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Effects of adult-diet modifications on sexual maturation rate, body weight, and quantity of sperm transfer by male Mexican fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae). 成虫饮食改变对雄性墨西哥果蝇性成熟率、体重和精子转移量的影响。

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Journal of Economic Entomology Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad106

Mauri Hickin, Hannah Nadel, Jason Carlson, Hugh Conway

{"title":"Effects of adult-diet modifications on sexual maturation rate, body weight, and quantity of sperm transfer by male Mexican fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae).","authors":"Mauri Hickin, Hannah Nadel, Jason Carlson, Hugh Conway","doi":"10.1093/jee/toad106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad106","url":null,"abstract":"Mass-reared sterile Mexican fruit flies (Anastrepha ludens [Loew]) are released along the US-Mexico border to control fruit fly damage and spread. It is more cost effective for the mass rearing program if males mature at a younger age because they can be held for a shorter time at the facility before release. In this study, adult male Mexican fruit fly diets were tested to determine if the current diet used at the mass rearing facility promotes younger mating and optimal sperm transfer compared to other diet formulations. Hydrolyzed yeast presentation methods were examined: an agar-free dry mixture of yeast and sugar (Y+S), yeast embedded in the diet during the agar boiling process (current method used) and sifted dry on the ager gel surface. Methoprene, a juvenile hormone analog was also tested as a supplement to agar gel diets with and without yeast. A greater proportion of males fed Y+S mated 1 day earlier than males fed other diets. Male mating age and diet did not significantly affect the quantity of sperm transferred; however, a non-significantly higher percentage of males fed diets with embedded yeast transferred enough sperm to fill all 3 spermathecae. The results suggest that the current diet used is optimal for mass-rearing the flies and that yeast presentation method has a significant effect on A. ludens male mating age but not on the quantity of sperm transferred to females.","PeriodicalId":15632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economic Entomology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9994705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Establishment and impacts of emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) parasitoids released at early- and post-invasion sites. 绿灰螟入侵前后寄生蜂的建立及影响。

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Journal of Economic Entomology Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad111

Timothy D Morris, Juli R Gould, Melissa K Fierke

{"title":"Establishment and impacts of emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) parasitoids released at early- and post-invasion sites.","authors":"Timothy D Morris, Juli R Gould, Melissa K Fierke","doi":"10.1093/jee/toad111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad111","url":null,"abstract":"Forest stands infested by emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, experience extensive mortality of mature ash trees. Post-invasion woodlands commonly have a small contingent of mature lingering ash, an orphaned cohort of seedlings/saplings, and low EAB densities. To protect regenerating ash against rebounding EAB populations, a suite of biocontrol agents are being reared and released. USDA APHIS guidelines currently recommend the release of parasitoids into forests prior to overstory ash mortality at sites containing a variety of ash size classes and low to moderate but building EAB densities. To understand if biocontrol establishment and control of EAB is feasible in post-invasion sites, we assessed the establishment of parasitoids in 6 post-invasion forest stands in 2 regions of NY and compared EAB mortality in these stands to 2 regions where releases were conducted during the early-invasion phase. Results of parasitoid trapping indicates Tetrastichus planipennisi Yang established under both release strategies. Spathius galinae Belokobylskij & Strazanac was only released in post-invasion stands, where it was established successfully. Artificial EAB cohorts were established and life tables were constructed at 3 sites per region. EAB mortality due to T. planipennisi parasitism was similar under both release strategies 2 yr after release in post-invasion stands versus 8 yr after release in early-invasion stands. Combined mortality from T. planipennisi and woodpecker predation resulted in consistently low EAB reproductive rates. Future biocontrol releases could target forests identified as economically or ecologically important, regardless of whether EAB populations are increasing or have collapsed following initial invasion.","PeriodicalId":15632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economic Entomology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10004194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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CYP6CX2 and CYP6CX3 mediate thiamethoxam resistance in field whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae). CYP6CX2和CYP6CX3介导田间白蝇、烟粉虱对噻虫嗪的抗性。

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Journal of Economic Entomology Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad089

Jing Yang, Buli Fu, Peipan Gong, Chengjia Zhang, Xuegao Wei, Cheng Yin, Mingjiao Huang, Chao He, Tianhua Du, Jinjin Liang, Shaonan Liu, Yao Ji, Hu Xue, Chao Wang, Jinyu Hu, He Du, Rong Zhang, Xin Yang, Youjun Zhang

