPopulationsbewegungen des Raubkäfers Paederus alfierii Koch (Col., Staphylinidae) in Mais‐, Baumwoll‐ und Kleefeldern bei Giza/ÄgyptenIn den genannten Kulturpflanzenfeldern war die Populationsdichte von P. alfierii 1968 allgemein niedriger als 1969, auf den Mais‐ und Kleefeldern zeigte der Käfer während der zwei Untersuchungsjahre einen ähnlichen Populationstrend, nicht jedoch in den Baumwoll‐feldern. Das Auftreten von P. alfierii an den drei Kulturpflanzen schien einer saisonalen Sukzession zu folgen, die auf einer ebensolchen Sukzession der Beutetiere beruhte. Die Käfer begannen ihre Aktivität auf den Pflanzen 1–2, 3‐3 1/2 und 2‐2 1/2 Monate nach Saat auf Mais, Baumwolle und Klee. Hieraus kann geschlossen werden, daβ die Käfer die verschiedenen Pflanzenarten während eines bestimmten Entwicklungsstadiums derselben, dann nämlich, wenn sich bestimmte Schädlingsarten auf den Pflanzen einstellen, besuchen. Zwischen der maximalen Dichte des Käfers und bestimmten Temperatur‐ und Luftfeuchte‐Verhältnissen bestanden eindeutige Beziehungen: für die Populationsentwicklung optimal waren auf den Mais‐ und Baumwollfeldern 26–27° C als mittl. Temperatur, und 50–60% mittlere rel. LF.
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