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Biology and Integrated Pest Management of the Sunflower Stem
E-821 (Revised) Biology and Integrated Pest Management of the SunflowerSunflower StemStem WeevilsWeevils inin thethe GreatGreat PlainsPlains Janet J. Knodel, Crop Protection Specialist Laurence D. Charlet, USDA, ARS Research Entomologist he sunflower stem weevil, Cylindrocopturus adspersus T(LeConte), is an insect pest that has caused economic damage to sunflower in the northern and southern Great Plains of the USA and into Canada. It belongs in the order Coleoptera (beetles) and family Curculionidae (weevils), and has also been called the spotted sunflower stem weevil. It is native to North America and has adapted to wild and cultivated Figure 1. Damage caused by sunflower stem weevil – sunflower lodging and stalk breakage. sunflowers feeding on the stem and leaves. The sunflower stem weevil was first reported as a pest in 1921 from severely wilted plants in fields grown for silage in Colorado. In North Dakota, the first sunflower stem weevil infestation ■ Distribution was recorded in 1973, causing 80% The sunflower stem weevil has been reported from most states yield loss due to lodging (Figure 1). west of the Mississippi River and into Canada. Economically Populations of sunflower stem weevil damaging populations have been recorded in Colorado, Kansas, have fluctuated over the years with high Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Texas. numbers in some areas from the 1980s The black sunflower stem weevil can be found in most sunflower production areas with the greatest concentrations in to early 1990s in North Dakota. southern North Dakota and South Dakota. Another stem feeding weevil called the black sunflower stem weevil, Apion occidentale Fall, also occurs throughout the Great Plains, and attacks sunflower as a host. -
Root Weevils Ryan Davis Arthropod Diagnostician
Published by Utah State University Extension and Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Laboratory ENT-193-18 May 2018 Root Weevils Ryan Davis Arthropod Diagnostician Quick Facts • Root weevils are a group of small, black-to-brown weevils that commonly damage ornamental and small fruit plants in Utah. • Adult root weevil damage is characterized by marginal leaf notching and occasional feeding on buds and young shoots. • Larval root weevil damage occurs below ground; damage to roots can lead to canopy decline or plant death. • Root weevils are occasional nuisance pests in homes and structures mid-summer through fall. • Manage root weevil larvae by applying a systemic insecticide to the soil around host plants April through September. • Adults feeding on the above-ground portion of plants can be targeted with pyrethroid pesticides Black vine weevil adult (Kent Loeffler, Cornell University, Bugwood.org) starting in late June or early July. IDENTIFICATION INTRODUCTION Root weevils are small beetles ranging in length from about 1/4 to 1/3 inch depending on The black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus), species. Coloration is variable, but the commonly lilac root weevil (O. meridionalis) strawberry weevil encountered species in Utah are black with gold (O. ovatus) and rough strawberry root weevil (O. flecks (black vine weevil) or solid brown to black, rugosostriatus) are a complex of non-native, snout- shiny or matte. As a member of the weevil family nosed beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) that (Curculionidae), these pests have a snout, but it cause damage to ornamentals and small fruit crops is shortened and rectangular compared to other in Utah. Root weevils are occasional nuisance pests weevils that have long, skinny mouthparts. -
Root Weevils Fact Sheet No
Root Weevils Fact Sheet No. 5.551 Insect Series|Home and Garden by W.S. Cranshaw* None of the root weevils can fly and A root weevil is a type of “snout beetle” they are night active, hiding during the Quick Facts that develops on the roots of various plants. day around the base of host plants, usually Adult stages produce more conspicuous under a bit of cover. About an hour after • Root weevils can be common plant damage, cutting angular notches along sunset they become active and crawl onto insects that develop on roots the edge of leaves when they feed at night. the plants to feed on leaves, producing their of many garden plants. Adult root weevils also may attract