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Monitoring and Occurrence Prediction of the Migration Population of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) Based on Adult Semiochemical Attractants

Authors :
Wei He
Chunyang Lv
Haowen Zhang
Xinzhu Cang
Bo Chu
Xianming Yang
Gemei Liang
Kongming Wu
Source :
Agronomy, Vol 14, Iss 7, p 1497 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) is a destructive agricultural pest. Facultative migration usually causes regional catastrophes; therefore, developing a simple and easy new technology for the monitoring and early warning of immigrant populations is urgent. Between 2021 and 2023, we conducted a population-monitoring study on H. armigera immigrants in Xundian County, Yunnan Province, where the migration pathway for pests from southeast Asia extends to southwest China. Based on the differences in the reproductive organ development parameters of H. armigera at different ages, we established an adult age discrimination model. The monitoring results of field populations with semiochemical attractants and sex pheromones between 2021 and 2023 showed that the daily average age of the adult population of H. armigera fluctuated above 6 days, and the trapping dynamics with semiochemical attractants and sex pheromones were the same. Both trapping methods yielded H. armigera males of different ages and had identical age structures, indicating that the H. armigera population primarily migrated from other regions. The trajectory analysis showed that the H. armigera population that migrated to Xundian between May and September was primarily from South Kunming, and after October, it was primarily the southward-migrating population north of Qujing City, Yunnan Province. Based on the relationship between the daily average fecundity and the age of H. armigera, a dynamic prediction model for the fecundity of the immigrant population was established. In this study, the prediction models and methods based on semiochemical attractants could potentially be used in the surveillance and population alerting of H. armigera.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20734395
Volume :
14
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Agronomy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.81ac2c46b474899bc2397d01083625d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071497