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1996

Sammendrag

Studies on the population dynamic of Mamestra brassicae (L.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) were conducted during 1988-1992 in order to improve forecasting and control. The influence of temperature on development, fecundity and survival were investigated in climatic chambers, and lower developmental thresholds and thermal requirements were established for the preoviposition period and the immature stages. Pheromone traps were tested in cabbage fields at 5 locations in south-eastern Norway during 1989-1991. The trap catches were low at all locations and years, and the traps could therefore not be recommended for practical monitoring. A degree-day model for prediction of favourable times for assessment of infestation level and insecticide application was developed, validated and implemented. Mortality in the immature stages, and larval dispersal, was investigated in the laboratory and in the field. Highest mortality was found in first instar larvae and in hibernating pupae. The mortality in first instar larvae was probably caused by failure to locate and establish feeding sites and predation, whereas the winter loss probably was caused by unfavourable weather conditions. Life tables for five generations of a natural population of M. brassicae on white cabbage in Ås during 1988-1992 was constructed and analysed. Generation survival was very low, and the key factor was mortality in small larvae. The stage specific mortality appeared to be mainly density-independent. Parasitoids and pathogens were of little importance in controlling the M. brassicae population, although they were more or less persistently present throughout the experimental period. Trichogramma semblidis (Aurivillius) (Trichogrammatidae) was reared from eggs, and Microplitis mediator (Haliday) and Aleiodes (Aleiodes) sp., both Braconidae, were reared from larvae. Erynia virescens (Entomophtorales) was identified in medium and large larvae. Implications of the results in this study for integrated pest management is discussed, and management tactics are proposed.