Phenology and Cold Tolerance of Megacopta cribraria: An Invasive Soybean Pest at its Northern Limit

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dc.contributor.advisorLamp, William Oen_US
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Jessica Ireneen_US
dc.contributor.departmentEntomologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-24T06:49:44Z
dc.date.available2017-01-24T06:49:44Z
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.description.abstractMegacopta cribraria, kudzu bug, is an invasive pest of soybeans in the Southeast United States, with a northern distribution limit in Maryland. Soybeans, however, are grown north of Maryland, which places producers at risk of future range shifts. Additionally, producers in the current distribution need a development model to aid management. To address both concerns, I studied the cold tolerance of the kudzu bug and its phenology. I examined the supercooling point (SCP) and lethal temperature to kill 50% (LLT50) of three populations over the fall of 2015 to determine the cold tolerance. I found the kudzu bug is a freeze avoidant species with an average SCP of -12.6°C and LLT50 of -5.1°C. I also determined that the kudzu bug moves to thermally protected leaf litter in late November to overwinter. To address phenology, I determined the kudzu bug requires 625 degree-days at a minimum temperature of 16°C to complete egg and nymphal development. Field validation fit the model well with a biofix of May 1st and 30 days for a preoviposition period. The phenological degree-day model indicates two generations per year and allows producers evaluate and time pest management strategies within a year. Cold tolerance enables producers to predict the surviving population each year as well as the potential for northward range expansion.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M28V61
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/19019
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEntomologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCold Toleranceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledKudzu bugen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMarylanden_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMegacopta cribrariaen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledNorthern Limiten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPhenologyen_US
dc.titlePhenology and Cold Tolerance of Megacopta cribraria: An Invasive Soybean Pest at its Northern Limiten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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