Eur. J. Entomol. 104 (4): 753-761, 2007 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.096

Probability distribution, sampling unit, data transformations and sequential sampling of European vine moth, Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) larval counts from Northern Greece vineyards

Antonis A. IFOULIS, Matilda SAVOPOULOU-SOULTANI
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Agriculture, Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, 54124 Thessaloniki , Greece; e-mail: matilda@agro.auth.gr

Studies were conducted to investigate the distribution of larvae of the European vine moth, Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a key vineyard pest of grape cultivars. The data collected were larval densities of the second and third generation of L. botrana on half-vine and entire plants of wine and table cultivars in 2003-2004. No insecticide treatments were applied to plants during the 2-year study. The distribution of L. botrana larvae can be described by a negative binomial. This reveals that the insect aggregates. A common value for the k parameter of the negative binomial distribution of kc = 0.6042, was obtained, using maximum likelihood estimation, and the advantages and cases of use of a common k are discussed. The k-1Sinh-1(ksqrt{x+1/2}) and k-1Sinh-1(ksqrt{x+3/8}) proved to be the best transformations for L. botrana larval counts. An entire vine is recommended as the sampling unit for research purposes, whereas a half-vine, which is suitable for grape vine cultivation in northern Greece, is recommended for practical purposes. We used these findings to develop a fixed precision sequential sampling plan and a sequential sampling program for classifying the pest status of L. botrana larvae.

Keywords: Tortricidae, common k, Lobesia botrana, negative binomial distribution, sampling unit, sequential sampling

Received: July 10, 2006; Revised: May 23, 2007; Accepted: May 23, 2007; Published: October 15, 2007  Show citation

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IFOULIS, A.A., & SAVOPOULOU-SOULTANI, M. (2007). Probability distribution, sampling unit, data transformations and sequential sampling of European vine moth, Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) larval counts from Northern Greece vineyards. EJE, 104(4), 753-761. doi: 10.14411/eje.2007.096
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