Claim · model-written summary
On Eucalyptus nicholii trees T. peregrinus preferred vegetation in the middle to upper canopy and on the northern aspect.
- Taxon
- Eucalyptus nicholii
Eucalyptus nicholiie0 - Interactor
- T. peregrinus
Thaumastocoris peregrinuse0pest - Outcome
- prefers vegetation on the middle to upper canopy and on the northern aspecte0
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Verbatim
e0“The abundance and distribution of T. peregrinus on three specimens of Eucalyptus nicholii trees were examined and explained in terms of vertical stratification and aspect. This species prefers vegetation on the middle to upper canopy and on the northern aspect of these trees”
Title
Ann E. Noack The Sydney eScholarship Repository (The University of Sydney) 2009
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- Observation The thesis redescribes the five previously described species of Thaumastocoris.
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- Observation At 17-22 C the eggs of both T. peregrinus and T. safordi hatched in approximately six days.
- Observation T. peregrinus nymphal stadia lasted 4.6, 3.5, 3.3, 3.7 and 5.3 days, similar to T. safordi.
- Observation T. safordi nymphal stadia lasted 4.7, 3.4, 3.5, 4.0 and 5.2 days, similar to T. peregrinus.
- Observation Adult males and females of both species can live for approximately 40 days.
- Observation Females can produce at least 60 eggs during their lifetime.
- Observation T. peregrinus showed an ovipositional preference for the midvein of leaves.
- Intervention effect Abundance of T. peregrinus on E. scoparia street trees micro-injected with imidacloprid at three concentrations declined significantly compared with untreated trees over three years.
- Intervention effect At the lowest imidacloprid concentration T. peregrinus was effectively controlled for two years.