scholarly journals Overwintered Drosophila suzukii Are the Main Source for Infestations of the First Fruit Crops of the Season

Insects ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurore Panel ◽  
Laura Zeeman ◽  
Bart Van der Sluis ◽  
Peter Van Elk ◽  
Bart Pannebakker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Fruit Crops ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Aucuba Japonica ◽  
Natural Infestation ◽  
Field And Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Term Monitoring

The mechanisms allowing the widespread invasive pest Drosophila suzukii to survive from early spring until the availability of the first fruit crops are still unclear. Seasonal biology and population dynamics of D. suzukii were investigated in order to better understand the contribution of the early spring hosts to the infestation of the first fruit crops of the season. We identified hosts available to D. suzukii in early spring and assessed their suitability for the pest oviposition and reproductive success under field and laboratory conditions. The natural infestation rate of one of these hosts, Aucuba japonica, was assessed over springtime and the morphology of the flies that emerged from infested A. japonica fruits was characterized under field conditions. Then, these findings were correlated with long-term monitoring data on seasonal reproductive biology and morphology of the pest, using a cumulative degree-days (DD) analysis. Field sampling revealed that overwintered D. suzukii females were physiologically able to lay eggs at 87 DD which coincided with the detection of the first infested early spring hosts. The latter were continuously and increasingly infested by D. suzukii eggs in nature from early spring until the end of May, in particular Aucuba japonica. Individuals emerged from most of these hosts were characterized by a poor fitness and a rather low success of emergence. In the field, only few summer morphs emerged from naturally infested A. japonica fruits around the end of May-beginning of June. However, field monitoring in orchards revealed that D. suzukii individuals consisted solely of winter morphs until mid-June. These observations indicate that overwintered D. suzukii females are the predominant source for the infestations in the first available fruit crops of the season. We discuss these findings in the context of possible pest control strategies.

scholarly journals The use of light spectrum blocking films to reduce populations of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura in fruit crops

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle T. Fountain ◽  
Amir Badiee ◽  
Sebastian Hemer ◽  
Alvaro Delgado ◽  
Michael Mangan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Insect Vision ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Fruit Crops ◽  
Light Spectrum ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a serious invasive pest impacting the production of multiple fruit crops, including soft and stone fruits such as strawberries, raspberries and cherries. Effective control is challenging and reliant on integrated pest management which includes the use of an ever decreasing number of approved insecticides. New means to reduce the impact of this pest that can be integrated into control strategies are urgently required. In many production regions, including the UK, soft fruit are typically grown inside tunnels clad with polyethylene based materials. These can be modified to filter specific wavebands of light. We investigated whether targeted spectral modifications to cladding materials that disrupt insect vision could reduce the incidence of D. suzukii. We present a novel approach that starts from a neuroscientific investigation of insect sensory systems and ends with infield testing of new cladding materials inspired by the biological data. We show D. suzukii are predominantly sensitive to wavelengths below 405 nm (ultraviolet) and above 565 nm (orange & red) and that targeted blocking of lower wavebands (up to 430 nm) using light restricting materials reduces pest populations up to 73% in field trials.

scholarly journals Performance of Trichopria drosophilae (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), a Generalist Parasitoid of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae), at Low Temperature

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Colombari ◽  
Lorenzo Tonina ◽  
Andrea Battisti ◽  
Nicola Mori
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Lower Range ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Emergence Rate ◽  
Pupal Mortality ◽  
High Elevations

Abstract Survival and parasitism activity of Trichopria drosophilae Perkins adults, a cosmopolitan parasitoid of Drosophila spp., were studied under laboratory conditions using five constant temperatures at the lower range known for this enemy, from 4 to 20°C in 4°C increments. Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, an invasive pest of small fruits, was used as a host. Commercially available adult parasitoids were provided with 1) food and D. suzukii pupae; 2) food and no D. suzukii pupae; 3) no food and no pupae. The results show that adult females of T. drosophilae lived longer than males, and both generally benefitted from food supply. The highest level of survival was observed between 8 and 12°C for fed insects, irrespective of whether they were offered host pupae or not. The absence of food led to the highest mortality, but the parasitoid demonstrated considerably resistance to prolonged starvation. Successful parasitism increased steadily with temperature and reached the highest value at 20°C. Conversely, D. suzukii emergence rate was high after exposure of pupae to parasitoids at 4°C, while pupal mortality increased strongly with temperature until 12°C. The findings indicate that T. drosophilae is well adapted to the relatively cold conditions experienced in early spring and in autumn or at high elevations, when the host pupae could be largely available. The long lifespan of the adults and the ability to parasitize the host at low temperature make T. drosophilae potentially useful for the biocontrol of D. suzukii.

