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Processing Tomato Enterprise Management Plan Tomato Potato Psyllid Processing Tomato Enterprise Management Plan
Processing tomato Enterprise management plan Tomato potato psyllid Processing tomato enterprise management plan CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 UNDERSTANDING PEST AND PATHOGEN BIOLOGY AND THEIR IDENTIFICATION 2 IDENTIFYING RISK PATHWAYS 5 APPLYING CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS 6 BIOSECURITY AWARENESS AND IMPLEMENTATION 12 MOVEMENT OF FRUIT TO PROCESSING FACILITY 13 PERMIT 14 APPENDIX 1 — Preliminary results 15 APPENDIX 2 — Biological control results 19 APPENDIX 3 — Chemical control results 23 MY NOTES 27 Tomato potato psyllid Processing tomato enterprise management plan 1 INTRODUCTION Tomato potato psyllid (TPP) is supporting ongoing efforts to renew and a serious pest of Processing maintain market access, as well as underpin tomatoes. TPP is the vector certification and assurance schemes. of the bacterium Candidatus Our aim is to build on current best practice Liberibacter solanacearum* to include the management of TPP, without (CLso) which is associated with creating unnecessary additional work. a range of symptoms that affect the production and economic THIS PLAN INCLUDES FIVE KEY performance of your crop. COMPONENTS: TPP WAS FIRST DETECTED TPP was first detected on mainland Australia UNDERSTANDING PEST AND in Western Australia (WA) in February 2017. ON MAINLAND AUSTRALIA PATHOGEN BIOLOGY AND THEIR This prompted a comprehensive biosecurity IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN response to minimise the impact of TPP on IDENTIFICATION FEBRUARY 2017. Australian businesses. After national agreement TPP could not be IDENTIFYING RISK PATHWAYS * As at October 2018, surveillance eradicated, efforts focussed on developing the confirms that CLso is not present science, biosecurity and business systems to in WA improve the capacity of growers and industry to manage TPP. APPLYING CONTROL AND An essential component of transition to MANAGEMENT OPTIONS management is the development and implementation of enterprise management plans for affected industries. -
British Museum (Natural History)
Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Darwin's Insects Charles Darwin 's Entomological Notes Kenneth G. V. Smith (Editor) Historical series Vol 14 No 1 24 September 1987 The Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), instituted in 1949, is issued in four scientific series, Botany, Entomology, Geology (incorporating Mineralogy) and Zoology, and an Historical series. Papers in the Bulletin are primarily the results of research carried out on the unique and ever-growing collections of the Museum, both by the scientific staff of the Museum and by specialists from elsewhere who make use of the Museum's resources. Many of the papers are works of reference that will remain indispensable for years to come. Parts are published at irregular intervals as they become ready, each is complete in itself, available separately, and individually priced. Volumes contain about 300 pages and several volumes may appear within a calendar year. Subscriptions may be placed for one or more of the series on either an Annual or Per Volume basis. Prices vary according to the contents of the individual parts. Orders and enquiries should be sent to: Publications Sales, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, England. World List abbreviation: Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (hist. Ser.) © British Museum (Natural History), 1987 '""•-C-'- '.;.,, t •••v.'. ISSN 0068-2306 Historical series 0565 ISBN 09003 8 Vol 14 No. 1 pp 1-141 British Museum (Natural History) Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD Issued 24 September 1987 I Darwin's Insects Charles Darwin's Entomological Notes, with an introduction and comments by Kenneth G. -
Apoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Fauna of New Zealand 57, 295 Pp. Donovan, B. J. 2007
Donovan, B. J. 2007: Apoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Fauna of New Zealand 57, 295 pp. EDITORIAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES OF L ANDCARE R ESEARCH Dr D. Choquenot Landcare Research Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand Dr R. J. B. Hoare Landcare Research Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand REPRESENTATIVE OF UNIVERSITIES Dr R.M. Emberson c/- Bio-Protection and Ecology Division P.O. Box 84, Lincoln University, New Zealand REPRESENTATIVE OF M USEUMS Mr R.L. Palma Natural Environment Department Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa P.O. Box 467, Wellington, New Zealand REPRESENTATIVE OF OVERSEAS I NSTITUTIONS Dr M. J. Fletcher Director of the Collections NSW Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit Forest Road, Orange NSW 2800, Australia * * * SERIES