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FEBRUARY 2015—FFN#30 In this issue.. FRUIT OF INDIA: NEW BIOSYSTEMATICS INITIATIVE 3 MEXICAN NATIONAL PLANT HEALTH AWARD 2014 6 WHAT’S UP IN THE NEWS: Bactrocera dorsalis? 7 OPPORTUNITIES 8 PEOPLE 10 NEW BOOK 11 COMING EVENTS 12 TEPHRITID FRUIT FLY REFERENCES 12 NEWSLETTER BACK ISSUES 12

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FRUIT FLIES OF INDIA

NEW BIOSYSTEMATICS INITIATIVES

David K .J. and Verghese A. National Bureau of Agricultural Resources Hebbal, Bangalore, India

in the past two years. Five New Species species of fruit flies (), genus I n 2012, the National Several species of fruit flies Euphranta Loew, subfamily Bureau of Agricultural In- have been described and , which are pri- sect Resources (NBAIR) newly recorded from India initiated the biosystemat- ics of Tephritidae pro- gramme to study the teph- ritid fauna of India. Flies are collected from various parts of India with more emphasis on unexplored regions of Western Ghats, Northeastern Himalayas, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Presently, the NBAIR Mu- seum houses about 5000 specimens of fruit flies in K.J. David © four subfamilies, namely Dacinae, Phytaiinae, Teph- ritinae and Trypetinae. Of the 260 species reported from India, about 80 spe- cies representing various subfamilies are deposited in the NBAIR Museum. Basic taxonomic research of Tephritidae is currently Figure 1-5. Wing of Tephritidae. 1. Euphranta diffusa David; 2. E. dysoxyli David; 3. E. hy- the prime focus. alipennis David & Freidberg; 4. E. thandikudi David; 5. E. neochrysopila David, Freidberg, Hancock and Goodger. Figure 6. Acidoxantha galibeedu David & Ramani; Figure 7. Philophylla lachung Singh & David

Page 3 News FFN #30 marily monophagous and as- Philophylla Rondani were of Ortalotrypeta is- sociated with seeds of tropical published in the past two shikii (Matsumura) and sub- rainforest trees and magroves, years (David et al., 2013; Da- family Tachiniscinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) from have been described from In- vid et al., 2014). Apart from India, with redescription of dia and Sri Lanka. adult tephritids, immatures the species. Australian Ento- These include : are also being investigated for molgist, 40 (3): 131–135. E. diffusa David (Fig. 1), diagnostic characters, in or- der to develop a key. Third David, K. J., Singh, S. K. E. dysoxyli David (Fig. 2), instar larvae of several spe- E. hyalipennis David & and Ramani, S. 2014. New cies have been collected and species and records of Trypet- Freidberg (Fig. 3), are being examined for mor- inae (Diptera: Tephri- E. thandikudi David (Fig. 4) phological characterisation. tidae) from India. Zootaxa, from India and 3795 (2): 126–134 E. neochrysopila David, Studies on the morphology of Freidberg, Hancock & Goodger adults and immatures of the Shutze, M. K., and 48 (Fig. 5) from Sri Lanka (David Bactrocera dorsalis complex others 2014. Synonymiza- et al., 2013). have been initiated to address tion of key pest species within the Bactrocera dorsalis spe-

the complexities in the identi- cies complex (Diptera: Teph- Acidoxantha galibeedu David fication of this complex. ritidae): taxonomic changes & Ramani (Fig. 6) and Schutze et al.(2014) synony- based on a review of 20 years Philophylla lachung Singh & mised the most difficult spe- of integrative morphological, David (Fig. 7) have also been cies in the complex, namely molecular, cytogenetic, be- B. invadens Drew, White and havioural and chemoecologi- described from India, which cal data. Systematic Entomol- breed on flower buds and Tsuruta, B. papayae Drew ogy.DOI: 10. 1111/syen. 12113 fruits respectively (David et and Hancock and B. philip- al., 2014). pinensis Drew and Hancock with B. dorsalis (Hendel) based on 20 years of integra- Ortalotrypeta isshikii tive morphological, molecu- (Matsumura) (David & Han- lar, cytogenetic, behavioural cock, 2013) (Fig.8) specimens and chemoecological data. collected from Sikkim repre- sents a first record of the sub- family Tachiniscinae in India. Selected References

