Many species of bactrocera have not been wellstudied. These techniques include wholegenome sequencing, the development of a mapping population and linkage map, and quantitative trait analysis. The following is a generalized life history for bactrocera fruit flies. Electrophoresys result of bactrocera cucurbitae, bactrocera papaya, and bactrocera sp.
Abstractapplication of bait spray to crop borders is a standard approach for suppression of melon. The melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. Believed to have originated in the indian subcontinent, b. Temperature studies on a chinese strain of bactrocera. The subgeneric treatments have only partly adopted this latest change, but are indicated here to reflect the most modern dna based insights. Tephritidae, is a widespread, economically important tephritid fruit. Dec 06, 2005 the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera.
Technical research into sit functions, such as suppression of density, massrearing, sterilization, shipment, release, evaluation of efficacy, and quality. P t a novel liquid larval diet and its rearing system for. Field capture of male melon flies, bactrocera cucurbitae. Previous work has shown that freshly sliced cucumbers. E b movement of sterile male bactrocera cucurbitae.
Improved attractants for the melon fly,bactrocera cucurbitae. The larvae then drop from the fruit to pupate in the soil. Tephritidae, are mainly based on sparse historical records. It was the first tephritid species introduced in hawaii.
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. There are no published synonyms, but it has been used in some other generic combinations, most notably as dacus cucurbitae. Hypotheses about the worldwide colonization routes of the melon fly, zeugodacus cucurbitae diptera. 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. 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. 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. It has spread to other parts of the world, in particular to several countries in the near east and to egypt. Distinctive characteristics include its wing pattern, its long third. Attractants for female melon flies are of particular interest as they could be used in control tactics to reduce pest levels. E b movement of sterile male bactrocera cucurbitae diptera. Bactrocera zonata in the eppo region and its recognition. The melon fly, is a destructive insect of cucurbit and other fruits. Here we aim at reconstructing the colonization history of the african continent based on an improved description of the population structure of z. Bactrocera cucurbitae flies collected from the infected fields of bitter gourd momordiaca charantia linn.
Characters to identify the bactrocera dorsalis complex. A survey for potential biocontrol agents of bactrocera cucurbitae diptera. Distribution and host plants of bactrocera cucurbitae in west and. Using twosex life tables to determine fitness parameters. It was discovered in solomon islands in 1984, and is now widespread in all provinces, except makira, rennell.
Aug 29, 2012 cucurbit is an important and a large group of vegetables that suffer intense insectpests attack worldwide. 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. It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables, particularly the. Sterile insect technique sit is a hot research field for pest control, particularly in fruit flies. 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. Effects of a neem sample on protein patterns of bactrocera. In agricultural insect pests of the tropics and their control, 2nd edition. The egg is pure white, about 2 mm long, elliptical, nearly flat on the ventral surface, more convex on the dorsal. The subgeneric treatments have only partly adopted this latest change, but are indicated here to reflect the. The melon fly bactrocera cucurbitae is a fruit fly of the family tephritidae. Pdf the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. It is a member of the subgenus zeugodacus and is therefore sometimes cited as bactrocera zeugodacus cucurbitae.
Description adult the adult fly is 6 to 8 mm in length. A novel liquid larval diet and its rearing system for melon fly. Fruit flies in asia especially southeast asia species. Tephritidae, is polyphagous and an important fruit and vegetable pest.
Native to tropical asia and widespread as far west as pakistan. It invaded the southwestern islands of japan from 1919 to 1974. Insects free fulltext an overview of pest species of. Annotated world bibliography of host plants of the melon. It is the only tephritid species in india that is uniformly widespread, attacking a large array of cucurbit fruits. In the present research radiation sterilization dose of bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett was determined.
Bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, invaded the hawaiian island chain in 1895, most likely from fruit infested with. Bactrocera cucurbitae also mate at dusk and copulation continues until dawn suzuki and koyama, 1980, kuba and soemori, 1988. It was discovered in solomon islands in 1984, and is now widespread in all. Tephritidae is distributed widely in temperate, tropical, and subtropical. Department of agriculture, agricultural research service, chemicals affecting insect behavior. Messing2 1state of hawaii department of agriculture, division of plant industry, plant pest control branch, 1428 south king street, honolulu, hi 96814, usa. Radiation sterilization and mating competitiveness of melon.
