Defoliation of an Ecuadorian mangrove forest by the bagworm Oiketicus kirbyi Guilding (Lepidoptera:Psychidae)


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Gara R. I., . and Sarango A., . and Cannon P. G., . Defoliation of an Ecuadorian mangrove forest by the bagworm Oiketicus kirbyi Guilding (Lepidoptera:Psychidae). pp. 181-186. ISSN 0128-1283

Abstract

A defoliation of mangrove forests by the bagworm Oiketicus kirbyi Guilding was reported on February 20 1989 within the Ecuadorian Ecological Reserve of Churute. By mid-September the population collapsed after defoliating about 1200 ha of the Reserve. Infestation spread was down wind; a pattern presumed to be caused by air borne larvae. Collapse of the outbreak was attributed to increased parasitism avian predation physiologically inferior adults (as assumed from decreased pupal weights) and lack of females in the most severely defoliated areas.


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Abstract

A defoliation of mangrove forests by the bagworm Oiketicus kirbyi Guilding was reported on February 20 1989 within the Ecuadorian Ecological Reserve of Churute. By mid-September the population collapsed after defoliating about 1200 ha of the Reserve. Infestation spread was down wind; a pattern presumed to be caused by air borne larvae. Collapse of the outbreak was attributed to increased parasitism avian predation physiologically inferior adults (as assumed from decreased pupal weights) and lack of females in the most severely defoliated areas.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Mangrove forests
AGROVOC Term: Oiketicus
AGROVOC Term: Psychidae
AGROVOC Term: Defoliation
AGROVOC Term: Pupae
AGROVOC Term: Winds
AGROVOC Term: Parasitism
AGROVOC Term: Parasitoids
AGROVOC Term: Population control
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 06:27
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22646

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