Management Practices to Manipulate Populations of the Plant Bug Labops hesperius Uhler
Citation
Kamm, J. A., & Fuxa, J. R. (1977). Management practices to manipulate populations of the plant bug Labops hesperius Uhler. Journal of Range Management, 30(5), 385-387.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3897730Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Nitrogen fertilization of wheatgrass significantly increased populations of the plant bug Labops hesperius Uhler; applications of potassium and phosphorus did not. Paraquat applied to wheatgrass to cure the herbage prematurely (in early May) also reduced the population of plant bugs by starving them. Mechanical removal of herbage also effectively reduced the bug populations both in the spring and the summer. Heavy spring grazing significantly reduced the bug population the first year and also thereafter. Wheatgrass pastures that are not fully utilized will provide oviposition material, winter protection, and a habitat that favors survival of the bugs.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3897730