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Crambinae (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) of Ohio: Characterization, Host Associations and Revised Species Accounts

Rogers, Devon A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408548889

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2014, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Entomology.
A review of the North American Crambinae sod webworm taxonomy, phylogenetic history, and biology is presented. Traditional analysis, combined with modern genetic analysis has changed and solidified the placement of these species. Previously cryptic and unidentifiable larvae were identified using genetic analysis of the mitochondrial CO1 gene and an evaluation of potential host plant associations is given. DNA sequencing is a useful tool that can be used to identify unknown sod webworm larvae, including the especially difficult to identify first and second instar larvae. Only Parapediasia teterrella larvae were recovered from the short-cut, golf course-type, creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera), as was a single Agriphila ruricolella. Fissicrambus mutabilis was obtained from lawn-height Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) and turf type tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). Sod webworm adults were monitored with a standard blacklight trap between 2009 and 2013. Each year 14 species were recovered from the light trap. Species obtained from the managed turfgrass yielded only a fraction of the number of species attracted to the light trap. The sod webworm species Euchromius ocellus first appeared in late 2012. This is a first report for this species in Ohio.
David Shetlar (Advisor)
Steven Passoa (Committee Member)
Andrew Michel (Committee Member)
Dave Gardner (Committee Member)
131 p.
Entomology
Sod Webworm; Crambinae; Pyraloidea; Turfgrass

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  • Rogers, D. A. (2014). Crambinae (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) of Ohio: Characterization, Host Associations and Revised Species Accounts [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408548889

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rogers, Devon. Crambinae (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) of Ohio: Characterization, Host Associations and Revised Species Accounts. 2014. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408548889.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rogers, Devon. "Crambinae (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) of Ohio: Characterization, Host Associations and Revised Species Accounts." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408548889

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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