Experiments on inter-specific competition between three species of Tachinids attacking the sugar cane moth borer,Diatraea saccharalis (F.)

Entomophaga ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Pschorn-Walcher
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Cane ◽  
Diatraea Saccharalis ◽  
Moth Borer

Observations upon Lixophaga diatraeae, Townsend, a Tachinid Parasite of Diatraea saccharalis, Fabr., in Porto Rico

1928 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold E. Box
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Cane ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Diatraea Saccharalis ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Tachinid Parasite ◽  
Moth Borer

The Tachinid fly parasite of Diatraea saccharalis, F. (sugar-cane moth borer), which forms the subject of the present paper, was described in 1916 by Dr. C. H. T. Townsend1 under the name Euzenilliopsis diatraeae. In 1924, Dr. J. M. Aldrich6 pointed out that Dr. Townsend's new genus was untenable and referred E. diatraeae to Lixophaga, Towns., of which Euzenilliopsis, Towns., is now considered a synonym. In certain of the earlier papers in which this fly is mentioned as a parasite of D. saccharalis, it is referred to as Tachinophyto (Hypostena) sp.

The Introduction of Braconid Parasites of Diatraea saccharalis, Fabr., into certain of the West Indian Islands

1928 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold E. Box
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Cane ◽  
West Indian ◽  
South Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Diatraea Saccharalis ◽  
The One ◽  
Larval Parasites ◽  
Moth Borer

While engaged as entomologist to the Central Aguirre Sugar Company, owners of some 12,000 acres of sugar-cane lands situated on the south coast of Porto Rico, the writer continually recommended the importation into that island of certain larval parasites of Diatraea saccharalis, Fabricius (sugar-cane moth borer), as the one species indigenous to Porto Rico—Lixophaga (Euzenilliopsis) diatraeae, Townsend (Tachinidae)—alone, does not effect a sufficiently high percentage of control of the island's major sugar-cane pest.

Parasites and Hyperparasites of Diatraea saccharalis in Tucumán Sugar–cane

1927 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Brèthes
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Sugar Cane ◽  
Agricultural Pests ◽  
The Road ◽  
Interesting Article ◽  
Diatraea Saccharalis ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Moth Borer

In the Revista Industrial y Agrícola de Tucumán of November 1923 to January 1924, 4th year, numbers 6–8, Arthur H. Rosenfeld & T. C. Barber published an interesting article on the sugar-cane moth borer, known in Tucumán as the “ gusano chupador de la caña de azucar,” in which they detail the different effects of the said moth borer (Diatraea saccharalis).Last year, Dr. William E. Cross, Director of the Estación Industrial y Agrícola de Tucumán, was good enough to entrust me with the study of some Diatraea parasites, the identification of which had, so far, only been effected generically.My best thanks are due to Dr. Cross for having supplied me with material for this investigation, which I consider very interesting, owing to the daily increasing importance of the biological control of agricultural pests.There is no doubt but that by continuing these investigations other parasites will be discovered ; this is as yet only the first step on the road which may lead to very important results.

scholarly journals ReviewDNA barcode information for the sugar cane moth borer Diatraea saccharalis

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 741-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.P. Bravo ◽  
J.L.C. Silva ◽  
R.E.F. Munhoz ◽  
M.A. Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Cane ◽  
Diatraea Saccharalis ◽  
Moth Borer

scholarly journals ACTION SPECTRUM OF Baculovirus spodoptera ON LEPIDOPTERA PESTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
CAMILA DA SILVA FERNANDES SOUZA ◽  
FERNANDO HERCOS VALICENTE ◽  
MARCOS ANTÔNIO MATIELLO FADINI ◽  
RICARDO ANTÔNIO POLANCZYK
Keyword(s):  
Spodoptera Frugiperda ◽  
Sugar Cane ◽  
Helicoverpa Zea ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Action Spectrum ◽  
Fall Armyworm ◽  
Corn Earworm ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Egg Masses ◽  
Diatraea Saccharalis

