The goal of this project is to understand how the loss of birds have affected herbivory and predation on herbivorous larvae in agricultural crops.Objectives:Quantify herbivory on crops in Guam (lacking birds and with reduced vertebrate predation) and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna islands (retaining birds and other vertebrate predators).Determine the differences in predation on herbivorous larvae on crops found in Guam (lacking birds and with reduced vertebrate predation) and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna islands (retaining birds and other vertebrate predators).
ASSESSING HERBIVORY AND PREDATION ON HERBIVOROUS ARTHROPODS ON CROPS AFTER THE LOSS OF BIRDS
Objective
Investigators
Jardeleza, M.
Institution
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Start date
2024
End date
2026
Funding Source
Project number
COL0-2023-11548
Accession number
1032719