Biological Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis in Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

2016 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 1071-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Cossentine ◽  
M Robertson ◽  
D Xu
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
North America ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Fruit Crops ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
First Instar ◽  
Soft Fruit ◽  
Pupal Mortality ◽  
Adult Drosophila

Abstract Whole-culture extracts of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner strains were assayed against larval and adult Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), an important invasive pest of many thin-skinned soft fruit crops in North America. Of the 22 serovars tested versus larval D. suzukii , strains of Bacillus thuringiensis var. thuringiensis , kurstaki , thompsoni , bolivia , and pakistani caused high (75 to 100%) first-instar mortalities. Pupal mortality, measured as a failure of adults to emerge, varied with serovar. The first D. suzukii instar was the most susceptible of the three larval instars to B. thuringiensis var. kurstaki HD-1. Larval D. suzukii are shielded from crop treatments, as they develop under the skin of infested fruit, and adults would be a more vulnerable target for an efficacious strain of B. thuringiensis . Only one of the 21 B. thuringiensis serovars, var. thuringiensis , prepared as oral suspensions in sucrose for adult D. suzukii ingestion resulted in significant, albeit low mortality within 7 d. It is not a candidate for use in pest management, as it produces β -exotoxin that is toxic to vertebrates.

Physicochemical Characteristics and Superficial Damage Modulate Persimmon Infestation by Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and Zaprionus indianus

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 1290-1299
Author(s):  
Michele Trombin de Souza ◽  
Mireli Trombin de Souza ◽  
Daniel Bernardi ◽  
Matheus Rakes ◽  
Hugo R Vidal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Damage ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Zaprionus Indianus ◽  
Ripening Stages ◽  
Penetration Force ◽  
Natural Infestation ◽  
Field And Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Resistance To Penetration

Abstract Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and Zaprionus indianus Gupta (Diptera: Drosophilidae) were recently observed co-infesting persimmons in Brazil. We evaluate the infestation susceptibility of persimmons at different ripening stages (unripe, UN; early ripe, ER; orange ripe, OR, and overripe, OV) by D. suzukii and Z. indianus in the field and laboratory conditions. Additionally, we determined the influence of physicochemical characteristics (e.g., resistance to penetration force, fruit skin color, acidity (pH), TSS concentration, total titratable acidity [TTA]) and the type of damage that facilitates infestation by D. suzukii or Z. indianus. In the field, the natural infestation capacity and biological development of D. suzukii and Z. indianus were verified in whole fruits at the ripening stages ER, OR, and OV. The natural infestation was directly related to the physicochemical characteristics of the fruits (resistance to penetration force, pH, and total soluble solids). In the no-choice bioassay, the oviposition rate of D. suzukii did not differ between the ripening stages of the fruit. However, in the choice bioassay, there was a higher preference for oviposition in OV fruits. Regarding Z. indianus, the highest preference for oviposition was observed in OR and OV fruits in both bioassays. The presence of mechanical damage did not increase the susceptibility of the fruits to D. suzukii. However, it favored the oviposition of Z. indianus in OR and OV fruits. The damage caused by D. suzukii or mechanical damage favored the infestation by Z. indianus. This is the first report of the capacity of D. suzukii to infest whole persimmons in Brazil.

scholarly journals Using Volunteer-Based Networks to Track Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) an Invasive Pest of Fruit Crops

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah J. Burrack ◽  
J. Powell Smith ◽  
Douglas G. Pfeiffer ◽  
Glen Koeher ◽  
Joseph Laforest
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Fruit Crops ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii

Phenology and spatial distribution of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in lowbush blueberry (Ericaceae) in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 152 (4) ◽  
pp. 432-449
Author(s):  
William Champagne-Cauchon ◽  
Jean-Frédéric Guay ◽  
Valérie Fournier ◽  
Conrad Cloutier
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Spotted Wing Drosophila ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Population Fluctuations ◽  
Fruit Crops ◽  
Cold Winter ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Lowbush Blueberry

AbstractDrosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), the spotted-wing drosophila, is an invasive pest of fruit crops, which appeared in eastern Canada in 2010. It represents a major threat to lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton; Ericaceae) in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, Québec, Canada, at the northern limits of its distribution. The dynamics, overwintering capacity, population fluctuations, and damage to lowbush blueberry of D. suzukii are unknown in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. We aimed to 1) document D. suzukii abundance and phenology in lowbush blueberry in separate localities; 2) evaluate the potential of D. suzukii to overwinter and examine population dynamics over three seasons; and 3) study the spatial distribution of D. suzukii in lowbush blueberry fields with respect to forested borders. Drosophila suzukii is abundant in lowbush blueberry fields of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. In spring, D. suzukii were absent until late June, when few summer-morph females appeared. Drosophila suzukii densities started to increase regularly in August, with increasing male proportions, to culminate in fall at high levels with balanced sex ratios. Overwintering remains uncertain, D. suzukii being undetectable in spring despite intensive trapping. Appearance of diapausing winter morphs at high densities indicates that D. suzukii responds appropriately to local conditions preceding cold winter. Models of variation of D. suzukii densities and lowbush blueberry fruit infestation with distance from borders indicate that forest borders are favoured habitats over lowbush blueberry fields and the source of D. suzukii moving to some extent into lowbush blueberry fields.