Although found in hawaii, it is not present in the continental united states. 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. Pdf evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes and spinosad. 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. First record of an invasive fruit fly belonging to. The melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, is a serious global pest of many agriculturally important fruits and vegetables white and elsonharris 1992. Chaetodacus cucurbitae dacus cucurbitae strumeta cucurbitae zeugodacus cucurbitae. Generate a print friendly version containing only the sections you need.
Tephritidae is distributed widely in temperate, tropical, and subtropical regions of the world. The melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables and. Review of cucumber fruit fly, bactrocera cucumis french. The mean length and breadth of the egg were found to be 1. Tucic et al, 1996, and bactrocera cucurbitae miyatake. Pest free areas eastern, northern, western cape and free. Evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes and spinosad against melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae diptera. 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. 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. A rapid diagnostic technique of bactrocera cucurbitae and. 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. Prior to the 1990s, almost all dacini species were described in the genera dacus or strumeta. Photograph by jack clark, university of california.
Pdf present studies on biology of melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae. It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables, particularly the bitter gourd momordica charantia. The olive fly, bactrocera oleae, is an example of a species in this genus that has become. The handbook is a compilation of diagnostic information for 65 fruit fly species. Temperature studies on a chinese strain of bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. Assessment of attractiveness of cassava as a roosting. Genetic structure and range expansion of zeugodacus. Previous work has shown that freshly sliced cucumbers are attractive to. Tephritidae article pdf available march 2020 with 114 reads how we measure reads. 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. Cent percent sterility in both males and females was achieved at 40 gy. Adult female melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett. Improved attractants for the melon fly,bactrocera cucurbitae j.
Tephritidae populations capable of infesting the fruits. Abstract the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. Ahmed and abdul jabber howlader, journalbangladesh journal of zoology, year2015. Tephritidae is widely distributed throughout the temperate, tropical and subtropical regions of the world fletcher 1987.
Tephritidae 2 quickly enacted and these measures are continuing as of 2010 nappo 2010. 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. This species complex forms a group within the subgenus bactrocera and the name may therefore be cited as bactrocera bactrocera dorsalis. 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.
Circadian rhythm and time of mating in bactrocera cucurbitae. Larvae hatch in a few days and burrow into interior of the fruit to feed on the pulp for 4 12 days. A chromosomescale assembly of the bactrocera cucurbitae. 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. Within its range, the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, is one of the most important pests with which vegetable growers have to contend. This article is from journal of insect science, volume 11. Enhanced fitness of a bactrocera cucurbitae genetic sexing. The sterile insect technique sit was successfully applied from 1972 to 1993 to eradicate the melon fly. 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. Scientific note a survey for potential biocontrol agents of. Identification and preliminary characterization of chemosensory perceptionassociated proteins in the melon fly bactrocera cucurbitae using rnaseq. Distinctive characteristics of the adult are the wing pattern, long third antennal segment, the dorsum of the thorax reddish yellow. The off and three other exotic fruit fly species have become established in hawaii. It has more than 81 host species, in which fruit losses can range.
Pdf efficacy of some botanicals as insecticides on the. 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. It is a serious agricultural pest, particularly in hawaii identification adult fly. Males were treated either with i no methoprene and a sugarprotein diet throughout m. 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. Annotated world bibliography of host plants of the melon fly. 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. Assessment of attractiveness of cassava as a roosting plant. Improved attractants for the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae j. The melon fruit fly bactrocera cucurbitae and the peach fruit fly bactrocera zonata are serious pests, native to asia, that have recently invaded egypt. Bactrocera dorsalis is a member of the oriental fruit fly b.
It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables. Melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett insecta. This completely revised version of the australian handbook for the identification of fruit flies version 3. Mated females deposit eggs within the flesh of the fruit on a host plant. Bactrocera cucurbitae melon fly, bactrcocera latifrons solanum fruit fly, cerititas capitata med fly, all of which are a constant threat to the u. 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. Markreleaserecapture of males of bactrocera cucurbitae and.
It has since become a major pest of curcurbit crops. Rearing techniques for dacus solomonensis and bactrocera cucurbitae in solomon islands. Assessment of navel oranges, clementine tangerines, and. 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. Enhanced fitness of a bactrocera cucurbitae genetic sexing strain. Effects of a neem sample on protein patterns of bactrocera cucurbitae. West africacentral africa reunion fruits tephritidae bactrocera cucurbitae fruit flies surveys new species host plants. It is a serious agricultural pest, particularly in hawaii. Novel toxicity of bacillus thuringiensis strains against.
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