Mating Success in Low-Density Gypsy Moth Populations
Field studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of mating disruption on the mating success of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L), in low-density populations. The gypsy moth is an insect pest of hardwood forests in many regions of the world. The discovery of the sex pheromone disparlure (cis-7,...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27859 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05232003-131327/ |