E b movement of sterile male bactrocera cucurbitae. Bactrocera dorsalis is a member of the oriental fruit fly b. Distinctive characteristics include its wing pattern, its long third. The melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, is a serious crop pest throughout the asia pacific subcontinent and southeast asia, causing damage to tree fruits, cucurbits, and related crops. Molecular identification of fruit flies, bactrocera spp. P t a novel liquid larval diet and its rearing system for. Native to tropical asia and widespread as far west as pakistan. To maximize efforts to control, mitigate the damage, and maintain eradication of this invasive species in the mainland united states, we must accumulate foundational information. It is a serious agricultural pest, particularly in hawaii identification adult fly. The melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, is a serious global pest of many agriculturally important fruits and vegetables white and elsonharris 1992. Pdf present studies on biology of melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett revealed that the freshly laid eggs were glistening white. Tephritidae is distributed widely in temperate, tropical, and subtropical. Distribution and host plants of bactrocera cucurbitae in.
Attraction of bactrocera cucurbitae and bactrocera dorsalis. Tephritidae is a serious pest of cucurbitaceous vegetable crops, causing substantial economic loss. The extent of crop loss varies between 30 to 100 per cent gupta and verma, 1992. Vinegar and beer were added as the bait components to the above base baits to enhance their attractiveness.
A drawing of the sex chromosomes and the autosome containing the wp gene for female and male t1 melon b. Tephritidae chiou ling chang,1 carlos caceres,2 and eric b. Cucumber volatile blend attractive to female melon fly. Improved attractants for the melon fly,bactrocera cucurbitae. National exotic fruit fly detection trapping guidelines. Studies on estimation of yield losses of cucumber due to fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae revealed that.
Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Adults feed primarily upon juices of host plants, nectar, and honeydew secreted by various kinds of insects. This species complex forms a group within the subgenus bactrocera and the name may therefore be cited as bactrocera bactrocera dorsalis. It is a member of the subgenus zeugodacus and is therefore sometimes cited as bactrocera zeugodacus cucurbitae. Attractants for female melon flies are of particular interest as they could be used in control tactics to reduce pest levels. This treatment comprises the vapour heat treatment of.
Tephritidae is described here using a newly generated transcriptome dataset. Oviposition response of melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett to different phenolic compounds. Annotated world bibliography of host plants of the melon. It is therefore important to distinguish between the species that pose a threat to production and domestic market access and those that do not, including exotic species. Bactrocera tryoni and mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata being the species of primary economic concern. Bactrocera cucurbitae, is known to exist, is hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest, and as such it is amendable to the provisions of article 4 sections 5761, 5762, 5763 and 5764 of chapter 8, part 1, division 4.
Toxicological and biological activity of kumchura kaempferia galanga l. The melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. The majority of species in genus bactrocera are native to southeast asia, australia, and the south pacific. The melon fly bactrocera cucurbitae is a fruit fly of the family tephritidae. Assessment of attractiveness of cassava as a roosting.
Results of sequence editing were analyzed using blast basic local alignment search tool ncbi to indicate the homology from closest species. Bactrocera cucurbitae also mate at dusk and copulation continues until dawn suzuki and koyama, 1980, kuba and soemori, 1988. Radiation sterilization and mating competitiveness of. The diet was composed of breweros yeast, sugar, antifungal agents.
The data on bactrocera cucurbitae collected over a large area of west africa for around the past ten years enables us to make a synthesis, since this economically significant species is now widespread. Estimation on yield losses in cucumber due to fruit fly. Damage to fruits and vegetables occur by female oviposition, subsequent larvae feeding and rotting due to the introgression of. Tephritidae 2 quickly enacted and these measures are continuing as of 2010 nappo 2010. Movement of sterile male bactrocera cucurbitae diptera. Bactrocera cucurbitae, melon fly host list, 2016 the berries, fruits, nuts or vegetables of the listed plant species are now considered host articles for melon fly. It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables, particularly the. Distinctive characteristics of the adult are the wing pattern, long third antennal segment, the dorsum of the thorax reddish yellow. Description adult the adult fly is 6 to 8 mm in length. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables, particularly the bitter gourd momordica charantia, muskmelon cucumis melo, snap melon c. Vapour heat treatment for bactrocera cucurbitae on. Improved attractants for the melon fly,bactrocera cucurbitae j. Previous work has shown that freshly sliced cucumbers.