attention characteristic angular notches. If disturbed, • Adult root weevils chew when they wander into buildings, acting as a root weevils will readily drop from plants and distinctive notches along the temporary “nuisance invader”. play dead. The most common root weevils found Adults typically live for at least a couple edges of leaves at night. in Colorado are strawberry root weevil of months, and some may be present into • Some kinds of root weevils (Otiorhynchus ovatus), rough strawberry autumn. Most eggs are laid in late spring and often wander into homes but root weevil (O. rugostriatus), black vine early summer with females squeezing eggs cause no injury indoors. weevil (O. sulcatus) and lilac root weevil into soil cracks. A few days after they are (O. meridionalis). Dyslobus decoratus is laid, eggs hatch and the larvae move to the • Insecticides applied on the established in some areas and chews leaves roots where they feed. -
Coleoptera) (Excluding Anthribidae
A FAUNAL SURVEY AND ZOOGEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE CURCULIONOIDEA (COLEOPTERA) (EXCLUDING ANTHRIBIDAE, PLATPODINAE. AND SCOLYTINAE) OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF TEXAS A Thesis TAMI ANNE CARLOW Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE August 1997 Major Subject; Entomology A FAUNAL SURVEY AND ZOOGEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE CURCVLIONOIDEA (COLEOPTERA) (EXCLUDING ANTHRIBIDAE, PLATYPODINAE. AND SCOLYTINAE) OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF TEXAS A Thesis by TAMI ANNE CARLOW Submitted to Texas AgcM University in partial fulltllment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Approved as to style and content by: Horace R. Burke (Chair of Committee) James B. Woolley ay, Frisbie (Member) (Head of Department) Gilbert L. Schroeter (Member) August 1997 Major Subject: Entomology A Faunal Survey and Zoogeographic Analysis of the Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) (Excluding Anthribidae, Platypodinae, and Scolytinae) of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. (August 1997) Tami Anne Carlow. B.S. , Cornell University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Horace R. Burke An annotated list of the Curculionoidea (Coleoptem) (excluding Anthribidae, Platypodinae, and Scolytinae) is presented for the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) of Texas. The list includes species that occur in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Wigacy counties. Each of the 23S species in 97 genera is tteated according to its geographical range. Lower Rio Grande distribution, seasonal activity, plant associations, and biology. The taxonomic atTangement follows O' Brien &, Wibmer (I og2). A table of the species occuning in patxicular areas of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, such as the Boca Chica Beach area, the Sabal Palm Grove Sanctuary, Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, and the Falcon Dam area is included. -
The Curculionoidea of the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean) (Coleoptera)
BULLETIN OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MALTA (2010) Vol. 3 : 55-143 The Curculionoidea of the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean) (Coleoptera) David MIFSUD1 & Enzo COLONNELLI2 ABSTRACT. The Curculionoidea of the families Anthribidae, Rhynchitidae, Apionidae, Nanophyidae, Brachyceridae, Curculionidae, Erirhinidae, Raymondionymidae, Dryophthoridae and Scolytidae from the Maltese islands are reviewed. A total of 182 species are included, of which the following 51 species represent new records for this archipelago: Araecerus fasciculatus and Noxius curtirostris in Anthribidae; Protapion interjectum and Taeniapion rufulum in Apionidae; Corimalia centromaculata and C. tamarisci in Nanophyidae; Amaurorhinus bewickianus, A. sp. nr. paganettii, Brachypera fallax, B. lunata, B. zoilus, Ceutorhynchus leprieuri, Charagmus gressorius, Coniatus tamarisci, Coniocleonus pseudobliquus, Conorhynchus brevirostris, Cosmobaris alboseriata, C. scolopacea, Derelomus chamaeropis, Echinodera sp. nr. variegata, Hypera sp. nr. tenuirostris, Hypurus bertrandi, Larinus scolymi, Leptolepurus meridionalis, Limobius mixtus, Lixus brevirostris, L. punctiventris, L. vilis, Naupactus cervinus, Otiorhynchus armatus, O. liguricus, Rhamphus oxyacanthae, Rhinusa antirrhini, R. herbarum, R. moroderi, Sharpia rubida, Sibinia femoralis, Smicronyx albosquamosus, S. brevicornis, S. rufipennis, Stenocarus ruficornis, Styphloderes exsculptus, Trichosirocalus centrimacula, Tychius argentatus, T. bicolor, T. pauperculus and T. pusillus in Curculionidae; Sitophilus zeamais and -
