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Phenology of the Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) in the UK and provision of decision support for brassica growers
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Wainwright, Charlotte, Jenkins, Sascha, Wilson, Daniel, Elliott, Marian S, Jukes, Andrew and Collier, Rosemary (2020) Phenology of the Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) in the UK and provision of decision support for brassica growers. Insects, 11 (2). e118. doi:10.3390/insects11020118 ISSN 2075-4450.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11020118
Abstract
In the UK, severe infestations by Plutella xylostella occur sporadically and are due mainly to the immigration of moths. The aim of this study was to develop a more detailed understanding of the phenology of P. xylostella in the UK and investigate methods of monitoring moth activity, with the aim of providing warnings to growers. Plutella xylostella was monitored using pheromone traps, by counting immature stages on plants, and by accessing citizen science data (records of sightings of moths) from websites and Twitter. The likely origin of migrant moths was investigated by analysing historical weather data. The study confirmed that P. xylostella is a sporadic but important pest, and that very large numbers of moths can arrive suddenly, most often in early summer. Their immediate sources are countries in the western part of continental Europe. A network of pheromone traps, each containing a small camera sending images to a website, to monitor P. xylostella remotely provided accessible and timely information, but the particular system tested did not appear to catch many moths. In another approach, sightings by citizen scientists were summarised on a web page. These were accessed regularly by growers and, at present, this approach appears to be the most effective way of providing timely warnings.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology S Agriculture > SB Plant culture |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Diamondback moth, Diamondback moth -- Biological control , Diamondback moth -- Control , Brassica, Pheromone traps | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Insects | ||||||
Publisher: | MDPI | ||||||
ISSN: | 2075-4450 | ||||||
Official Date: | 11 February 2020 | ||||||
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Volume: | 11 | ||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||
Article Number: | e118 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.3390/insects11020118 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | ** From MDPI via Jisc Publications Router ** History: accepted 08-02-2020; pub-electronic 11-02-2020. ** Licence for this article: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 11 March 2020 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 16 March 2020 | ||||||
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