Markreleaserecapture of males of bactrocera cucurbitae and. Improved attractants for the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae j. Dacinae is the key pest of cucurbits and is geographically distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics of the world especially in most of the countries of south east asia. Chaetodacus cucurbitae dacus cucurbitae strumeta cucurbitae zeugodacus cucurbitae. Review of cucumber fruit fly, bactrocera cucumis french.
Effects of a neem sample on protein patterns of bactrocera cucurbitae. It has more than 81 host species, in which fruit losses can range. 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. Assessment of attractiveness of cassava as a roosting. It was discovered in solomon islands in 1984, and is now widespread in all. The larvae then drop from the fruit to pupate in the soil. Evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes and spinosad against melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae diptera. This species complex forms a group within the subgenus bactrocera and the name may therefore be cited as bactrocera bactrocera dorsalis. It is a serious agricultural pest, particularly in hawaii. Field capture of male melon flies, bactrocera cucurbitae. Fruit flies in asia especially southeast asia species. Melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett insecta. Technical research into sit functions, such as suppression of density, massrearing, sterilization, shipment, release, evaluation of efficacy, and quality. Cent percent sterility in both males and females was achieved at 40 gy.
Bactrocera became the main genus for the tribe after bactrocera and dacus were split, but bactrocera was further divided into zeugodacus and bactrocera in 2015. Tephritidae article pdf available march 2020 with 114 reads how we measure reads. Bactrocera cucurbitae flies collected from the infected fields of bitter gourd momordiaca charantia linn. Pest free areas eastern, northern, western cape and free. Electrophoresys result of bactrocera cucurbitae, bactrocera papaya, and bactrocera sp. Within the bactrocera genus, bactrocera correcta bezzi, bactrocera dorsalis hendel, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillet andbactroceratauwalkerhavebeenconsideredeconomically important and widely distributed pests of agricultural crops including fruits, vegetables and nuts all over the world drew, 2004. Pdf efficacy of some botanicals as insecticides on the. Previous work has shown that freshly sliced cucumbers. Assessment of attractiveness of cassava as a roosting plant.
The melon fruit fly bactrocera cucurbitae and the peach fruit fly bactrocera zonata are serious pests, native to asia, that have recently invaded egypt. The subgeneric treatments have only partly adopted this latest change, but are indicated here to reflect the. Previous work has shown that freshly sliced cucumbers are attractive to. Circadian rhythm and time of mating in bactrocera cucurbitae. The olive fly, bactrocera oleae, is an example of a species in this genus that has become. The melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. The melon fly, is a destructive insect of cucurbit and other fruits. A chromosomescale assembly of the bactrocera cucurbitae. Tephritidae are among the most economically important pest species in the world, attacking a wide range of fruits and fleshy vegetables throughout tropical and subtropical areas.
West africacentral africa reunion fruits tephritidae bactrocera cucurbitae fruit flies surveys new species host plants. Novel toxicity of bacillus thuringiensis strains against. Generate a print friendly version containing only the sections you need. Bactrocera zonata in the eppo region and its recognition. Temperature studies on a chinese strain of bactrocera. These techniques include wholegenome sequencing, the development of a mapping population and linkage map, and quantitative trait analysis. Pdf the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. It was the first tephritid species introduced in hawaii. The egg is pure white, about 2 mm long, elliptical, nearly flat on the ventral surface, more convex on the dorsal. It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables, particularly the. Hypotheses about the worldwide colonization routes of the melon fly, zeugodacus cucurbitae diptera. Jun 01, 2017 this study is the first of its kind to integrate traditional genetic techniques with emerging genomics to characterize a gss using the tephritid fruit fly pest bactrocera cucurbitae as a model. Tephritidae, is a widespread, economically important tephritid fruit. In tunisia, no report of these species has yet been made, but pest risk data suggest that both bactrocera species are likely to establish in other countries of the mediterranean region.
E b movement of sterile male bactrocera cucurbitae diptera. The sterile insect technique sit was successfully applied from 1972 to 1993 to eradicate the melon fly. Enhanced fitness of a bactrocera cucurbitae genetic sexing strain. Radiation sterilization and mating competitiveness of melon. Mapping studies in larger areas in china using methyl eugenol traps documented the presence of bactrocera tau, bactrocera scutellata, bactrocera cucurbitae, bactrocera minax, and b. Bactrocera cucurbitae also mate at dusk and copulation continues until dawn suzuki and koyama, 1980, kuba and soemori, 1988. Genetic structure and range expansion of zeugodacus. Tephritidae, is polyphagous and an important fruit and vegetable pest. Bactrocera cucurbitae melon fly, bactrcocera latifrons solanum fruit fly, cerititas capitata med fly, all of which are a constant threat to the u. The following is a generalized life history for bactrocera fruit flies. Insects free fulltext an overview of pest species of. 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.
Scientific note a survey for potential biocontrol agents of. Distinctive characteristics include its wing pattern, its long third. Within its range, the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, is one of the most important pests with which vegetable growers have to contend. The melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, is a serious global pest of many agriculturally important fruits and vegetables white and elsonharris 1992.