1 Classical Biological Control of Banana Weevil Borer, Cosmopolites Sordidus (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) with Natural Enemies Fr
Classical biological control of banana weevil borer, Cosmopolites sordidus (coleoptera; curculionidae) with natural enemies from Indonesia (With emphasis on west Sumatera) Ahsol Hasyimab, Yusdar Hilmanc aIndonesian Tropical Fruit Research Insitute Jln. Raya Aripan Km 8. Solok, 27301 Indonesia bPresent address: Indonesian Vegetable Research Institute. Jl. Tangkuban Perahu Lembang. Bandung, PO.Box 8413. Bandung 40391, Indonesia c Indonesian Center for Horticulture Research and Development, Jl. Raya Ragunan Pasar Minggu - Jakarta Selatan 12540, Indonesia Email: [email protected] Introduction General basis and protocol for classical biological control Biological control is defined as "the action of parasites (parasitoids), predators or pathogens in Maintaining another organism's population density at a lower average than would occur in their absence" (Debach 1964). Thus, biological control represents the combined effects of a natural enemy complex in suppressing pest populations. The concept of biological control arose from the observed differences in abundance of many animals and plants in their native range compared to areas in which they had been introduced in the absence of (co-evolved) natural enemies. As such, populations of introduced pests, unregulated by their natural enemies may freely multiply and rise to much higher levels than previously observed. Biological control is a component of natural control which describes environmental checks on pest buildup (Debach 1964). In agriculture, both the environment (i.e. farming systems) and natural enemies may be manipulated in an attempt to reduce pest pressure. Classical biological control concerns the search for natural enemies in a pest's area of origin, followed by quarantine and importation into locations where the pest has been introduced. -
The Evolution and Genomic Basis of Beetle Diversity
The evolution and genomic basis of beetle diversity Duane D. McKennaa,b,1,2, Seunggwan Shina,b,2, Dirk Ahrensc, Michael Balked, Cristian Beza-Bezaa,b, Dave J. Clarkea,b, Alexander Donathe, Hermes E. Escalonae,f,g, Frank Friedrichh, Harald Letschi, Shanlin Liuj, David Maddisonk, Christoph Mayere, Bernhard Misofe, Peyton J. Murina, Oliver Niehuisg, Ralph S. Petersc, Lars Podsiadlowskie, l m l,n o f l Hans Pohl , Erin D. Scully , Evgeny V. Yan , Xin Zhou , Adam Slipinski , and Rolf G. Beutel aDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152; bCenter for Biodiversity Research, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152; cCenter for Taxonomy and Evolutionary Research, Arthropoda Department, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, 53113 Bonn, Germany; dBavarian State Collection of Zoology, Bavarian Natural History Collections, 81247 Munich, Germany; eCenter for Molecular Biodiversity Research, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, 53113 Bonn, Germany; fAustralian National Insect Collection, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; gDepartment of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Institute for Biology I (Zoology), University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; hInstitute of Zoology, University of Hamburg, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany; iDepartment of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Wien, Wien 1030, Austria; jChina National GeneBank, BGI-Shenzhen, 518083 Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; kDepartment of Integrative Biology, Oregon State -
