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Host plants of the tarnished plant bug (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Central Texas.
Environ Entomol. 2007 Aug; 36(4):725-30.EE

Abstract

The tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), has taken on added importance as a pest of cotton in the Cotton Belt after successful eradication efforts for the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman). Because the Southern Blacklands region of Central Texas is in advanced stages of boll weevil eradication, blooming weeds and selected row crops were sampled during a 3-yr study to determine lygus species composition and associated temporal host plants. L. lineolaris was the sole lygus species in the region. Thirteen previously unreported host plants were identified for L. lineolaris, of which 69% supported reproduction. Rapistrum rugosum L. Allioni and Ratibida columnifera (Nuttall) Wooton and Standley were primary weed hosts during the early season (17 March to 31 May). Conyza canadensis L. Cronquist variety canadensis and Ambrosia trifida L. were primary weed hosts during the midseason (1 June to 14 August) and late-season (15 August to 30 November), respectively. Sisymbrium irio L. and Lamium amplexicaule L. sustained L. lineolaris populations during the overwintering period (1 December to 16 March). The proportion of females and numbers of nymphs found in R. rugosum, C. canadensis, A. trifida, and S. irio suggests these weeds supported reproductive adults during the early, mid-, and late season and overwintering period, respectively. Medicago sativa L. was the leading crop host for L. lineolaris; Glycine max L. Merrill did not yield L. lineolaris. Few L. lineolaris were collected in Gossypium hirsutum L. These results provide a more comprehensive assessment of host plants contributing to L. lineolaris populations in central Texas.

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Esquivel JF
USDA-ARS, Areawide Pest Management Research Unit, 2771 F & B Road, College Station, TX 77845, USA. zeus@usda-apmru.tamu.edu
Mowery SV
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MeSH

AnimalsFeeding BehaviorHeteropteraNymphPlantsPopulation DynamicsSeasonsTexas

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17716463

Citation

Esquivel, J F., and S V. Mowery. "Host Plants of the Tarnished Plant Bug (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Central Texas." Environmental Entomology, vol. 36, no. 4, 2007, pp. 725-30.
Esquivel JF, Mowery SV. Host plants of the tarnished plant bug (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Central Texas. Environ Entomol. 2007;36(4):725-30.
Esquivel, J. F., & Mowery, S. V. (2007). Host plants of the tarnished plant bug (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Central Texas. Environmental Entomology, 36(4), 725-30.
Esquivel JF, Mowery SV. Host Plants of the Tarnished Plant Bug (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Central Texas. Environ Entomol. 2007;36(4):725-30. PubMed PMID: 17716463.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Host plants of the tarnished plant bug (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Central Texas. AU - Esquivel,J F, AU - Mowery,S V, PY - 2007/8/25/pubmed PY - 2007/10/11/medline PY - 2007/8/25/entrez SP - 725 EP - 30 JF - Environmental entomology JO - Environ Entomol VL - 36 IS - 4 N2 - The tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), has taken on added importance as a pest of cotton in the Cotton Belt after successful eradication efforts for the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman). Because the Southern Blacklands region of Central Texas is in advanced stages of boll weevil eradication, blooming weeds and selected row crops were sampled during a 3-yr study to determine lygus species composition and associated temporal host plants. L. lineolaris was the sole lygus species in the region. Thirteen previously unreported host plants were identified for L. lineolaris, of which 69% supported reproduction. Rapistrum rugosum L. Allioni and Ratibida columnifera (Nuttall) Wooton and Standley were primary weed hosts during the early season (17 March to 31 May). Conyza canadensis L. Cronquist variety canadensis and Ambrosia trifida L. were primary weed hosts during the midseason (1 June to 14 August) and late-season (15 August to 30 November), respectively. Sisymbrium irio L. and Lamium amplexicaule L. sustained L. lineolaris populations during the overwintering period (1 December to 16 March). The proportion of females and numbers of nymphs found in R. rugosum, C. canadensis, A. trifida, and S. irio suggests these weeds supported reproductive adults during the early, mid-, and late season and overwintering period, respectively. Medicago sativa L. was the leading crop host for L. lineolaris; Glycine max L. Merrill did not yield L. lineolaris. Few L. lineolaris were collected in Gossypium hirsutum L. These results provide a more comprehensive assessment of host plants contributing to L. lineolaris populations in central Texas. SN - 0046-225X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17716463/Host_plants_of_the_tarnished_plant_bug__Heteroptera:_Miridae__in_Central_Texas_ L2 - https://academic.oup.com/ee/article-lookup/doi/10.1603/0046-225x(2007)36[725:hpottp]2.0.co;2 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -