[Geostatistical analysis on distribution pattern of the tobacco budworm larva in Enshi, Hubei, China]

Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2014 Mar;25(3):825-30.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Tobacco budworm (Helicoverpa assulta) larvae feed on tobacco leaves (Nicotiana sp.), resulting in significant loss in tobacco production. Geostatistical method was used to analyze H. assulta spatial patterns and dynamics in this paper. The results showed that, H. assulta larvae appeared 40 days after the tobacco plants transplanting, and reached its peak at the early-mature period. The nested spherical and exponential model was the major model for tobacco budworm larva in the field, suggesting its aggregated distribution. The spatial variability C/(C0 + C) was larger than 0.75, which indicated H. assulta larva had wider structural variation and narrower random variation. There was a massive migration of tobacco budworm larva in the fast-growing stage of tobacco. Its quantity became stable after that, especially at the mature stage of tobacco.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China
  • Larva
  • Moths / growth & development*
  • Nicotiana
  • Population Density
  • Spatial Analysis*