Preference and performance of the larvae of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) on three species of European oaks
The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), causes enormous damage to broadleaved forests in the northern hemisphere where it frequently defoliates large areas of forest. Since outbreaks begin in oak forests, its most suitable habitat, we determined the preference and performa...
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doaj-a9c20efe3a2d433c8f23ebe1f542bf3b2021-04-16T20:35:24ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292014-07-01111337137810.14411/eje.2014.039eje-201403-0009Preference and performance of the larvae of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) on three species of European oaksSlobodan MILANOVIĆ0Jelica LAZAREVIĆ1Zorica POPOVIĆ2Zoran MILETIĆ3Miroslav KOSTIĆ4Zlatan RADULOVIĆ5Dragan KARADŽIĆ6Ana VULETA7Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University, Zemědělská 3, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; e-mail: slobodan.milanovic@mendelu.czInstitute for Biological Research, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; e-mails: jellaz@ibiss.bg.ac.rs; zorica.popovic@ibiss.bg.ac.rs; ana.vuleta@ibiss.bg.ac.rsInstitute for Biological Research, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; e-mails: jellaz@ibiss.bg.ac.rs; zorica.popovic@ibiss.bg.ac.rs; ana.vuleta@ibiss.bg.ac.rsInstitute of Forestry, Kneza Visešlava 3, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; e-mails: zoranmil@ptt.rs; zlatan.radulovic@gmail.comInstitute for Medicinal Plant Research, Tadeuša Košćuška 1, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; e-mail: mkostic@mocbilja.rsInstitute of Forestry, Kneza Visešlava 3, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; e-mails: zoranmil@ptt.rs; zlatan.radulovic@gmail.comUniversity of Belgrade Faculty of Forestry, Kneza Višeslava 1, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; e-mails: slobodan.milanovic@sfb.bg.ac.rs; dragan.karadzic@sfb.bg.ac.rsInstitute for Biological Research, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; e-mails: jellaz@ibiss.bg.ac.rs; zorica.popovic@ibiss.bg.ac.rs; ana.vuleta@ibiss.bg.ac.rsThe gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), causes enormous damage to broadleaved forests in the northern hemisphere where it frequently defoliates large areas of forest. Since outbreaks begin in oak forests, its most suitable habitat, we determined the preference and performance of gypsy moth larvae when reared on three species of native oaks: sessile oak, Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.; Turkey oak, Q. cerris L.; and Hungarian oak, Q. frainetto (Ten.). Leaf expansion and selected physical and chemical characteristics of the oak leaves were also measured. The shortest development time and highest relative consumption (RCR), growth rate (RGR), assimilation efficiency (AD), efficiency of conversion of ingested food (ECI) and digested food into larval biomass (ECD) values were recorded when larvae were fed on Turkey oak. Two-choice tests revealed that Turkey oak is the preferred host plant. It had the highest total soluble protein and leaf nitrogen content, lowest C/N ratio and its phenology was well synchronized with the hatching of the larvae. The worst performance and lowest preference index were recorded when fed on Hungarian oak, the leaves of which had the lowest protein and nitrogen content, while in terms of the values for preference and performance the larvae fed on sessile oak were intermediate. Our results indicate that forests with Turkey oak are highly likely to be defoliated by gypsy moth larvae and therefore should be regularly monitored.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201403-0009_Preference_and_performance_of_the_larvae_of_Lymantria_dispar_Lepidoptera_Lymantriidae_on_three_species_of_Eu.phplepidopteralymantriidaelymantria disparquercusherbivore-plant interactionsfoliar chemistryfeeding preferencenutritional indices |
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Slobodan MILANOVIĆ Jelica LAZAREVIĆ Zorica POPOVIĆ Zoran MILETIĆ Miroslav KOSTIĆ Zlatan RADULOVIĆ Dragan KARADŽIĆ Ana VULETA Preference and performance of the larvae of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) on three species of European oaks European Journal of Entomology lepidoptera lymantriidae lymantria dispar quercus herbivore-plant interactions foliar chemistry feeding preference nutritional indices |
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Slobodan MILANOVIĆ Jelica LAZAREVIĆ Zorica POPOVIĆ Zoran MILETIĆ Miroslav KOSTIĆ Zlatan RADULOVIĆ Dragan KARADŽIĆ Ana VULETA |
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Preference and performance of the larvae of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) on three species of European oaks |
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Preference and performance of the larvae of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) on three species of European oaks |
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Preference and performance of the larvae of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) on three species of European oaks |
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Preference and performance of the larvae of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) on three species of European oaks |
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Preference and performance of the larvae of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) on three species of European oaks |
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preference and performance of the larvae of lymantria dispar (lepidoptera: lymantriidae) on three species of european oaks |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science |
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European Journal of Entomology |
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1210-5759 1802-8829 |
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The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), causes enormous damage to broadleaved forests in the northern hemisphere where it frequently defoliates large areas of forest. Since outbreaks begin in oak forests, its most suitable habitat, we determined the preference and performance of gypsy moth larvae when reared on three species of native oaks: sessile oak, Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.; Turkey oak, Q. cerris L.; and Hungarian oak, Q. frainetto (Ten.). Leaf expansion and selected physical and chemical characteristics of the oak leaves were also measured. The shortest development time and highest relative consumption (RCR), growth rate (RGR), assimilation efficiency (AD), efficiency of conversion of ingested food (ECI) and digested food into larval biomass (ECD) values were recorded when larvae were fed on Turkey oak. Two-choice tests revealed that Turkey oak is the preferred host plant. It had the highest total soluble protein and leaf nitrogen content, lowest C/N ratio and its phenology was well synchronized with the hatching of the larvae. The worst performance and lowest preference index were recorded when fed on Hungarian oak, the leaves of which had the lowest protein and nitrogen content, while in terms of the values for preference and performance the larvae fed on sessile oak were intermediate. Our results indicate that forests with Turkey oak are highly likely to be defoliated by gypsy moth larvae and therefore should be regularly monitored. |
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lepidoptera lymantriidae lymantria dispar quercus herbivore-plant interactions foliar chemistry feeding preference nutritional indices |
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