Of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Belgian Journal ofEntomology 5 (2003) : 89-102 A review of the Oedemeridae (Coleoptera) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Stewart B. PECK and Joyce COOK Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, K1S 5B6, Canada (e-mail: ste'[email protected]). Abstract Extensive new collections contribute new information on the identity and distribution of the oedemerid beetles of the Galiipagos Islands. Specimens previously recorded as near Oxacis pilosa CHAMPION are descn'bed as Oxycopis galapagoensis sp. n. Oxacis pilosa CHAMPION of Guatemala and Nicaragua is transferred to the genus Oxycopis. Hypasclera collenettei (BLAIR) is the most common and widespread species in the islands, and is variable in that it shows significant differences in aedeagus morphology between separate islands. Alloxacis hoodi V AN DYKE is found be a synonym of H. collenettei. H. seymourensis (MUTCHLER) is known only from the central islands. Paroxacis galapagoensis (LINELL) is also widespread. All four Galapagos species are presently considered to be endemic, and each represents a separate ancestral colonization of the archipelago. Keywords: · Hypasclera, Oxycopis, Paroxacis, island insects, endemic species, colonization. Introduction Members of the beetle family Oedemeridae are commonly called the false blister beetles. Adults are found frequently at lights or by sweeping vegetation, and they are obligate pollen feeders (AR.NETT, 1984). Larvae may feed on plant roots or may be inhabitants of moist decaying wood and some may live in salt-soaked driftwood (ARNETT, 1984, KrusKA, 2002). Oedemerids have been described and reported from the Galapagos by several workers: BLAIR (1928; 1933); F'RANZ (1985); LINELL (1898); MUTCHLER (1938); and VAN DYKE (1953). -
197 Section 9 Sunflower (Helianthus
SECTION 9 SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.) 1. Taxonomy of the Genus Helianthus, Natural Habitat and Origins of the Cultivated Sunflower A. Taxonomy of the genus Helianthus The sunflower belongs to the genus Helianthus in the Composite family (Asterales order), which includes species with very diverse morphologies (herbs, shrubs, lianas, etc.). The genus Helianthus belongs to the Heliantheae tribe. This includes approximately 50 species originating in North and Central America. The basis for the botanical classification of the genus Helianthus was proposed by Heiser et al. (1969) and refined subsequently using new phenological, cladistic and biosystematic methods, (Robinson, 1979; Anashchenko, 1974, 1979; Schilling and Heiser, 1981) or molecular markers (Sossey-Alaoui et al., 1998). This approach splits Helianthus into four sections: Helianthus, Agrestes, Ciliares and Atrorubens. This classification is set out in Table 1.18. Section Helianthus This section comprises 12 species, including H. annuus, the cultivated sunflower. These species, which are diploid (2n = 34), are interfertile and annual in almost all cases. For the majority, the natural distribution is central and western North America. They are generally well adapted to dry or even arid areas and sandy soils. The widespread H. annuus L. species includes (Heiser et al., 1969) plants cultivated for seed or fodder referred to as H. annuus var. macrocarpus (D.C), or cultivated for ornament (H. annuus subsp. annuus), and uncultivated wild and weedy plants (H. annuus subsp. lenticularis, H. annuus subsp. Texanus, etc.). Leaves of these species are usually alternate, ovoid and with a long petiole. Flower heads, or capitula, consist of tubular and ligulate florets, which may be deep purple, red or yellow. -
Coleoptera: Belidae
Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina ISSN: 0373-5680 [email protected] Sociedad Entomológica Argentina Argentina FERRER, María S.; MARVALDI, Adriana E.; SATO, Héctor A.; GONZALEZ, Ana M. Biological notes on two species of Oxycorynus (Coleoptera: Belidae) associated with parasitic plants of the genus Lophophytum (Balanophoraceae), and new distribution records in Argentina Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, vol. 70, núm. 3-4, 2011, pp. 351-355 Sociedad Entomológica Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=322028524019 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative ISSN 0373-5680 (impresa), ISSN 1851-7471 (en línea) Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 70 (3-4): 351-355, 2011 351 NOTA CIENTÍFICA Biological notes on two species of Oxycorynus (Coleoptera: Belidae) associated with parasitic plants of the genus Lophophytum (Balanophoraceae), and new distribution records in Argentina FERRER, María S.*, Adriana E. MARVALDI*, Héctor A. SATO** and Ana M. GONZALEZ** * Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), CCT CONICET- Mendoza, C.C. 507, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina; e-mail for correspondence: [email protected] ** Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste C.C. 209. 3400 Corrientes, Argentina Notas biológicas sobre dos especies de Oxycorynus (Coleoptera: Belidae) asociadas con plantas parásitas del género Lophophytum (Balanophoraceae), y nuevos registros de distribución en Argentina RESUMEN. Se brinda nueva información sobre la asociación de gorgojos del género Oxycorynus Chevrolat (Belidae: Oxycoryninae) con plantas parásitas del género Lophophytum Schott & Endl. -
