IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/caa/jnljfs/v55y2009i7id2365-jfs.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The effect of environmental conditions on the abundance of grubs of the cockchafer (Melolontha hippocastani F.)

Author

Listed:
  • M. Švestka

    (Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Strnady, branch office Znojmo, Znojmo, Czech Republic)

  • K. Drápela

    (Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic)

Abstract

In selected sample plots which included pine forest plantations, pine young growth, small pole stage of pine, pine high forest, mixed pine/oak stand, beech stand and unforested land the bionomics and the abundance of grubs were studied between two swarmings of M. hippocastani F. cockchafers in the period from 2003 to 2007. On the basis of correlations between the abundance of grubs and course of daily temperatures during swarming, and characteristics of the sample plots, particularly the degree of shading, we evaluated the factors which affected the M. hippocastani F. females in their choice of the locality for laying eggs. The correlation between the abundance of grubs and the shading of the locality was evaluated statistically. On the basis of checks of the soil probes the development of grubs and changes in their numbers were monitored in the period from 2004 to 2006.

Suggested Citation

  • M. Švestka & K. Drápela, 2009. "The effect of environmental conditions on the abundance of grubs of the cockchafer (Melolontha hippocastani F.)," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 55(7), pages 330-338.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnljfs:v:55:y:2009:i:7:id:2365-jfs
    DOI: 10.17221/2365-JFS
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/2365-JFS.html
    Download Restriction: free of charge
    File URL: http://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/2365-JFS.pdf
    Download Restriction: free of charge
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.17221/2365-JFS?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. M. Švestka, 2007. "Ecological conditions influencing the localization of egg-laying by females of the cockchafer (Melolontha hippocastani F.)," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 53(SpecialIs), pages 16-24.
    2. M. Švestka, 2006. "Distribution of tribes of cockchafers of the genus Melolontha in forests of the Czech Republic and the dependence of their swarming on temperature," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 52(11), pages 520-530.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. M. Švestka, 2007. "Ecological conditions influencing the localization of egg-laying by females of the cockchafer (Melolontha hippocastani F.)," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 53(SpecialIs), pages 16-24.
    2. E. Wagenhoff & R. Blum & H. Delb, 2014. "Spring phenology of cockchafers, Melolontha spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in forests of south-western Germany: results of a 3-year survey on adult emergence, swarming flights, and oogenesis from 20," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 60(4), pages 154-165.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:caa:jnljfs:v:55:y:2009:i:7:id:2365-jfs. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Ivo Andrle (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.cazv.cz/en/home/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.