scholarly journals A transgenic female killing system for the genetic control of Drosophila suzukii

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc F. Schetelig ◽  
Jonas Schwirz ◽  
Ying Yan
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Control ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Female Offspring ◽  
Early Gene ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Female Specific

AbstractThe spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) is an invasive pest of soft-skinned fruit crops. It is rapidly transmitted in Europe and North America, causing widespread agricultural losses. Genetic control strategies such as the sterile insect technique (SIT) have been proposed as environment-friendly and species-restricted approaches for this pest. However, females are inefficient agents in SIT programs. Here we report a conditional female-killing (FK) strategy based on the tetracycline-off system. We assembled sixteen genetic constructs for testing in vitro and in vivo. Twenty-four independent transgenic strains of D. suzukii were generated and tested for female-specific lethality. The strongest FK effect in the absence of tetracycline was achieved by the construct containing D. suzukii nullo promoter for early gene expression, D. suzukii pro-apoptotic gene hidAla4 for lethality, and the transformer gene intron from the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata for female-specific splicing. One strain carrying this construct eliminated 100% of the female offspring during embryogenesis and produced only males. However, homozygous females from these FK strains were not viable on a tetracycline-supplemented diet, possibly due to the basal expression of hidAla4. Potential improvements to the gene constructs and the use of such FK strains in an SIT program are discussed.

scholarly journals Long-term monitoring of the vegetation cover of mountain territories in the GIS for soil and landscape study of territories

2021 ◽  
Vol 264 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
Gulnora Djalilova ◽  
Feruza Mamatkulova ◽  
Zamira Mamatkulova ◽  
Dilfuza Igamberdiyeva ◽  
Quvonchbek Eshquvatov
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Stable State ◽  
Atmospheric Precipitation ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Soil Protection ◽  
Potential Danger ◽  
Term Monitoring

Rational use of natural resources and preservation of the environment in good conditions is the basis of the stable state of the ecosystem. Mountain soil erosion is the most common process of degradation. Soil protection from erosion is becoming a global problem in the world, and in Uzbekistan, in particular. Natural conditions of the region create a potential danger of soil erosion. The reason for its manifestation is the misuse of land, non-compliance with necessary requirements for soil protection. In most cases, it is due to the location of homesteads and crops on erosion-prone soils that poorly protect soil from erosion, improper cultivation of soils on arable land, unregulated grazing of pastures, and damage to soil protective plantations. The climate, topography and soils can in some way create a potential danger of erosion, while the vegetation cover reduces the possibility of erosion or completely prevents it. V.V.Dokuchaev [6] has given great importance to vegetation in the problems of soil protection from erosion and a decrease in the flow of atmospheric precipitation. He wrote: “… in the early spring, and after heavy rains in the virgin steppe there are no large streams, while on old-growth fields they run in all directions, storm and foam.” A good vegetation cover sharply reduces the danger of erosion when a great amount of precipitation falls out. With high intensity of rains on slopes with a good vegetation cover, the danger of erosion may be much less than in the case of rainfalls with a small amount of precipitation and with less intensity on slopes with poor plantation or without any.

The attractant, but not the trap design, affects the capture of Drosophila suzukii in berry crops

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Samuel Cruz-Esteban ◽  
Edith Garay-Serrano ◽  
Christian Rodríguez ◽  
Julio C. Rojas
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Cues ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Fruit Crops ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Trap Design ◽  
Apple Cider ◽  
Berry Crops ◽  
Soft Fruit ◽  
Determining Factor

Abstract Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is recognized as an invasive pest in Europe and North America. In Mexico, it is one of the main insect pests of soft-skinned fruits such as blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, plums, and guava. Previous studies have shown that D. suzukii uses visual and chemical cues during host plant searching. This knowledge has been used to develop traps and attractants for monitoring D. suzukii. In this study, five trap designs were evaluated to monitor D. suzukii under field conditions. Traps were baited with SuzukiiTrap®, Z-Kinol, an attractant based on acetoin and methionol, or apple cider vinegar (ACV) enriched with 10% ethanol (EtOH) with the synergistic action of carbon dioxide (CO2). Our results suggested that the attractant was the determining factor in capturing D. suzukii, while trap design seemed to play a modest role. We found that traps baited with Z-Kinol captured the highest number of D. suzukii compared to that caught by traps baited with SuzukiiTrap®, or ACV + EtOH + CO2. The highest catch numbers occurred in blackberry, followed by strawberry, raspberry, and blueberry. Traps captured more females than males. The results obtained may be useful for monitoring D. suzukii populations in Mexico and elsewhere, particularly in states where soft fruit crops are a component of agricultural activities.

Multiple lines of evidence for reproductive winter diapause in the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii: useful clues for control strategies

2016 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 689-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Valerio Rossi-Stacconi ◽  
Rupinder Kaur ◽  
Valerio Mazzoni ◽  
Lino Ometto ◽  
Alberto Grassi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Lines Of Evidence
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