{"title":"CYP6CX2 and CYP6CX3 mediate thiamethoxam resistance in field whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae).","authors":"Jing Yang, Buli Fu, Peipan Gong, Chengjia Zhang, Xuegao Wei, Cheng Yin, Mingjiao Huang, Chao He, Tianhua Du, Jinjin Liang, Shaonan Liu, Yao Ji, Hu Xue, Chao Wang, Jinyu Hu, He Du, Rong Zhang, Xin Yang, Youjun Zhang","doi":"10.1093/jee/toad089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad089","url":null,"abstract":"Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) are well-known for their crucial roles in the detoxification of xenobiotics. However, whether CYP6CX2 and CYP6CX3, 2 genes from our Bemisia tabaci (B. tabaci) MED/Q genome data were associated with detoxification metabolism and confer resistance to thiamethoxam is unclear. In this study, we investigated the role of CYP6CX2 and CYP6CX3 in mediating whitefly thiamethoxam resistance. Our results showed that mRNA levels of CYP6CX2 and CYP6CX3 were up-regulated after exposure to thiamethoxam. Transcriptional levels of 2 genes were overexpressed in laboratory and field thiamethoxam resistant strains by RT-qPCR. These results indicate that the enhanced expression of CYP6CX2 and CYP6CX3 appears to confer thiamethoxam resistance in B. tabaci. Moreover, linear regression analysis showed that the expression levels of CYP6CX2 and CYP6CX3 were positively correlated with thiamethoxam resistance levels among populations. The susceptibility of whitefly adults was markedly increased after silencing 2 genes by RNA interference (RNAi) which further confirming their major role in thiamethoxam resistance. Our findings provide information to better understand the roles of P450s in resistance to neonicotinoids and suggest that these genes may be applied to develop target genes for sustainable management tactic of agricultural pests such as B. tabaci.","PeriodicalId":15632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economic Entomology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10356412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Ecological zoning of Euschistus heros in Brazil based on the net reproductive rate at different temperatures and relative-humidity levels. 根据不同温度和相对湿度水平下的净繁殖率对巴西 Euschistus heros 进行生态分区。

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Journal of Economic Entomology Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad115

Lucas Maniero Rodrigues, Adriano Gomes Garcia, José Roberto Postali Parra

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Potential of the oothecal parasitoid Aprostocetus hagenowii (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as a biological control agent for the Turkestan cockroach (Blattodea: Blattidae). 巢内寄生蜂hagenoiaprostocetus(膜翅目:小蠊科)作为突厥斯坦蜚蠊(小蠊科:小蠊科)生物防治剂的潜力

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Journal of Economic Entomology Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad078

Chelsea M Smith, Ana M Chicas-Mosier, Henry Y Fadamiro, Arthur G Appel

{"title":"Potential of the oothecal parasitoid Aprostocetus hagenowii (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as a biological control agent for the Turkestan cockroach (Blattodea: Blattidae).","authors":"Chelsea M Smith, Ana M Chicas-Mosier, Henry Y Fadamiro, Arthur G Appel","doi":"10.1093/jee/toad078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad078","url":null,"abstract":"The Turkestan cockroach, Blatta lateralis (Walker), is a peridomestic pest of growing concern in the US Southwest. The parasitoid Aprostocetus hagenowii (Ratzburg) is used in IPM programs targeting other blattid cockroach species and may aid in B. lateralis suppression. Information about the ability of A. hagenowii to parasitize B. lateralis is lacking. A no-choice host-switching experiment was used to test A. hagenowii acceptance of B. lateralis oothecae, and a multigenerational no-choice experiment was used to determine the suitability of B. lateralis as a host for A. hagenowii over several months of rearing. Periplaneta americana (L.) (Blattodea: Blattidae), the preferred host of A. hagenowii, and Blatta orientalis L., a known host and relative of B. lateralis, were used for comparison. Development time was similar among hosts and generations (P > 0.05). Parasitism success and proportion of female progeny declined significantly with subsequent generations on both Blatta spp. (parasitism success: χ2 = 14.916; df = 2; P = 0.001; proportion female: H = 6.364; df = 2; P = 0.041). These results suggest that A. hagenowii may initially aid in suppression of B. lateralis, but an overall decline in fitness will require repeated releases or provisioning of P. americana oothecae. Development of a strain more suitable for B. lateralis control may be possible via selection from laboratory strains or through use of wild A. hagenowii from areas where B. lateralis is present.","PeriodicalId":15632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economic Entomology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10376553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Efficacy and nontarget effects of broadcast treatments to manage spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) nymphs. 撒播处理对斑灯蝇若虫的防治效果及非靶效应。

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Journal of Economic Entomology Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad121

Joseph A Keller, Brian Walsh, Anne Johnson, Nina Jenkins, John Rost, Brianna Treichler, David Biddinger, Dennis D Calvin, Kelli Hoover, Julie Urban, Richard T Roush

