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FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST (An International Journal for the Americas) (ISSN 0015-4040) FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST (An International Journal for the Americas) Volume 67, No.3 September, 1984 TABLE OF CONTENTS 68th Annual Meeting Announcement & Call for Papers i FALL ARMYWORM SYMPOSIUM-1984 MITCHELL, E. R., AND V. H. WADDILIr-Preface .__ .. 323 GARDNER, W. A., R. NOBLET, AND R. D. SCHWEHR-Tke Potential of Microbial Agents in Managing Populations of the Fall Army- worm . .. .. ._.____ 325 HARRISON, F. P.-Observations on the Infestation of Corn by Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with Reference to Plant Maturity _. ... _... _. _. _. ._. ._. ... __ .. .. .. .. .. __ 333 HARRISON, F. P.-The Development of an Economic Injury Level for Low Populations of Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Grain Corn .... .... .___ 335 LEEPER, J. R.-Monitoring Fall Armyworm for SusceptiblitylResist- ance to Methomyl . .. _._. __ ..__ ..__ . ._ 339 LEWIS, W. J., AND D. A. NORDLUN~emiockemicalsInfluencing Para- sitoid Behavior: Implications for Behavioral Manipulation 343 THOMSON, M. S., AND J. N. ALIr-The Use of Oviposition on Artificial Substrates as a Survey Tool for the Fall Armyworm . -_ 349 WISEMAN, B. R., H. N. PITRE, L. GOURLEY, AND S. L. FALES-Differ­ ential Growth Responses of Fall Armyworm Larvae on Develop_ ing Sorghum Seeds Incorporated into a Meridic Diet __ . .. _ 357 • • •• • • • •• • • • • LLOYD, J. E.-Occurrence of Aggressive Mimicry in Fireflies ._______ 368 MILLER, G. L., AND P. L. LAMBDIN-Redescriptions of the LarVal Stages of Hemerobius stigma Stephens (Neuroptera: Hemerobi- idae) .__ .__ ._. .... __ .__ .__ ._... _' ._ .__ .'" _ 377 ApPERSON, C. S., AND E. E. PowELIr-Foraging Activity of Ants (Hy­ menoptera: Formicidae) in a Pasture Inhabited by the Red Im- ported Fire Ant .. .._..... ._. ._____ 383 BUELER, C. M.-Feeding Preference of Pteronarcys pietetii (Plec- optera: Insecta) from a Small, Acidic, Woodland Stream __ ... _.. 393 Contined on Back Cover Published by The Florida Entomological Society FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS FOR 1983-84 President --------- ... -- __ .. C. W. McCoy President-Elect -------- M. L. Wright, Jr. Vice-President -.- ... .. J. A. Reinert Secretary --------------- . .. __ . ._.. D. F. Williams Treasurer .-.-..-..--- ..__ .... .. A. C. Knapp J. R. Cassani J. L. Knapp D. C. Herzog Other Members 0/ the Executive Committee _ K. Lee C. A. Morris W. L. Peters C. A. Musgrave Sutherland J. R. McLaughlin PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Co-Editors _C. A. Musgrave Sutherland & J. R. McLaughlin Associate Editors ,.. __ ....•.... __ _._ __A. Ali O. Sosa, Jr. M. D. Hubbard W. C. Adlerz W. W. Wirth J. B. Heppner H. V. Weems, Jr. Business Manager ..... ... _. ._._. ... A. C. Knapp FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST is issued quarterly-March, June, September, and December. Subscription price to non-members is $20.00 per year in advance, $5.00 per copy. Membership in the Florida Entomological Society, including subscription to Florida Entomologist, is $15 per year for regular membership and $5 per year for students. Inquires regarding membership and subscriptions should be addressed to the Business Manager, P. O. Box 7326, Winter Haven, FL 33883-7326. Florida Entomologist is entered as second class matter at the Post Office in DeLeon Springs and Gainesville, FL. Authors should consult "Instructions to Authors" on the inside cover of all recent issues while preparing manuscripts or notes. When submitting a paper or note to the Editor, please send the original manuscript, original figures and tables, and 3 copies of the entire paper. Include an abstract and title in Spanish, if possible. Upon receipt, manuscripts and notes are ac­ knowledged by the Editor and assigned to an appropriate Associate Editor who will make every effort to recruit peer reviewers not employed by the same agency or institution as the authors(s). Reviews from individuals working out-of-state or in nearby countries (e.g. Canada, Mexico, and others) will be obtained where possible. Manuscripts and other editorial matter should be sent to the Editor, JOHN R. McLAUGHLIN, 4628 NW 40th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32606. This issue mailed October 20, 1984 68th ANNUAL MEETING-FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY Second Announcement In 1985, the 68th annual meeting of the Florida Entomological Society will be held at the Ocho Rios Sheraton Hotel, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, W.I. Meeting dates are from Monday, 5 August to Thursday 8 August 1985. The Ocho Rios Sheraton is located on Mallards Beach on the north coast of Jamaica and is a complete resort facility offering excellent meeting facilities and day and night entertainment. Emmer Travel, Inc. of Gainesville, FL has been designated the official travel agency of these meetings. They will make all of your travel arrange­ ments including airline tickets and hotel reservations. The land/hotel pack­ age will be $169.00 per person (double occupancy) or $284.00 per person (single occupany). (Prices are subject t~ change