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. Males were treated either with i no methoprene and a sugarprotein diet throughout m. Genetic structure and range expansion of zeugodacus. 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. Previous work has shown that freshly sliced cucumbers. 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. Abstractapplication of bait spray to crop borders is a standard approach for suppression of melon. Temperature studies on a chinese strain of bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. Photograph by jack clark, university of california. Technical research into sit functions, such as suppression of density, massrearing, sterilization, shipment, release, evaluation of efficacy, and quality. Tephritidae, are mainly based on sparse historical records.
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. Cucumber volatile blend attractive to female melon fly. Annotated world bibliography of host plants of the melon fly. The mean length and breadth of the egg were found to be 1. Temperature studies on a chinese strain of bactrocera. It has more than 81 host species, in which fruit losses can range. 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. First record of an invasive fruit fly belonging to. Improved attractants for the melon fly,bactrocera cucurbitae j. Characters to identify the bactrocera dorsalis complex. Believed to have originated in the indian subcontinent, b. It is a member of the subgenus zeugodacus and is therefore sometimes cited as bactrocera zeugodacus cucurbitae. Bactrocera cucurbitae also mate at dusk and copulation continues until dawn suzuki and koyama, 1980, kuba and soemori, 1988.
Novel toxicity of bacillus thuringiensis strains against. Improved attractants for the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae j. It has since become a major pest of curcurbit crops. Tephritidae is widely distributed throughout the temperate, tropical and subtropical regions of the world fletcher 1987.
Tephritidae article pdf available march 2020 with 114 reads how we measure reads. 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. 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. The handbook is a compilation of diagnostic information for 65 fruit fly species. 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. 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.
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. The subgeneric treatments have only partly adopted this latest change, but are indicated here to reflect the. Prior to the 1990s, almost all dacini species were described in the genera dacus or strumeta. Tephritidae is distributed widely in temperate, tropical, and subtropical. A chromosomescale assembly of the bactrocera cucurbitae. Assessment of attractiveness of cassava as a roosting plant. Bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, invaded the hawaiian island chain in 1895, most likely from fruit infested with. 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. Bactrocera cucurbitae, biology, cucurbit fruit fly, morphometric and incubation period. Effects of a neem sample on protein patterns of bactrocera. The following is a generalized life history for bactrocera fruit flies. 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.
Bactrocera cucurbitae flies collected from the infected fields of bitter gourd momordiaca charantia linn. Previous work has shown that freshly sliced cucumbers are attractive to. 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. Assessment of navel oranges, clementine tangerines, and. Electrophoresys result of bactrocera cucurbitae, bactrocera papaya, and bactrocera sp. Generate a print friendly version containing only the sections you need.
The sterile insect technique sit was successfully applied from 1972 to 1993 to eradicate the melon fly. 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. Distinctive characteristics of the adult are the wing pattern, long third antennal segment, the dorsum of the thorax reddish yellow. Mated females deposit eggs within the flesh of the fruit on a host plant. The olive fly, bactrocera oleae, is an example of a species in this genus that has become. Enhanced fitness of a bactrocera cucurbitae genetic sexing strain. Tephritidae is distributed widely in temperate, tropical, and subtropical regions of the world. Description adult the adult fly is 6 to 8 mm in length. 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. 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. Distinctive characteristics include its wing pattern, its long third. Markreleaserecapture of males of bactrocera cucurbitae and. Annotated world bibliography of host plants of the melon. Review of cucumber fruit fly, bactrocera cucumis french. Within its range, the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, is one of the most important pests with which vegetable growers have to contend. Radiation sterilization and mating competitiveness of melon.
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. It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables. 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. This completely revised version of the australian handbook for the identification of fruit flies version 3. It was discovered in solomon islands in 1984, and is now widespread in all. It is the only tephritid species in india that is uniformly widespread, attacking a large array of cucurbit fruits.
Tucic et al, 1996, and bactrocera cucurbitae miyatake. It was discovered in solomon islands in 1984, and is now widespread in all provinces, except makira, rennell. Scientific note a survey for potential biocontrol agents of. Attractants for female melon flies are of particular interest as they could be used in control tactics to reduce pest levels. It was the first tephritid species introduced in hawaii. 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 zonata in the eppo region and its recognition. It has spread to other parts of the world, in particular to several countries in the near east and to egypt. P t a novel liquid larval diet and its rearing system for. Assessment of attractiveness of cassava as a roosting.