{"title":"Efficacy and nontarget effects of broadcast treatments to manage spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) nymphs.","authors":"Joseph A Keller, Brian Walsh, Anne Johnson, Nina Jenkins, John Rost, Brianna Treichler, David Biddinger, Dennis D Calvin, Kelli Hoover, Julie Urban, Richard T Roush","doi":"10.1093/jee/toad121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad121","url":null,"abstract":"Management to control the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), would ideally achieve managers' goals while limiting impacts on nontarget organisms. In a large-scale field study with 45 plots at least 711 m2, we tested foliar applications of dinotefuran and 2 formulations of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin, each applied from the ground and separately by helicopter. Applications targeted early instar nymphs. For both application methods, a single treatment with dinotefuran significantly reduced L. delicatula numbers, as measured by catch on sticky bands (91% reduction by air and 84% reduction by ground 19 days after application) and by timed counts (89% reduction by air and 72% reduction by ground 17 days after application). None of the B. bassiana treatments significantly reduced L. delicatula numbers, even after 3 applications. Beauveria bassiana infection in field-collected nymphs ranged from 0.4% to 39.7%, with higher mortality and infection among nymphs collected from ground application plots. Beauveria bassiana conidia did not persist for long on foliage which probably contributed to low population reduction. Nontarget effects were not observed among arthropods captured in blue vane flight intercept traps, San Jose Scale pheromone sticky traps or pitfall traps, but power analysis revealed that small reductions of less than 40% may not be detected despite extensive sampling of 48,804 specimens. These results demonstrate that dinotefuran can markedly reduce local abundance of L. delicatula with little apparent effect on nontarget insects when applied shortly after hatch, and that aerial applications can match or exceed the effectiveness of applications from the ground.","PeriodicalId":15632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economic Entomology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10006720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Optimization of 13-tetradecenyl acetate sex pheromone for trapping Melanotus communis (Coleoptera: Elateridae). 13-十四烯乙酸酯性信息素诱捕黑腹小蠊的优化。

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Journal of Economic Entomology Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad086

Emma Schoeppner, Jocelyn G Millar, Thomas P Kuhar, Hélène Doughty, Ronald H Cherry, Grace Hall, Caitlin G Knowles, Livy Williams, Anders S Huseth

{"title":"Optimization of 13-tetradecenyl acetate sex pheromone for trapping Melanotus communis (Coleoptera: Elateridae).","authors":"Emma Schoeppner, Jocelyn G Millar, Thomas P Kuhar, Hélène Doughty, Ronald H Cherry, Grace Hall, Caitlin G Knowles, Livy Williams, Anders S Huseth","doi":"10.1093/jee/toad086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad086","url":null,"abstract":"Corn wireworm, Melanotus communis Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Elateridae), is an economically important larval pest of root and tuber crops in the United States. Previous work to estimate field-level abundance of M. communis has focused on grain-based larval baits placed in soil. However, this sampling method is labor intensive and may not estimate population size accurately. Recent discovery of the M. communis sex pheromone, 13-tetradecenyl acetate, provides a new method to monitor this pest during the adult stage. Early studies with this pheromone showed that different trapping methods might enhance catch and improve trap servicing. We hypothesized that placing lures on elevated traps would increase M. communis capture relative to the in-ground pitfall trapping that is currently used. We had 2 objectives for this study: (a) to compare pheromone captures among in-ground pitfall traps, on-ground pitfalls, elevated pitfalls (1 m), or elevated sticky cards (1 m) and (b) test lure longevity by aging the lures outdoors at 8-, 6-, 4-, 2-, and 0-wk intervals prior to trap deployment in the field. Experiments were conducted in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, and Florida during the 2021 and 2022 field seasons. Results highlight large variation in M. communis abundance across the 4 states. We showed that 1 m elevated pheromone traps caught the most beetles. The age of the lure prior to deployment had a significant effect on trap catch. The lures that were aged for fewer weeks attracted significantly more beetles, with 0- and 2-wk-old lures capturing the greatest numbers.","PeriodicalId":15632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economic Entomology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10376551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Pre-egg hatch efficacy of dormant applications against Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). 休眠药剂对异毒曲蝇卵前孵化效果的研究。

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Journal of Economic Entomology Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad123

