
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Quinlan, TJ 
A1  - Elder, RJ 
A1  - Shaw, KA 
T1  - Pasture dry matter reduction over the dry season due to <I>Oncopera</I> spp. (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) on the Atherton Tableland, north Queensland
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1975
VL  - 15
IS  - 73
SP  - 219
EP  - 222
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9750219 
N2  - Infestation of late instar larvae of Oncopera brachyphylla Turner and O. mitocera (Turner) (Lepidoptera : Hepialidae) in mixed pastures at four sites on the Atherton Tablelands of Queensland over a ten week period from September-October gave a mean reduction of 8.7 kg dry matter ha-1 larva-1 m-2. Mean larval populations at the four sites for the period were 29.6, 96.9, 85.0 and 76.4 larvae m-2. The pastures consisted of Nandi setaria (Setaria anceps cv. Nandi)-Greenleaf desmodium (Desmodium intortum cv. Greenleaf) and kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum) each at two sites. 
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