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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | De Graaf, J.;
Schoeman, A. S.;
Brandenburg, R. L. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Graaf and Schoeman: Depatment of Zoology, and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and Brandenburg: Department of Entomology, North Caroina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Title: | Voltinism of Gryllotalpa africana palisot de beauvois (Orthoptera: gryllotalpidae) on turfgrass in South Africa |
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| Section: | Pests
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| Meeting Info.: | Llandudno, Wales, UK: July 10-15, 2005 |
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Society Annexe - Technical Papers 2005. Vol. 10, 2005, p. 77-78. |
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| Publishing Information: | Aberystywth, Ceredigion, UK: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Gryllotalpa africana; Life cycle; Population dynamics; Insects; Pest profile; Insect control
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| Geographic Terms: | South Africa |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the "voltinism of Gryllotalpa africana ... on turfgrass in South Africa." States that G. africana (African mole cricket) was flushed from infested kikuyu grass using soapy water and "counted and measured from the posterior of the abdomen (excluding cerci) to the distal end of the labrum" to determine the life cycle. Profiles the cricket's life cycle. Results show that "the mean monthly length of sampled nymphs and the total population showed a relative decline during the winter and may have reflected a tendency of younger (and shorter) adults and nymphs to stay active [as] long as possible to attain a larger size (longer length) to increase their fitness during the following spring reproductive period. Larger males of Scapteriscus produce louder calls and attract more females, whilst larger Scapteriscus females produce three times more offspring and 1.5 times as many eggs per clutch than smaller females." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Graphs |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Graaf, J. D., A. S. Schoeman, and R. L. Brandenburg. 2005. Voltinism of Gryllotalpa africana palisot de beauvois (Orthoptera: gryllotalpidae) on turfgrass in South Africa. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Annexe - Tech. Pap. 10:p. 77-78. |
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