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1 August 2010 Remotely Sensing Arthropod and Nutrient Stressed Plants: A Case Study with Nitrogen and Cotton Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
Dominic D. Reisig, Larry D. Godfrey
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Abstract

Remote sensing can be used in combination with ground sampling to detect aphid(Aphis gossypii Glover) infested cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Changes in wavelengths in the near-infrared (NIR) have proven useful for such detection, but these changes can be confused with other factors stressing plants, such as water deficiency and nutrient status. This study was designed to test the utility of this technology to distinguish between two factors stressing plants: nitrogen deficiency and aphids. Field plots were created by applying varying rates of nitrogen to cotton at different dates in the growing season in 2003 and 2004. Subplots were created by applying disruptive insecticides, which increased aphid populations in a portion of the subplots. Airplane and satellite remote sensing data in 2003 and 2004 were supplemented with ground sampling of aphid populations in both years. Insecticide application, nitrogen application rate and date influenced aphid abundance. Cotton with higher aphid populations could be distinguished from cotton with natural aphid infestations independent of plant nitrogen status using a NIR wavelength in 2003 and a proprietary 2004 index. Complex distinctions among varying nitrogen treatments and aphid abundance were not possible using this data. In the future, possible confounding factors should be investigated from the perspective of their change on crop physiology before remote sensing can be used in an integrated pest management (IPM) program.

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Dominic D. Reisig and Larry D. Godfrey "Remotely Sensing Arthropod and Nutrient Stressed Plants: A Case Study with Nitrogen and Cotton Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae)," Environmental Entomology 39(4), 1255-1263, (1 August 2010). https://doi.org/10.1603/EN09218
Received: 30 July 2009; Accepted: 30 March 2010; Published: 1 August 2010
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arthropod damage
hyperspectral
multispectral
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