326-14 Temporal Distribution of Major Pest and Benefical Insects On Bioenergy Crops In North Alabama.

Poster Number 722

See more from this Division: C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality
See more from this Session: Bioenergy, Forage and Other Crop Ecology, Management and Quality
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Hall C
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Rufina Ward, Ernst Cebert and Kenneth Ward, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL
  The occurrence of major pest and beneficial insect species has been documented on several bioenergy crops under field evaluation at Alabama A&M University’s Winfred Thomas Research Station in Meridianville, AL. Renewable feedstock being evaluated at AAMU’s Winfre Thomas Agricultural Research Station include canola (Brassica napus), sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), jatropha (Jatropha curcas), castor bean (Ricinus communis), pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). The temporal distributions of insect species on these crops are presented. The most numerous and diverse foraging insects were observed on castor bean. Jatropha was the least attractive to insects among test crops.  
See more from this Division: C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality
See more from this Session: Bioenergy, Forage and Other Crop Ecology, Management and Quality
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