Population characteristics of Lymantria dispar (L., 1758) during eruptive growth in Komsomolsk District, Khabarovsk Krai
The paper presents data on spongy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) population dynamics during the second year of an eruptive outbreak (2024) in Komsomolsk District, Khabarovsk Krai. The study examined biotic mortality factors (nuclear polyhedrosis virus, fungal pathogens, parasitoids), population sex ratios, sex-related pupal mass dimorphism, and female fecundity. Viral infection and parasitism (Diptera/Hymenoptera) caused highest larval mortality, with significant egg parasitism by Anastatus japonicus Ashmead, 1904 (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae).
Authors
- D. K. Kurenshchikov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2136-2241)
- Olga Kuberskaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5474-6770)
Institutions
- Institute of Endocrinology (CZ)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2025-17-2-315-331
- Primary Topic
- Soil and Environmental Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00