without notice. Check with Emmer for recent quotes.) This price includes: *4 days/3 nights hotel accommodations *all Jamaican room taxes *all service charges on the rooms 'porter service at the hotel ·welcome rum swizzle on arrival at the hotel *transportation from/to the Montego Bay airport Children under 17 stay FREE at the hotel when they stay in the room with 2 adults. Those under 17 must pay $22.00 for round-trip transportation from/to Montego Bay. Persons wishing to stay after the meetings will pay $70.00 per room per night, including taxes and service charges. Children under 17 staying with adults after the meetings are not charged. A $50.00 per person deposit will SeCure your reservations. The balance will be due by 15 June 1985. All costs are fully refundable if the reservation is cancelled prior to 21 June 1985. Thereafter, a cancellation charge of $75.00 per person on the land/hotel package will be levied. Information on airfare rates, airline schedules and meeting registration fees will be forthcoming soon. To make reservations, send check for $50.00 to Emmer Travel, Inc., 2801 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608. Include your name, address, and rhone number. For further information, call Emmer Travel, Inc. toll free at (800)-342-2223 (Florida residents) or (800)-874-8487 (nationwide) or (904) -377-1222 (in Gainesville). SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS Submitted papers for the 68th annual meetings of the FES should be 8 minutes long. Time alloted will be 10 minutes: 8 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes for discussion. Use the following tear sheet to submit a paper title. ... Return to: D. J. Schuster o Oral Presentation Gulf Coast Research & Project Exhibit Session Education Center D 5007 60th St. East (Formerly Poster Session) Bradenton, FL 34203 D S~udent Paper (Entries sent to J. A. Reinert will be forwarded) DEADLINE: 15 May 1985 1985 Meeting in Ochos Rios, Jamaica Author's Name ~ _ Title of Paper _ Affiliation and Address _ of the First (Presenting) Author Time Required for Presentation (Max. 10 min.) Abstract: Must be Provided. Do not use more than 75 words. SuggestionforEveningBunSes~on _ Fall Armyworm Symposium 323 FALL ARMYWORM SYMPOSIUM PREFACE NOTE Reprints of the entire Fall Armyworm Symposium are available from any of the authors. Readers are advised that they need to contact just one of the authors in this group to receive a copy of the entire proceedings. Since the first Fall Armyworm Symposium was held at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of Amer­ ica in 1978, it has become a regular part of these meetings. It is not surpris­ ing that enough interest has been generated by the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera jrugiperda (J. E. Smith), to sustain an annual conference, as the FAW continues to be a major pest of corn and other grasses in the Southeastern United States. Many aspects of the FAWare currently being studied. These include: biology, ecology, insecticidal control, host-plant resistance, migration, bio­ logical control, sterility, pheromones, and overwintering habitat to mention a few. Several of these topics were discussed during the Symposium in New Orleans and provided insight into the complex world of the FAW. We be­ lieve that as these studies continue it will be possible to develop a scheme to reduce the number of FAW surviving in the overwintering range, thus relieving the tremendous pressure this one species exerts on corn and other important crops throughout the United States. The FAW also is perhaps the single most important crop pest through­ out Central and South America and the Caribbean Basin. The information generated by researchers in the United States could have a significant im­ pact on the development of monitoring and control schemes in these areas. Likewise, cooperative research efforts currently underway between scientists in the United States and colleagues in several Latin American countries are proving to be quite valuable in developing an understanding of FAW popu­ lation dynamics and migration throughout the Americas. An understanding of how FAW populations in regions outside the United States impact this country is, of course, crucial to the development of any type of areawide suppression program in overwintering zones (i.e., South Florida and South Texas). Because of the tremendous importance of the FAW throughout the Americas, cooperative research must be encouraged whenever possible and efforts should be made to bring our Latin American colleagues together in a formal forum to share mutual research experiences on the fall armyworm. EVERETT R. MITCHELL VAN H. WADDILL Insect Attractants, Behavior, Agricultural Research and and Basic Biology Research Education Center Laboratory, ARS, U. S. Department University of Florida of Agriculture Homestead, FL 33030 USA Gainesville, FL 32604 USA 324 Florida Entomologist 67 (3) September, 1984 SIMPOSlO PREFACIO NOTA Reimpresiones de todos los simposios sobre el gusano cogollero estan disponibles de cualquier autor. Se recomienda a los lectores que deben de comunicarse con solamente uno de los autores de este grupo para recibir una copia de todos los procedimientos.
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