Abstract
The cotton fleahopper, Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Reuter), is an early-season pest of developing cotton in Central Texas and other regions of the Cotton Belt. Cotton fleahopper populations develop on spring weed hosts and move to cotton as weed hosts senesce or if other weed hosts are not readily available. To identify weed hosts that were seasonably available for the cotton fleahopper in Central Texas, blooming weed species were sampled during early-season (17 March-31 May), mid-season (1 June-14 August), late-season (15 August-30 November), and overwintering (1 December-16 March) periods. The leading hosts for cotton fleahopper adults and nymphs were evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa T. Nuttall) and Mexican hat [Ratibida columnifera (T. Nuttall) E. Wooton and P. Standley], respectively, during the early season. During the mid-season, silver-leaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium A. Cavanilles) was consistently a host for fleahopper nymphs and adults. Woolly croton (Croton capitatus A. Michaux) was a leading host during the late season. Cotton fleahoppers were not collected during the overwintering period. Other suitable hosts were available before previously reported leading hosts became available. Eight previously unreported weed species were documented as temporary hosts. A compendium of reported hosts, which includes >160 plant species representing 35 families, for the cotton fleahopper is provided for future research addressing insect-host plant associations. Leading plant families were Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, and Onagraceae. Results presented here indicate a strong argument for assessing weed species diversity and abundance for the control of the cotton fleahopper in the Cotton Belt.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Evening primrose was a leading early-season host of adult cotton fleahoppers.
- Taxon
- evening primrosee0
- Interactor
- cotton fleahopper
Pseudatomoscelis seriatuse0pest - Outcome
- leading hosts for cotton fleahopper adultse0
- Qualifier
- early seasone0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The leading hosts for cotton fleahopper adults and nymphs were evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa T. Nuttall) and Mexican hat [Ratibida columnifera (T. Nuttall) E. Wooton and P. Standley], respectively, during the early season.”
Claim · model-written summary
Mexican hat was a leading early-season host of cotton fleahopper nymphs.
- Taxon
- Mexican hate0
- Interactor
- cotton fleahopperPseudatomoscelis seriatuse0pest
- Outcome
- leading hosts for cotton fleahopper adults and nymphse0
- Qualifier
- early seasone0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The leading hosts for cotton fleahopper adults and nymphs were evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa T. Nuttall) and Mexican hat [Ratibida columnifera (T. Nuttall) E. Wooton and P. Standley], respectively, during the early season.”
Claim · model-written summary
Silver-leaf nightshade consistently hosted cotton fleahopper adults and nymphs in mid-season.
Verbatim
e0“During the mid-season, silver-leaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium A. Cavanilles) was consistently a host for fleahopper nymphs and adults.”
Claim · model-written summary
Woolly croton was a leading late-season cotton fleahopper host.
- Taxon
- Woolly crotone0
- Interactor
- cotton fleahopperPseudatomoscelis seriatust0pest
- Outcome
- leading hoste0
- Qualifier
- late seasone0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Woolly croton (Croton capitatus A. Michaux) was a leading host during the late season.”
t0“Cotton Fleahopper”
Claim · model-written summary
Cotton fleahoppers were not collected during the overwintering period.
- Taxon
- Cotton fleahoppersPseudatomoscelis seriatuse0
- Outcome
- not collectede0
- Qualifier
- overwintering periode0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cotton fleahoppers were not collected during the overwintering period.”
Claim · model-written summary
Other suitable host plants were present before previously reported leading hosts.
Verbatim
e0“Other suitable hosts were available before previously reported leading hosts became available.”
Claim · model-written summary
Eight previously unreported weed species were documented as temporary hosts.
Verbatim
e0“Eight previously unreported weed species were documented as temporary hosts.”
Claim · model-written summary
The host compendium included more than 160 species from 35 families.
- Taxon
- plant speciese0
- Interactor
- cotton fleahopperPseudatomoscelis seriatuse0pest
- Outcome
- compendium of reported hostse0
- Value
- >160 plant speciese0
- Qualifier
- 35 familiese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A compendium of reported hosts, which includes >160 plant species representing 35 families, for the cotton fleahopper is provided”
Claim · model-written summary
Asteraceae, Lamiaceae and Onagraceae were the leading host families.
- Taxon
- AsteraceaeAsteraceaee0
- Outcome
- Leading plant familiese0
Verbatim
e0“Leading plant families were Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, and Onagraceae.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend assessing weed species diversity and abundance for cotton fleahopper control.
- Taxon
- weed speciese0
- Interactor
- cotton fleahopperPseudatomoscelis seriatuse0pest
- Outcome
- assessing weed species diversity and abundancee0
- Setting
- Cotton Belte0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“assessing weed species diversity and abundance for the control of the cotton fleahopper in the Cotton Belt”