These specimens are also David, K. J., Hancock, D. L., known to occur in China, Ne- Freidberg, A. and Goodger, K. pal and Japan (David & Han- F. M. 2013. New species and rec- cock, 2013). ords of Euphranta Loew and other Adramini from south and south- east Asia. Zootaxa, 3635 (4): 439– An updated key to identify 458. fruit flies of the genus Eu- phranta of India, Acidoxantha Hendel of the world and David, K. J. and Hancock, D. L. 2013. The first record

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News

© David © K.J.

Figure 8. Habitus of Ortalotrypeta ishikii (Matsumura)

A poignant news for the fruit fly community.

In Memoriam: Peter Teal

Peter Teal, research leader of the Chemistry Research Unit at the USDA's Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Ento- mology in Gainesville, Florida passed away in February 2015. Dr. Teal was active in technology transfer efforts related to pro- tecting plants and honey bees from devastating pests while pro- tecting the environment.

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AWARD 2014 for Dr. José Pablo Liedo Fernández

mass rearing process and ing of integrated pest man- ollowing the basis of release methods of sterile agement with emphasis on F the call for the Na- flies. biological methods for eco- tional Award for Plant system conservation. Health 2014, published in the Federal Official Daily Together with researchers at on July 15, 2014, the quali- the University of California fying jury, integrated by in Davis and the Max Planck national experts on plant Institute for Demographic protection, decided to Research, he has carried out acknowledge Dr. Pablo biodemographic research to Liedo for his efforts in the He has driven research better understand the popu- prevention, control and on the biology and ecolo- lation dynamics of fruit flies. eradication of plant pests. gy of Anastrepha fruit flies that has supported Dr. Liedo has carried out the implementation of the SIT for species of eco- work on preventing and eradicating the Mediterra- nomic importance, in- nean fruit fly from Mexico, cluding the Mexican fruit specifically in the imple- fly Anastrepha ludens. Published on September 29, mentation of the Sterile In- 2014 by SENASICA/ SAGARPA sect Technique (SIT) and Also, he has contributed the optimization of the in the teaching and train-

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What’s up in the news: the Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis!

What is now known as the Oriental fruit fly Four devastating fruit previously had four different scientific names. The finding is expected to help flies pests are one and with international biosecurity and control the same species

28 November 2014- IPPC What difference could it possibly make if a bunch of scientists decided that what were once thought of as four different species of fruit fly actually belong to the same single spe- cies? More.. Four in one – new dis- covery on pest fruit A destructive crop flies

pest with many differ- 28 October 2014, Rome/Vienna- ent names ! Four of the world's most destructive ag- ricultural pests are actually one… More 13 November 2014- Plant Biosecurity Coopera- tive Research Centre - Australia UN-backed study on A global research effort has finally resolved a major biosecurity issue: four of the world’s fruit flies to prompt most destructive agricultural pests are actu- ally one and the same. better pest controls, re- newed trade For 20 years, some of the world’s most dam- aging pest fruit flies have been almost impos- 28 October 2014 – UN News Centre

sible to distinguish from each other. The abil- What was long thought to be four distinct agri- ity to identify pests is central to quarantine, cultural pests is actually one and the same trade, pest management and basic research. fruit fly, a new study spearheaded by the Unit- More.. ed Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has shown, ... More..

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OPPORTUNITIES

TRAINING COURES —______FAO/IAEA Regional Training Course on FAO/IAEA Interregional Training Course on Fruit fly Monitoring and Sup- The Use of the Sterile Insect and Re- pression including MAT and lated Techniques for the Integrat- SIT for Indian Ocean ed Area-wide Management of (under Regional TC Pro- Insect Pests (under Interregion- ject RAF5062). 20–24 al TC Project INT5151). 3–28 April 2015, Mauritius. August 2015, Metapa de Dominguez, Chiapas, Mexico and Antigua / El Pino, Guatemala.