Here we aim at reconstructing the colonization history of the african continent based on an improved description of the population structure of z. Attractants for female melon flies are of particular interest as they could be used in control tactics to reduce pest levels. Temperature studies on a chinese strain of bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. It is a member of the subgenus zeugodacus and is therefore sometimes cited as bactrocera zeugodacus cucurbitae. Sterile insect technique sit is a hot research field for pest control, particularly in fruit flies. P t a novel liquid larval diet and its rearing system for. This article is from journal of insect science, volume 11. This completely revised version of the australian handbook for the identification of fruit flies version 3.
The melon fly bactrocera cucurbitae is a fruit fly of the family tephritidae. Section 2 covers the life cycle of typical fruit flies, male lures particularly methyl eugenol and cuelure, protein baits, fruit fly damage and crop losses, and the host fruit preferences of the main fruit flies involved in the project. Tucic et al, 1996, and bactrocera cucurbitae miyatake. Messing2 1state of hawaii department of agriculture, division of plant industry, plant pest control branch, 1428 south king street, honolulu, hi 96814, usa. Using twosex life tables to determine fitness parameters. There are no published synonyms, but it has been used in some other generic combinations, most notably as dacus cucurbitae. Tephritidae is distributed widely in temperate, tropical, and subtropical regions of the world. Tephritidae is distributed widely in temperate, tropical, and subtropical.
Tephritidae originates in south and southeast asia where it attacks many fruit species more than 50 host plants, including guavas, mangoes, peach, apricots, figs and citrus. It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables. It is the only tephritid species in india that is uniformly widespread, attacking a large array of cucurbit fruits. In agricultural insect pests of the tropics and their control, 2nd edition. Annotated world bibliography of host plants of the melon.
A rapid diagnostic technique of bactrocera cucurbitae and. First record of an invasive fruit fly belonging to. It was discovered in solomon islands in 1984, and is now widespread in all provinces, except makira, rennell. Annotated world bibliography of host plants of the melon fly. Distribution and host plants of bactrocera cucurbitae in west and. A survey for potential biocontrol agents of bactrocera cucurbitae diptera.
Tephritidae in europe francesco nugnes 1, elia russo 1, gennaro viggiani 2 and umberto bernardo 1, 1 cnr, institute for sustainable plant protection, 80055 portici, italy. Mar 10, 2011 cumulative survival over 70 days under laboratory conditions of bactrocera cucurbitae males. Distinctive characteristics of the adult are the wing pattern, long third antennal segment, the dorsum of the thorax reddish yellow. Many species of bactrocera have not been wellstudied. These species are such devastating crop pests that major control and eradication programs have been developed in various parts of the world to combat them. Bactrocera dorsalis is a member of the oriental fruit fly b. A novel liquid larval diet and its rearing system for melon fly. 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. Pdf present studies on biology of melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae. Characters to identify the bactrocera dorsalis complex. It is a serious agricultural pest, particularly in hawaii identification adult fly.
It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables, particularly the bitter gourd momordica charantia. The off and three other exotic fruit fly species have become established in hawaii. Prior to the 1990s, almost all dacini species were described in the genera dacus or strumeta. Tephritidae 2 quickly enacted and these measures are continuing as of 2010 nappo 2010. Cucumber volatile blend attractive to female melon fly. Adult female melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett. The melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables and. Dec 06, 2005 the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. Department of agriculture, agricultural research service, chemicals affecting insect behavior.
It invaded the southwestern islands of japan from 1919 to 1974. Photograph by jack clark, university of california. It has since become a major pest of curcurbit crops. 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. In general, the temporal decline in recaptures noted for both bactrocera species resembles the exponential decay curves reported for postrelease recaptures of male mediterranean fruit flies, ceratitis capitata wiedemann vargas et al. Present studies on biology of melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett revealed that the freshly laid eggs were glistening white, slightly curved, tapering at one end while rounded at the other end. Larvae hatch in a few days and burrow into interior of the fruit to feed on the pulp for 4 12 days. 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. The subgeneric treatments have only partly adopted this latest change, but are indicated here to reflect the most modern dna based insights.
Abstract the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. Native to asia, oriental fruit fly is now found in at least 65 countries, including parts of america and oceania, and most of continental africa subsaharan co. Although found in hawaii, it is not present in the continental united states. 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. Assessment of navel oranges, clementine tangerines, and. In the present research radiation sterilization dose of bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett was determined. Bactrocera cucurbitae, biology, cucurbit fruit fly, morphometric and incubation period. Abstractapplication of bait spray to crop borders is a standard approach for suppression of melon. Mated females deposit eggs within the flesh of the fruit on a host plant. Tephritidae populations capable of infesting the fruits.
Improved attractants for the melon fly,bactrocera cucurbitae j. Enhanced fitness of a bactrocera cucurbitae genetic sexing. Bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, invaded the hawaiian island chain in 1895, most likely from fruit infested with. 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. 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. Effects of a neem sample on protein patterns of bactrocera.
Rearing techniques for dacus solomonensis and bactrocera cucurbitae in solomon islands. Native to tropical asia and widespread as far west as pakistan. Aug 29, 2012 cucurbit is an important and a large group of vegetables that suffer intense insectpests attack worldwide. The mean length and breadth of the egg were found to be 1. Tephritidae, are mainly based on sparse historical records.