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- The study examined the development, survivorship, longevity, reproduction, and life table parameters of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, focusing on three host plants: sunflower, chrysanthemum, and euonymus.
- The best egg hatching rates and nymph survival occurred on sunflower, while euonymus led to longer development times and lower nymph survival, with mating reliance on female maturation.
- Results suggest that using a mixed host plant system, especially with sunflowers, optimizes egg production and colony sustainability for H. vitripennis.
Article Abstract
Development, survivorship, longevity, reproduction, and life table parameters of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar), were examined in the laboratory using three host plants, sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), Chrysanthemum morifolium L., and euonymus (Euonymus japonica Thurb.). Females deposited similar-sized egg masses on all three plants. Hatching was highest with eggs deposited on euonymus and lowest for those deposited on sunflower. Embryonic development time among host plants was similar while nymph development time was shortest on sunflower and longest on euonymus. Nymph survival to adulthood ranged from 32% on euonymus to 82% for those reared on sunflower. Adult females had similar life spans on sunflower and chrysanthemum. H. vitripennis completed a lengthy egg-to-adult development on euonymus, however, mating did not occur. The onset of mating was contingent on maturation of adult females. The majority of mating activity occurred within the first three days after onset. Premating periods ranged from 6 to 7 d on sunflower to 27 d on chrysanthemum, with overall mating rates of 77.4 and 19.8%, respectively. Females typically mated more than once and they had the longest oviposition period and highest egg production on sunflower; ≈ 50 and 67% of total number of eggs were deposited within first 45 d after the start of oviposition on sunflower and chrysanthemum, respectively. Adult size and weight related to which host plant was consumed throughout development. Greater intrinsic and finite rates of increase and net reproduction rate, and shorter population doubling time occurred when the sharpshooters were allowed to develop on sunflower. The overall developmental and reproductive parameters obtained in this study indicate that a mixed host plant system, composed of sunflower and euonymus or chrysanthemum plants, is an efficient means for optimizing egg production and colony maintenance of the glassy-winged sharpshooter.
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