ABSTRACT - This work evaluated the spectrum of action of Baculovirus spodoptera (SfMNVP) - 6NR on the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda, corn earworm Helicoverpa zea and the sugar cane borer Diatraea saccharalis, species of economic importance in maize. For the bioassays, corn leaves immersed in a baculovirus suspension were used for baculovirus inoculation in fall armyworm and earworm and pieces of sugar cane for the corn borer. The foods were immersed in viral solutions of different baculovirus concentrations determined in a Neubauer chamber. The control only distilled water was used instead of the baculovirus suspension. The larvae fed for 48 hours and were then transferred to an artificial diet, without the baculovirus. After evaluating mortality, the development of the offspring (F1) was accompanied, evaluating the parameters: mortality, pupation and the number of egg masses in the first generation. The baculovirus was specific to fall armyworm and innocuous to earworm and the corn borer in the first generation. In the second generation, baculovirus was innocuous for all three species. The percentage of pupation showed an inverse relation with mortality for the three species in two generations. The number of egg masses in F1 was lower in S. frugiperda, did not change for D. saccharalis and higher in H. zea.Keywords: Helicoverpa zea, Spodoptera frugiperda, Diatraea saccharalis, entomopathogenie virus.ESPECTRO DE AÇÃO DE Baculovirus spodoptera A LEPIDÓPTEROS PRAGARESUMO - Neste trabalho foi avaliado o espectro de ação do Baculovirus spodoptera (SfMNVP) - 6NR à lagarta-do-cartucho Spodoptera frugiperda, à lagarta-da-espiga Helicoverpa zea e à broca-da-milho Diatraea saccharalis, espécies de importância econômica na cultura do milho. Para a realização dos bioensaios foram utilizadas folhas de milho imersas em suspensão com o baculovírus em concentrações determinadas em câmara de Neubauer, para lagarta-do-cartucho e para lagarta-da-espiga. Para broca-do-milho o substrato utilizado foi colmo de cana-de-açúcar. Na testemunha foi utilizada somente água destilada ao invés da suspensão com o baculovírus. As lagartas se alimentaram por 48 horas, após este período, foram transferidas para dieta artificial sem o bacilovírus. Após a avaliação da mortalidade,odesenvolvimento da prole (F1) foi acompanhado sendo avaliados os parâmetros: mortalidade, pupação e o número de massas de ovos na primeira geração. O baculovírus foi especifico para lagarta-do-cartucho e inócuo tanto para lagarta-da-espiga quanto para broca-do-milho na primeira geração. Na segunda geração, o baculovírus foi inócuo para as três espécies. A porcentagem de pupação apresentou relação inversa com a mortalidade para as três espécies nas duas gerações. O número de massas de ovos na F1 foi menor em S. frugiperda, não alterado para D. saccharalis e maior em H. zea.Palavras-chave: Helicoverpa zea, Spodoptera frugiperda, Diatraea saccharalis, vírus entomopatogênico.

scholarly journals The sugar-cane moth borer /

1919 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. E. Holloway ◽  
Carl. Heinrich ◽  
U. C. Loftin
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Cane ◽  
Moth Borer

scholarly journals INEFFECTIVENESS OF THE OVERHEAD-IRRIGATION METHOD FOR THE APPLICATION OF INSECTICIDES TO CONTROL THE SUGARCANE MOTH STALK-BORER, DIATRAEA. SACCHARALIS (FABRICIUS)

1969 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-60
Author(s):  
Luis F. Martorell ◽  
Calvin H. Burleigh
Keyword(s):  
Insect Pests ◽  
Irrigation System ◽  
Stalk Borer ◽  
Low Concentration ◽  
Irrigation Method ◽  
Diatraea Saccharalis ◽  
Overhead Irrigation ◽  
Benzene Hexachloride ◽  
Emulsion Concentrate ◽  
Moth Borer

The use of the overhead-irrigation system established at Colonia Juana Díaz, near Central Cortada, Santa Isabel, P. R., makes possible the application of fertilizers dissolved in water, and of insecticides for the control of soil-insect pests. Experiments were conducted during the crop years 1950 and 1951, using the overhead-irrigation system as a means of applying insecticides, in an attempt to control the sugarcane moth-stalk borer, Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius). Thirteen different kinds of insecticides, namely: Aldrin, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Ryania, Rhothane (DDD), Benzene hexachloride, CPR Emulsion Concentrate, Gy-phene (Toxaphene), Muriate (Methoxychlor), Kryocide (natural cryolite insecticide), Dilan 25 EM, Heptachlor 2E Emulsion Concentrate, and Dr. Wolf's Insecticide A, were used. Each insecticide was applied at two different concentrations. Thirty-one plots planted with sugarcane, each having an area of 214 acres, were used in the experiment, 20 of them being treated with insecticides and 11 being used as checks. The insecticides were applied at 15-day intervals; there were four sprayings during each season. The experiments were initiated during the fall of 1950 and 1951, respectively, when the sugarcane plants were still small and had just begun to develop the first joints at the base of the stalks. The tables and analyses of the work conducted demonstrated that these insecticides, at least when applied by this method of spraying, were completely ineffective in the control of the insect. In many cases the check plots showed less borer infestation than those treated with insecticides; in others, the insecticide was more effective at low concentration than when used at twice that concentration. The ineffectiveness of the insecticides might be due, in part, to the large amount of water used which reduced the concentration of the chemical so much as to make it valueless in controlling the moth-borer.

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