Believed to have originated in the indian subcontinent, b. Melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae edis university of florida. Radiation sterilization and mating competitiveness of melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. In agricultural insect pests of the tropics and their control, 2nd edition. Photograph by jack clark, university of california. There are no published synonyms, but it has been used in some other generic combinations, most notably as dacus cucurbitae. The attraction of the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coq. It was discovered in solomon islands in 1984, and is now widespread in all. Abstractapplication of bait spray to crop borders is a standard approach for suppression of melon. The fruit yield obtained from the treated plots was 7414. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Fruit samples were collected in the course of various trips to africa. Tephritidae is an important agricultural pest attacking many fruits and vegetables in tropical and subtropical regions. Melon fruit fly damage has been recorded on over 125 plant species.
Tephritidae is distributed widely in temperate, tropical, and subtropical regions of the world. Review of cucumber fruit fly, bactrocera cucumis french. A chromosomescale assembly of the bactrocera cucurbitae. Vapour heat treatment for bactrocera cucurbitae on cucumis melo var. Department of agriculture, agricultural research service, chemicals affecting insect behavior. The peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata, is native to south and southeast asia, where it attacks a wide variety of soft fruits, e. In quarantine work, it is quite common to encounter immature life stages or body parts of suspected pests that require. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and associated. Tephritidae is an agricultural pest of major significance worldwide that primarily attacks cucurbit crops.
Melon fly is also able to infest flowers, fleshy leaves and stems of some cucurbits, so for the following genera and species, those plant parts are also regulated. In reunion island, it represents the main tephritid pest on cucurbits. Tephritidae, is a widespread, economically important tephritid fruit. Color is variable, but with yellow and dark brown to black markings on the segment where the wings attach thorax. Adult female melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett.
It has been defined as a category a pest due to its destructiveness as a specialist oligophage that has become established outside of. Introduction melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett is a major pest of cucurbit crops throughout the world. Pdf the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. Field capture of male melon flies, bactrocera cucurbitae. Pdf efficacy of insecticides against melon fruit fly. Widely distributed in the oriental region and neighboring islands. This article is from journal of insect science, volume 11. Tephritidae to soybean hydrolysate, fishmeal, beef extract, bananagrapes, bread and dog biscuit was evaluated in snakegourd trichosanthes anguina l. Oviposition response of melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and associated content indicates your acceptance of bioones terms of use, available at. Several management measures involving hydrolyzed protein bait spray. Effectiveness of three insecticides to control bactrocera cucurbitae.
The egg is pure white, about 2 mm long, elliptical, nearly flat on the ventral surface, more convex on the dorsal. It is present and common all over papua new guinea but still absent on manus and less common in the highlands than at lower elevations. Sex chromosomes and autosome of genetic sexing strain and wildtype b. The location of the wp gene has been crudely mapped to the tip of one of the autosomes, and a translocation between the ychromosome and the. Virtually all of the standard lures for the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae, are based on raspberry ketone, and of these, cuelure the acetate of raspberry ketone. It was the first tephritid species introduced in hawaii. It was discovered in solomon islands in 1984, and is now widespread in all provinces, except makira, rennell. Distribution and host plants of bactrocera cucurbitae in west and. The melon fly, is a destructive insect of cucurbit and other fruits. Tephritidae introduction synonymy distribution description life history hosts and damage quarantine and management selected references introduction back to top. Bactrocera cucurbitae infests fruits and vegetables of a number of different plant species, with many host plants in the plant family cucurbitaceae, but with additional hosts scattered across. Tephritidae male in relation to sterile insect release method. The melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae, originally from the indomalayan region, is an important tephritid agricultural pest with a broad host of fruit and vegetables of tropical and subtropical regions.
Identification of peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata. Pupation normally occurs in the soil, usually beneath the host, at a depth of up to 2 inches. Evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes and spinosad against melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae diptera. Each treatment included a total of six fruit and each fruit was exposed to 25 gravid flies. Field guide to target insects in pest detection programs. The subgeneric treatments have only partly adopted this latest change, but are indicated here to reflect the most modern dna based insights. In this paper, we provide a genetic characterization of populations of b. Melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett insecta. The melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera.
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