FAO/IAEA Regional Training Course on Free Open Source Soft- FAO/IAEA Regional Training Course on Taxon- ware for GIS and Data Management Ap- omy and Identification of Fruit Fly Pest Species to plied to Fruit Flies in the Balkans and the the Southeast Asia (under Regional TC Project Eastern Mediterranean, (under Regional RAS5067). 7–11 September 2015, Kuala Lumpur, TC Project RER5020). 1–5 June 2015, Vi- Malaysia. enna, Austria.

——————————————————— and systematics of African Fruit flies

This bi-annual training course will take place in Tanzania and is being organized by the Royal Museum for Central Africa in collaboration with theSokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania) Deadline for applying is February 20th, 2015 Application form Call for application

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Ph.D. OPPORTUNITY

EU funded 3yr PhD position in the Joint FAO/IAEA Insect Pest Control Laboratory Starting date: May-July 2015

Secure and sustainable food production in terms of quantity and quality is a major chal- lenge facing human societies. However, food security is continuously threatened by es- tablished and invasive pest species. Regulations for the use of pesticides are getting stricter to ensure food safety and protect ecosystem health. Population control of agricul- tural pests by utilising Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management (AW-IPM) biocontrol ap- proaches (including Sterile Insect Technique and/or natural enemies) has great potential to deal with these two demands. More..

Contact: Marc Vreysen (phone:0043-1-2600-28404); Kostas Bourtzis (phone: 0043-1-2600-28423); or Carlos Caceres (phone: 0043-1-2600-28413).

PROJECT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Project Preparation Grants Project Grants Invasive alien species Eligibility

Who can apply

How to apply

Application forms

STDF Secretariat World Trade Organization Centre William Rappard, Rue de Lausanne 154, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

Tel: +41 (0)22 739 5295 Fax: +41 (0)22 739 5760 [email protected]

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Development of a probiotic larval diet for mass-reared

Queensland fruit flies

Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt)

Last Year in September Dr Ania Deutscher joined Drs Olivia

© Ania Deutscher Deutscher Ania © Reynolds and Toni Chapman as a research fellow at the Eliza- beth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, a Centre of Excellence for Plant and Health (New South Wales Department of Pri- mary Industries) in Australia. Ania is a molecular biologist, with a background primarily in veterinary research and brings to the project a valuable skill set. During her PhD, completed at the University of Wollongong, Australia, Ania characterised several surface proteins of the swine pathogen Mycoplasma hyopneu- moniae. In addition she has worked with the cattle and buffalo haemoprotozoan (Theileria orientalis), vibrios from Pacific Oys- ters, and in veterinary bacteriology diagnostics. Ania's work fo- cuses on the development of a probiotic larval diet, designed to increase the efficiency and quality of mass-reared Queensland fruit flies (Q-flies), Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt). This work is part of an Area Wide Integrated Pest Management project incor- porating the Sterile Insect Technique funded by Horticulture In- novation Australia Limited (HIA) with matching funding from the Australian Federal Government. This project is also a part of the collaborative 5-year international FAO/IAEA Coordinated Research Project on ‘The Use of Symbiotic Bacteria to Reduce Mass-Rearing Costs and Increase Mating Success in Selected Fruit Pests in Support of SIT Application’. Ania is currently uti- lising next generation sequencing to investigate the gut microbi- ota of mass-reared reared Q-fly larvae fed different diets, com- pared to wild larvae from a number of host fruits in order to identify potential probiotic candidates.

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Tephritid fruit flies are well represented in the book. October 28, 2014 by CRC Press Reference - 526 Pages - 91 B/W Illustrations ... ISBN 9781466598157

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3rd MEETING OF THE TEPHRITID TEPHRITID WORKERS OF FRUIT FLY EUROPE, AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST (TEAM 2016 ), 11-14 APRIL 2016, STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AF- REFERENCES RICA.

Nov 2014 - Jan 2015 9th MEETING OF THE TEPHRITID WORKERS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE (TWWH 2016), OCTOBER 2016,, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.

MEETING OF THE TEPHRITID WORKERS OF 1st ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AND OCEANIA. (TAAO 2016) , 15-18 AUGUST 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.

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