EDITOR Dr T. K. Crosby Landcare Research Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand Fauna of New Zealand Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa Number / Nama 57 Apoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera) B. J. Donovan Donovan Scientific Insect Research, Canterbury Agriculture and Science Centre, Lincoln, New Zealand [email protected] Manaaki W h e n u a P R E S S Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand 2007 4 Donovan (2007): Apoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera) Copyright © Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd 2007 No part of this work covered by copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means (graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping information retrieval systems, or otherwise) without the written permission of the publisher. Cataloguing in publication Donovan, B. J. (Barry James), 1941– Apoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera) / B. J. Donovan – Lincoln, N.Z. : Manaaki Whenua Press, Landcare Research, 2007. (Fauna of New Zealand, ISSN 0111–5383 ; no. -
Wild About Learning
WILD ABOUT LEARNING An Interdisciplinary Unit Fostering Discovery Learning Written on a 4th grade reading level, Wild Discoveries: Wacky New Animals, is perfect for every kid who loves wacky animals! With engaging full-color photos throughout, the book draws readers right into the animal action! Wild Discoveries features newly discovered species from around the world--such as the Shocking Pink Dragon and the Green Bomber. These wacky species are organized by region with fun facts about each one's amazing abilities and traits. The book concludes with a special section featuring new species discovered by kids! Heather L. Montgomery writes about science and nature for kids. Her subject matter ranges from snake tongues to snail poop. Heather is an award-winning teacher who uses yuck appeal to engage young minds. During a typical school visit, petrified parts and tree guts inspire reluctant writers and encourage scientific thinking. Heather has a B.S. in Biology and a M.S. in Environmental Education. When she is not writing, you can find her painting her face with mud at the McDowell Environmental Center where she is the Education Coordinator. Heather resides on the Tennessee/Alabama border. Learn more about her ten books at www.HeatherLMontgomery.com. Dear Teachers, Photo by Sonya Sones As I wrote Wild Discoveries: Wacky New Animals, I was astounded by how much I learned. As expected, I learned amazing facts about animals and the process of scientifically describing new species, but my knowledge also grew in subjects such as geography, math and language arts. I have developed this unit to share that learning growth with children. -
Pollination of Cultivated Plants in the Tropics 111 Rrun.-Co Lcfcnow!Cdgmencle
ISSN 1010-1365 0 AGRICULTURAL Pollination of SERVICES cultivated plants BUL IN in the tropics 118 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO 6-lina AGRICULTUTZ4U. ionof SERNES cultivated plans in tetropics Edited by David W. Roubik Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Balboa, Panama Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations F'Ø Rome, 1995 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. M-11 ISBN 92-5-103659-4 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Applications for such permission, with a statement of the purpose and extent of the reproduction, should be addressed to the Director, Publications Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy. FAO 1995 PlELi. uion are ted PlauAr David W. Roubilli (edita Footli-anal ISgt-iieulture Organization of the Untled Nations Contributors Marco Accorti Makhdzir Mardan Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Cascine del Ricci° Malaysian Bee Research Development Team 50125 Firenze, Italy 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Stephen L. Buchmann John K. S. Mbaya United States Department of Agriculture National Beekeeping Station Carl Hayden Bee Research Center P. -
Pollination Ecology and Evolution of Epacrids
Pollination Ecology and Evolution of Epacrids by Karen A. Johnson BSc (Hons) Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Tasmania February 2012 ii Declaration of originality This thesis contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma by the University or any other institution, except by way of background information and duly acknowledged in the thesis, and to the best of my knowledge and belief no material previously published or written by another person except where due acknowledgement is made in the text of the thesis, nor does the thesis contain any material that infringes copyright. Karen A. Johnson Statement of authority of access This thesis may be made available for copying. Copying of any part of this thesis is prohibited for two years from