Forecasting the seasonal phenology of Agrotis ipsilon in Oregon grass seed and vegetable agroecosystems
Emma Slone, Jessica Green, Navneet Kaur, Darrin L. Walenta, Nicole P. Anderson, Casey Cruse, Seth J. Dorman · 2025
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Description
Slone and six co-authors build seasonal forecasts for the black cutworm, a moth whose caterpillars damage Oregon grass seed and vegetable crops. Spraying works only if it lands on young larvae in time. The team raised the moths at five steady temperatures on two diets to clock their development.
One generation needed roughly 600 to 660 degree-days above a base of about 10 degrees Celsius. Trap records from 77 fields over 19 years pinned down when migrant adults arrive. The authors combined both pieces into regional timing models. Growers can plug the forecasts into decision tools to time scouting and sprays. The study appeared in 2024.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Emma Slone, Jessica Green, Navneet Kaur, Darrin L. Walenta, Nicole P. Anderson, Casey Cruse, Seth J. Dorman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |