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Book Synopsis Integrated Pest Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila ( Drosophila Suzukii) in Michigan High Tunnel Raspberries by : Heather Leach
Download or read book Integrated Pest Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila ( Drosophila Suzukii) in Michigan High Tunnel Raspberries written by Heather Leach and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Drosophila suzukii Management by : Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia
Download or read book Drosophila suzukii Management written by Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), the spotted wing drosophila (SWD), is the most important pest affecting berry crop production worldwide. The global fresh fruit trade, coupled with the ability of the larvae to hide inside the fruit undetected until after transportation, facilitate their distribution. SWD is native to Asia, but is increasingly found in other regions: occurrences have been recorded in the Americas and Europe, and Africa, and the insects have the potential to adapt and become established in Oceania. Gathering the experiences of leading scientists in the management of D. suzukii around the globe, the book addresses D. suzukii monitoring; biological, chemical and cultural control; sterile insect technique (SIT); integrated pest management (IPM), and other control methods. It also discusses the use of drones, GPS, biotechnology, telemetry and other technological tools to make the management of this pest more efficient and accurate. As such, it is a valuable resource for scientists, professionals and students.
Book Synopsis Integrated Pest Management for Two Red Raspberry Pests Utilizing UV-Blocking High Tunnel Plastic Films by : Maria Elaine Cramer
Download or read book Integrated Pest Management for Two Red Raspberry Pests Utilizing UV-Blocking High Tunnel Plastic Films written by Maria Elaine Cramer and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 2000s, red raspberry crops in the Northeast United States were increasingly produced in high tunnels. High tunnels have potential to decrease the amount of pesticides used to produce raspberries; fungicides can be unnecessary and many arthropod pests are successfully controlled through natural enemies in the tunnels. However, insecticides are still the primary tool that growers use to protect raspberry crops from pests like Japanese beetles and spotted wing drosophila (SWD). Using insecticides for SWD control is especially problematic because the short residual activity of treatments requires growers to make many applications over the season putting high selection pressure on SWD for resistance. Controlling SWD is so difficult and costly that adoption of high tunnels for red raspberry has slowed in Pennsylvania.While Japanese beetles have only a single generation per year, and resistance is less likely, their control also often relies on very few chemicals. In both cases, sprays present risks to beneficials that are important for the ecosystem of the tunnel. Many insect pests are reduced in greenhouses using UVA-blocking plastic films. We investigated the effects of plastics that transmit different amounts of ultraviolet light on Japanese beetles and SWD. Many insects are sensitive to light in the UVA range and use it for navigation, and high tunnel plastics that block varying amounts of UV radiation are increasingly available. Combining deterrents and attractants in a push pull system has been a successful IPM strategy in many crops. Attracticidal spheres, red balls containing sugar and a toxicant, are effective for reducing SWD populations in trials of field-grown raspberries. Shortened harvest interval has decreased infestation in tunnels. We hypothesized that combining the pushes of UV-blocking plastic and daily harvest with the pull of the attracticidal spheres could create an effective non-spray control program for SWD in high tunnels. We grew two primocane-bearing red raspberry cultivars, Polka and Josephine, under six different covering treatments in 2016 and 2017. Five were plastics which blocked the ultraviolet range to varying degrees, and one treatment had no plastic covering. In 2016 Japanese beetles were counted and removed daily from the plants by hand. In 2017 beetles were removed by hand every 5 days. In both years SWD populations were monitored using apple cider vinegar traps which were collected on a weekly basis throughout the harvest season. Foliage temperature was measured in each tunnel twice in 2017 with an infrared thermometer. Spectral transmittance characteristics of the plastics were measured with a spectroradiometer in 2015 or 2016 and 2018. Mean beetle counts by date and for the whole season were compared for the plastics and cultivars. Japanese beetle numbers were significantly higher in the no plastic treatment than under all plastic treatments. The plastic that when new blocked >90% of the UV range in our measurements had significantly lower beetle populations while the plastics which blocked the least UV had significantly higher beetle counts. It appears that using a UV-blocking plastic can reduce Japanese beetle aggregation and feeding damage on raspberries. This could benefit growers by eliminating the cost of purchasing and applying insecticides, and also decrease the exposure risk for to non-target organisms.Spotted wing drosophila trap numbers were significantly impacted by whether the raspberry plants were grown inside tunnels. Compared to the outside treatment, all plastics had lower numbers in 2016 and higher numbers in 2017, but plastics did not significantly differ. Given these results, it seems unlikely that spotted wing drosophila is affected by plastics with different transmittances. This was supported by bioassays conducted in laboratory and field cage settings in 2018 where there was no difference in foraging behavior between UV-blocking and UV-transmitting plastics, and a control treatment. In 2018 we also grew Josephine raspberries in tunnels under two covering treatments, a UV-blocking plastic and a UV-transmitting plastic. We tested combinations of these plastics, attracticidal spheres, and different harvest intervals. Fruit was harvested for two twelve-day periods during which we measured the marketable weight, total weight, and average fruit weight, and calculated the percentage of marketable fruit. Subsamples of fruit were submitted to saline floats to extract larvae and evaluate infestation. There were no significant differences between plastics in the amount or percentage of marketable yield, fruit weight, or infestation of marketable fruit. Daily harvest significantly increased total and marketable yield compared with a Monday, Wednesday, Friday harvest schedule. Daily harvest and spheres significantly decreased the infestation of marketable fruit. In fruit that was considered unmarketable, UV-transmitting plastics also significantly reduced infestation. This suggests that a daily harvest schedule can increase marketable yields for growers and using attracticidal spheres can reduce infestation. Plastic seems unlikely to make a difference in the infestation of marketable fruit, and many growers already use UV-transmitting plastics. Overall, our research shows that combining a daily harvest interval with the application of attracticidal spheres can significantly reduce infestation and yield losses. Adoption of these control tactics would greatly reduce the risk to non-target and beneficial organisms in tunnels, the cost to growers in sprays, and the risk of resistance development by SWD.
Book Synopsis Spotted Wing Drosophila by : Rufus Isaacs
Download or read book Spotted Wing Drosophila written by Rufus Isaacs and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bulletin gives the history of Drosophila suzukii and its potential for damaging fruite crops in Michigan. Suggests was to monitor and control the pest.
Book Synopsis Integrated Pest Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila in North Dakota by :
Download or read book Integrated Pest Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila in North Dakota written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Toward Better Management of Spotted-wing Drosophila (drosophila Suzukii) in Michigan Cherry Orchards by : Sarah R. Dietrich
Download or read book Toward Better Management of Spotted-wing Drosophila (drosophila Suzukii) in Michigan Cherry Orchards written by Sarah R. Dietrich and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is an invasive species that has impacts worldwide. Current monitoring methods and decision-making protocols are unreliable indicators of D. suzukii population and propensity to infest a crop. The aim of this research was to develop behavior-based tools that would lead to improved management of D. suzukii populations in Michigan cherry. The commercial Scentry® lure provided higher D. suzukii attractiveness than other commercially available lures. Sticky panels tested with a variety of colors and patterns showed that most D. suzukii are captured on a green panel or a light-colored panel with a dark contrasting sphere in the center, as well as panel traps with a large trap surface are. Studies aimed at understanding the relationships between fruit development and D. suzukii infestation revealed that over all the varieties of sweet and tart cherries tested, softer, riper fruit were more susceptible to infestation than unripe fruit. There were strong positive relationships between D. suzukii larval infestation and the change in color and the change in the amount of force required to puncture the skin of the cherry fruit. There also was a good relationship between Growing Degree Days (base 4°C) post bloom and larval infestation, with fruit at a low risk of infestation by D. suzukii prior to about 600 GDD's. This research provides information on creating a risk of infestation model that uses fruit ripeness stage based on Growing Degree Days, combined with effective monitoring tools, to provide options for improved decision-making in the management of D. suzukii.
Book Synopsis Protected Agriculture by : Merle H. Jensen
Download or read book Protected Agriculture written by Merle H. Jensen and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History; Covering materials; Greenhouses; Growing systems in greenhouses; Floriculture crops; Water supply, water quality and mineral nutrition; Drip irrigation; Disease and insect control; Propagation and cultivar selection; Economics of protecred agriculture; Marketing and distribution; Technology transfer between nations; Development constraints, research needs and the future of protected agriculture.
Book Synopsis Agroecological Pest Management: Examining a Web of Relationships Among Plastic Mulches, Pests, Arthropods, and Plants in a Raspberry Agroecosystem by : Hanna R. McIntosh (Ph.D.)
Download or read book Agroecological Pest Management: Examining a Web of Relationships Among Plastic Mulches, Pests, Arthropods, and Plants in a Raspberry Agroecosystem written by Hanna R. McIntosh (Ph.D.) and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is one of the most detrimental pests of small fruit crops worldwide and its control relies heavily on pesticides, so there is a need to develop more sustainable management practices. In this four-year study, we evaluated how black, white, and metallic plastic mulches influence the microclimate in a raspberry agroecosystem to affect D. suzukii management, arthropod populations including predators of D. suzukii and pollinators, and raspberry plant productivity. All three plastic mulches increased ultraviolet radiance in the canopy, which contributed to the 40-72% reduction of D. suzukii larval infestation of fruit by reducing oviposition and the reduction of some arthropod groups in the canopy compared to the unmulched control. The plastic mulches were not detrimental to raspberry flower visitors, and the white mulch increased the abundance of Bombus impatiens, the most common raspberry flower visitor. Higher photosynthetically active radiance in the white and metallic mulches contributed to their 33-110% increase in marketable yield compared to the unmulched control. The plastic mulches also increased the ground surface temperature, which is likely the mechanism causing 80-100% mortality of fallen D. suzukii larvae and pupae and the reduction of some groups of arthropods on the ground. Only the black mulch increased the soil temperature, which is likely the driver of the 68-139% increase in marketable yield in that treatment compared to the unmulched control. Overall, plastic mulches can effectively modify the microclimate to make it less favorable for D. suzukii, reducing infestation of fruit and causing high mortality of D. suzukii immatures on the ground while increasing raspberry plant productivity. The black mulch is the most beneficial for maximizing D. suzukii control and raspberry yield while minimizing detrimental effects on arthropod communities.
Book Synopsis A New Pest Attacking Healthy Ripening Fruit in Oregon by :
Download or read book A New Pest Attacking Healthy Ripening Fruit in Oregon written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Infestations of the spotted wing Drosophila fly (Diptera: Drosophilidae), an exotic pest, have been found in Oregon fruits in 13 counties. Of the 3,000 species of Drosophila, commonly known as vinegar flies, approximately 175 are known in North America. Two of these known species have been found to be harmful to crops, of which spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) is one. These flies can infest and cause a great deal of damage to ripening fruit, as opposed to the overripe and fallen fruit that are infested by most other Drosophila species. We have confirmed findings of SWD in blueberries, wild blackberries, red raspberries, Marionberries, cherries, strawberries, plums, peaches, grapes, figs, hardy kiwis, and Asian pears. It is crucial to find infestations of this pest as early as possible, when they can still be treated effectively."--Page 1.
Book Synopsis Parasitoids by : H. Charles J. Godfray
Download or read book Parasitoids written by H. Charles J. Godfray and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parasitoids lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other species of insect, and the parasitoid larvae develop by feeding on the host, causing its eventual death. Known for a long time to applied biologists for their importance in regulating the population densities of economic pests, parasitoids have recently proven to be valuable tools in testing many aspects of evolutionary theory. This book synthesizes the work of both schools of parasitoid biology and asks how a consideration of evolutionary biology can help us understand the behavior, ecology, and diversity of the approximately one to two million species of parasitoid found on earth. After a general introduction to parasitoid natural history and taxonomy, the first part of the book treats the different components of the reproductive strategy of parasitoids: searching for a host, host selection, clutch size, and the sex ratio. Subsequent chapters discuss pathogens and non-Mendelian genetic elements that affect sexual reproduction; evolutionary aspects of the physiological interactions between parasitoid and host; mating strategies; life history theory and community ecology. A special effort is made to discuss the theoretical background to the subject, but without the use of mathematics.