E b movement of sterile male bactrocera cucurbitae. The subgeneric treatments have only partly adopted this latest change, but are indicated here to reflect the most modern dna based insights. Here we aim at reconstructing the colonization history of the african continent based on an improved description of the population structure of z. Sterile insect technique sit is a hot research field for pest control, particularly in fruit flies. Fruit flies in asia especially southeast asia species. Tephritidae 2 quickly enacted and these measures are continuing as of 2010 nappo 2010. The melon fly, is a destructive insect of cucurbit and other fruits. Messing2 1state of hawaii department of agriculture, division of plant industry, plant pest control branch, 1428 south king street, honolulu, hi 96814, usa.
Tephritidae populations capable of infesting the fruits. Pdf present studies on biology of melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae. 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. Bactrocera cucurbitae melon fly, bactrcocera latifrons solanum fruit fly, cerititas capitata med fly, all of which are a constant threat to the u. Distribution and host plants of bactrocera cucurbitae in west and. Improved attractants for the melon fly,bactrocera cucurbitae. Enhanced fitness of a bactrocera cucurbitae genetic sexing. Pest free areas eastern, northern, western cape and free. A novel liquid larval diet and its rearing system for melon fly. Cent percent sterility in both males and females was achieved at 40 gy. Pdf evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes and spinosad.
Many species of bactrocera have not been wellstudied. Tephritidae, is a widespread, economically important tephritid fruit. Mar 10, 2011 cumulative survival over 70 days under laboratory conditions of bactrocera cucurbitae males. Department of agriculture, agricultural research service, chemicals affecting insect behavior. Insects free fulltext an overview of pest species of. Native to tropical asia and widespread as far west as pakistan. Bactrocera dorsalis is a member of the oriental fruit fly b. Pdf efficacy of some botanicals as insecticides on the. 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. Identification and preliminary characterization of chemosensory perceptionassociated proteins in the melon fly bactrocera cucurbitae using rnaseq. It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables, particularly the. Larvae hatch in a few days and burrow into interior of the fruit to feed on the pulp for 4 12 days. Abstract the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera.
Aug 29, 2012 cucurbit is an important and a large group of vegetables that suffer intense insectpests attack worldwide. Dec 06, 2005 the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. The melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables and. Tephritidae, is polyphagous and an important fruit and vegetable pest. 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. The melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, is a serious global pest of many agriculturally important fruits and vegetables white and elsonharris 1992. West africacentral africa reunion fruits tephritidae bactrocera cucurbitae fruit flies surveys new species host plants. This article is from journal of insect science, volume 11.
In the present research radiation sterilization dose of bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett was determined. Circadian rhythm and time of mating in bactrocera cucurbitae. These techniques include wholegenome sequencing, the development of a mapping population and linkage map, and quantitative trait analysis. Although found in hawaii, it is not present in the continental united states. Hypotheses about the worldwide colonization routes of the melon fly, zeugodacus cucurbitae diptera.
Evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes and spinosad against melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae diptera. Pdf the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. There are no published synonyms, but it has been used in some other generic combinations, most notably as dacus cucurbitae. Chaetodacus cucurbitae dacus cucurbitae strumeta cucurbitae zeugodacus cucurbitae. Field capture of male melon flies, bactrocera cucurbitae. Effects of a neem sample on protein patterns of bactrocera cucurbitae. The off and three other exotic fruit fly species have become established in hawaii. The melon fly bactrocera cucurbitae is a fruit fly of the family tephritidae. 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. The larvae then drop from the fruit to pupate in the soil. It is a serious agricultural pest, particularly in hawaii identification adult fly. It invaded the southwestern islands of japan from 1919 to 1974. Melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett insecta.
Adult female melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett. The melon fruit fly bactrocera cucurbitae and the peach fruit fly bactrocera zonata are serious pests, native to asia, that have recently invaded egypt. It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables, particularly the bitter gourd momordica charantia. Using twosex life tables to determine fitness parameters. Ahmed and abdul jabber howlader, journalbangladesh journal of zoology, year2015. A rapid diagnostic technique of bactrocera cucurbitae and. A survey for potential biocontrol agents of bactrocera cucurbitae diptera. The melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett diptera. Rearing techniques for dacus solomonensis and bactrocera cucurbitae in solomon islands. E b movement of sterile male bactrocera cucurbitae diptera.