Kevin D Chase, Briana Frank, Andrea Diss-Torrance, Chad M Rigsby

{"title":"Pre-egg hatch efficacy of dormant applications against Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Erebidae).","authors":"Kevin D Chase, Briana Frank, Andrea Diss-Torrance, Chad M Rigsby","doi":"10.1093/jee/toad123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad123","url":null,"abstract":"Lymantria dispar L. is an invasive, non-native defoliating Lepidopteran established in North America that feeds on forest and urban trees. While many products are available to manage L. dispar post-emergence, few exist to prevent egg hatch when applied to egg masses. Here, we present the results of 3 separate experiments aimed at determining the efficacy of pre-emergent insecticides against L. dispar egg hatch. We found that the labeled rate (1:1) of Golden Pest Spray Oil (GPSO; AI: 93% soybean oil) can prevent L. dispar larvae from emerging in both field and lab assays. In large public spaces, we found that this treatment was ineffective at preventing L. dispar emergence or defoliation. Acelepryn (AI: 18.4% chlorantraniliprole) resulted in some suppression of egg hatch at a very low rate (.06 ml/ 3.8 liter) in both lab and field settings and the efficacy of higher rates should be further investigated. We also tested GPSO against Lepitect (97.4% acephate) in a public area that also received a Foray 48B (12.65% Bacillus thuringiensis, subsp. kurstaki) aerial application. On large oak trees in public areas, GPSO and Lepitect were not effective at reducing defoliation. Dormant pesticide applications generally reduce the risk of affecting negatively predator and parasitoid communities and are therefore desirable. Lymantria dispar pre-egg hatch applications will not work in every situation but should be considered as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) strategy for individual homeowner trees where thorough coverage can be obtained.","PeriodicalId":15632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economic Entomology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9994732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Seasonal patterns of beneficial phytochemical availability in honey and stored pollen from honey bee colonies in large apiaries. 大型蜂房中蜂蜜和储存花粉中有益植物化学物质有效性的季节模式。

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Journal of Economic Entomology Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad096

Elisa Bernklau, H S Arathi

{"title":"Seasonal patterns of beneficial phytochemical availability in honey and stored pollen from honey bee colonies in large apiaries.","authors":"Elisa Bernklau, H S Arathi","doi":"10.1093/jee/toad096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad096","url":null,"abstract":"Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.; Hymenoptera, Apidae) are the most efficient pollinators in agroecosystems, responsible for the successful production of fruits, nuts, and vegetables, but they continue to face debilitating challenges. One of the major factors leading to these challenges could be linked to poor nutrition that results in weakening the colony, increasing susceptibility to pests and pathogens, and reducing the ability of bees to adapt to other abiotic stresses. Extensively used for commercial pollination, honey bee colonies regularly face exposure to limited diversity in their pollen diet as they are placed in flowering monocrops. Lack of access to diverse plant species compromises the availability of plant secondary compounds (phytochemicals), which, in small amounts, provide significant benefits to honey bee health. We analyzed the beneficial phytochemical content of honey and stored pollen (bee bread) samples from colonies in large apiaries through the active bee season. Samples were evaluated for 4 beneficial phytochemicals (caffeine, kaempferol, gallic acid, and p-coumaric acid), which have previously been shown to improve honey bee health. Our results, as relevant to the apiary locations in the study, indicated that p-coumaric acid is uniformly available throughout the season. Caffeine is completely absent, and gallic acid and kaempferol are not regularly available. Our results suggest the need to explore the potential to deliver beneficial phytochemicals as nutritional supplements to improve bee health. It may be vital for the pollination industry to consider such targeted dietary supplementation as beekeepers strive to meet the increasing demand for crop pollination services.","PeriodicalId":15632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economic Entomology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10006193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evaluation of winter cover crop methods for management of flatheaded appletree borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). 苹果扁螟冬季覆盖作物管理方法评价。

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Journal of Economic Entomology Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad090

Axel Gonzalez, Jason B Oliver, Cindy L Perkovich, Karla M Addesso

{"title":"Evaluation of winter cover crop methods for management of flatheaded appletree borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae).","authors":"Axel Gonzalez, Jason B Oliver, Cindy L Perkovich, Karla M Addesso","doi":"10.1093/jee/toad090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad090","url":null,"abstract":"Winter cover crops grown at the base of red maples (Acer rubrum L.) can reduce flatheaded appletree borer (Chrysobothris femorata Olivier; Coleoptera: Buprestidae; FAB) damage by both physically blocking preferred oviposition sites and altering the environment around them. However, cover crop competition negatively affects tree growth. To investigate long-term cover crop effects, trees grown with cover crop for 2 yr were transitioned to a standard herbicide practice. After 4 yr, trees in the initial 2 yr cover crop plots were 1 yr behind in growth compared to trees grown in bare rows for all 4 yr. Most growth reduction occurred in the first year following transplant. Additional borer losses of 1–2% per year were observed in production years 3 and 4. A second experiment answered 2 questions: Can killing the cover crop once it reaches maximal height protect trees from borers while also reducing competition and thereby increase tree growth? and Do herbicide applications increase borer attacks? In this experiment, red maples were grown with (i) a standard herbicide program, (ii) a mulch mat, (iii) a cover crop that was killed early, or (iv) a cover crop allowed to senesce naturally. Evaluations after 2 yr indicated early kill of the cover crop was not enough to improve tree growth. Further, trees in the early kill cover crop treatment had the most FAB attacks. Cover crops allowed to senesce naturally reduced FAB attacks in both studies; however, more work is needed to minimize disparities in tree growth during the initial year post-transplant and determine the causal relationship between herbicide use and borer attacks.","PeriodicalId":15632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Economic Entomology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10058305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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