Book Synopsis Biological, Behavioral and Preventative Management of the Invasive Insect Pest, Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila Suzukii Matsumura), in Maine Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium Angustifolium Aiton) by : Gabriel Al-Najjar
Download or read book Biological, Behavioral and Preventative Management of the Invasive Insect Pest, Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila Suzukii Matsumura), in Maine Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium Angustifolium Aiton) written by Gabriel Al-Najjar and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farming for Bees written by Mace Vaughan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pest Risk Assessment by : Jocelyn Asha Berry
Download or read book Pest Risk Assessment written by Jocelyn Asha Berry and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Handbook of Pest Management in Organic Farming by : Vincenzo Vacante
Download or read book Handbook of Pest Management in Organic Farming written by Vincenzo Vacante and published by CABI. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an up-to-date and comprehensive reference covering pest management in organic farming in major crops of the world. General introductory chapters explore the management of crops to prevent pest outbreaks, plant protection tools in organic farming, and natural enemies and pest control. The remaining chapters are crop-based and discuss geographic distribution, economic importance and key pests. For each pest the fundamental aspects of its bio-ecology and the various methods of control are presented. Understanding of the scientific content is facilitated with practical advice, tables and diagrams, helping users to apply the theories and recommendations. This is an essential resource for researchers and extension workers in crop protection, integrated pest management and biocontrol, and organic farming systems.
Download or read book Drosophila written by Therese A. Markow and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone wishing to tap the research potential of the hundreds of Drosophila species in addition to D.melanogaster will finally have a single comprehensive resource for identifying, rearing and using this diverse group of insects. This is the only group of higher eukaryotes for which the genomes of 12 species have been sequenced.The fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster continues to be one of the greatest sources of information regarding the principles of heredity that apply to all animals, including humans. In reality, however, over a thousand different species of Drosophila exist, each with the potential to make their own unique contributions to the rapidly changing fields of genetics and evolution. This book, by providing basic information on how to identify and breed these other fruitflies, will allow investigators to take advantage, on a large scale, of the valuable qualities of these other Drosophila species and their newly developed genomic resources to address critical scientific questions.* Provides easy to use keys and illustrations to identify different Drosophila species* A guide to the life history differences of hundreds of species* Worldwide distribution maps of hundreds of species* Complete recipes for different Drosophila diets* Offers an analysis on how to account for species differences in designing and conducting experiments* Presents useful ideas of how to collect the many different Drosophila species in the wild
Book Synopsis Drosophilidae (Diptera) by : Irina Brake
Download or read book Drosophilidae (Diptera) written by Irina Brake and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-01-21 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerns about global biodiversity are rising dramatically, yet we are lagging behind in the most basic prerequisite for its understanding and conservation: the inventory. Insect species may make up five or ten times the number of all other plant and animal species combined, and as such they represent one of the major challenges in biosystematic science. World Catalogue of Insects is an initiative aiming at compiling worldscale, authoritative catalogues of monophyletic insect taxa. Volumes in this series contain standard nomenclatoral information on all names pertaining to the taxon treated, including type locality and distribution to the extent this is relevant. Additional information is optional, e.g., location, status and condition of types; biology; bibliographical information; pest status; vector status; etc. This volume nine focuses on Drosophilidae (Diptera). (Series: World Catalogue of Insects)
Download or read book Daily Poison written by Johann G. Zaller and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a sound science report about the consequences of pesticides to nature, health and environment. The book shares essential insights into the use of pesticides in agriculture, discusses the politics, rhetoric and profits involved, addresses the potential health and ecological risks of pesticides in our daily lives, and debates possible solutions. Does sustainable agriculture exist, and is agriculture without pesticides possible at all? Moreover, the author gives insight into his scientific work, the set-up of the experiments, and also writes about his very own experiences with the media and press after publication of his studies. For many years, Johann G. Zaller, an ecologist at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, and his team, have been researching applied chemicals and their effects on the environment. Their findings, together with relevant literature and media reports, are presented in this book, which offers a unique resource for anyone who wants to know the nature and background of pesticides and how we come into contact with them in our daily lives. Ever ate an apple? Read this book!