Control Biológico De Insectos: Clara Inés Nicholls Estrada Un Enfoque Agroecológico
Control biológico de insectos: Clara Inés Nicholls Estrada un enfoque agroecológico Control biológico de insectos: un enfoque agroecológico Clara Inés Nicholls Estrada Ciencia y Tecnología Editorial Universidad de Antioquia Ciencia y Tecnología © Clara Inés Nicholls Estrada © Editorial Universidad de Antioquia ISBN: 978-958-714-186-3 Primera edición: septiembre de 2008 Diseño de cubierta: Verónica Moreno Cardona Corrección de texto e indización: Miriam Velásquez Velásquez Elaboración de material gráfico: Ana Cecilia Galvis Martínez y Alejandro Henao Salazar Diagramación: Luz Elena Ochoa Vélez Coordinación editorial: Larissa Molano Osorio Impresión y terminación: Imprenta Universidad de Antioquia Impreso y hecho en Colombia / Printed and made in Colombia Prohibida la reproducción total o parcial, por cualquier medio o con cualquier propósito, sin autorización escrita de la Editorial Universidad de Antioquia. Editorial Universidad de Antioquia Teléfono: (574) 219 50 10. Telefax: (574) 219 50 12 E-mail: [email protected] Sitio web: http://www.editorialudea.com Apartado 1226. Medellín. Colombia Imprenta Universidad de Antioquia Teléfono: (574) 219 53 30. Telefax: (574) 219 53 31 El contenido de la obra corresponde al derecho de expresión del autor y no compromete el pensamiento institucional de la Universidad de Antioquia ni desata su responsabilidad frente a terceros. El autor asume la responsabilidad por los derechos de autor y conexos contenidos en la obra, así como por la eventual información sensible publicada en ella. Nicholls Estrada, Clara Inés Control biológico de insectos : un enfoque agroecológico / Clara Inés Nicholls Estrada. -- Medellín : Editorial Universidad de Antioquia, 2008. 282 p. ; 24 cm. -- (Colección ciencia y tecnología) Incluye glosario. Incluye bibliografía e índices. -
Journal of Hymenoptera Research
c 3 Journal of Hymenoptera Research . .IV 6«** Volume 15, Number 2 October 2006 ISSN #1070-9428 CONTENTS BELOKOBYLSKIJ, S. A. and K. MAETO. A new species of the genus Parachremylus Granger (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of Conopomorpha lychee pests (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Thailand 181 GIBSON, G. A. P., M. W. GATES, and G. D. BUNTIN. Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of the cabbage seedpod weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Georgia, USA 187 V. Forest GILES, and J. S. ASCHER. A survey of the bees of the Black Rock Preserve, New York (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) 208 GUMOVSKY, A. V. The biology and morphology of Entedon sylvestris (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a larval endoparasitoid of Ceutorhynchus sisymbrii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) 232 of KULA, R. R., G. ZOLNEROWICH, and C. J. FERGUSON. Phylogenetic analysis Chaenusa sensu lato (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) using mitochondrial NADH 1 dehydrogenase gene sequences 251 QUINTERO A., D. and R. A. CAMBRA T The genus Allotilla Schuster (Hymenoptera: Mutilli- dae): phylogenetic analysis of its relationships, first description of the female and new distribution records 270 RIZZO, M. C. and B. MASSA. Parasitism and sex ratio of the bedeguar gall wasp Diplolqjis 277 rosae (L.) (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in Sicily (Italy) VILHELMSEN, L. and L. KROGMANN. Skeletal anatomy of the mesosoma of Palaeomymar anomalum (Blood & Kryger, 1922) (Hymenoptera: Mymarommatidae) 290 WHARTON, R. A. The species of Stenmulopius Fischer (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Opiinae) and the braconid sternaulus 316 (Continued on back cover) INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF HYMENOPTERISTS Organized 1982; Incorporated 1991 OFFICERS FOR 2006 Michael E. Schauff, President James Woolley, President-Elect Michael W. Gates, Secretary Justin O. Schmidt, Treasurer Gavin R.