the date this statement was signed; after that time limited copying is permitted in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968. Karen A. Johnson iii iv Abstract Relationships between plants and their pollinators are thought to have played a major role in the morphological diversification of angiosperms. The epacrids (subfamily Styphelioideae) comprise more than 550 species of woody plants ranging from small prostrate shrubs to temperate rainforest emergents. Their range extends from SE Asia through Oceania to Tierra del Fuego with their highest diversity in Australia. The overall aim of the thesis is to determine the relationships between epacrid floral features and potential pollinators, and assess the evolutionary status of any pollination syndromes. The main hypotheses were that flower characteristics relate to pollinators in predictable ways; and that there is convergent evolution in the development of pollination syndromes. -
Two New and Unusual Species of the Bee Genus Leioproctus Smith (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), with Notes on Their Behaviour
Rec. West. Au.\1. Mw. 1991. 15(1) g},,96 Two new and unusual species of the bee genus Leioproctus Smith (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), with notes on their behaviour Terry F. Houston* Abstract 'Two new species of Leioproclus sensu slriclo, L. excuhilOr from Western and Central Australia and L. macmi//qni from south-western Australia. are described and fIgured. Males of both species have extraordinary antennae. excuhilor having the fIrst flagellar segment greatly attenuated as in stenotritid bees and macmillani having most segments highly setose and produced into lobes. Males of excuhilOr have other unusual modifications including a very broad highly depressed metasoma and spend much time perched upside-down on dead tree trunks. Both sexes of macmillani have the head peculiarly elongated. doubtless an adaptation to the tubular flowers of their winter-flowering food plant. ASlr%ma xerophyllum. Introduction Little is recorded of the ethology of the Australian species of Leioproctus Smith sensu stricto even though the subgenus is a large one with 126 nominal Australian species and possibly as many undescribed ones. The two species described here, while not especially closely related, are both aberrant members ofthe subgenus. Their extraordinary features at first glance might suggest they should be placed in separate genera but closer inspection reveals their affinities with Leioproctus s. str. Their behaviour, too, is unusual and worthy of reporting. For these reasons, the species are described ahead of a much needed subgeneric revision. Terminology and Abbreviations The morphological terminology employed here follows that of Michener (1965). Relative dimensions quoted in the descriptions are directly comparable between sexes and species. -
Insects and Molluscs, According to the Procedures Outlined Below
Bush Blitz – ACT Expedition 26 Nov – 6 Dec 2018 ACT Expedition Bush Blitz Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, Terrestrial molluscs 26 Nov – 6 Dec 2018 Submitted: 5 April 2019 Debbie Jennings and Olivia Evangelista Nomenclature and taxonomy used in this report is consistent with: The Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/home Page 1 of 43 Bush Blitz – ACT Expedition 26 Nov – 6 Dec 2018 Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................. 2 List of contributors ................................................................................................................... 3 Abstract ................................................................................................................................... 4 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 4 2. Methods .......................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Site selection ............................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Survey techniques ..................................................................................................... 6 2.2.1 Methods used at standard survey sites ................................................................... 7 2.3 Identifying -
ARTHROPODA Subphylum Hexapoda Protura, Springtails, Diplura, and Insects
NINE Phylum ARTHROPODA SUBPHYLUM HEXAPODA Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects ROD P. MACFARLANE, PETER A. MADDISON, IAN G. ANDREW, JOCELYN A. BERRY, PETER M. JOHNS, ROBERT J. B. HOARE, MARIE-CLAUDE LARIVIÈRE, PENELOPE GREENSLADE, ROSA C. HENDERSON, COURTenaY N. SMITHERS, RicarDO L. PALMA, JOHN B. WARD, ROBERT L. C. PILGRIM, DaVID R. TOWNS, IAN McLELLAN, DAVID A. J. TEULON, TERRY R. HITCHINGS, VICTOR F. EASTOP, NICHOLAS A. MARTIN, MURRAY J. FLETCHER, MARLON A. W. STUFKENS, PAMELA J. DALE, Daniel BURCKHARDT, THOMAS R. BUCKLEY, STEVEN A. TREWICK defining feature of the Hexapoda, as the name suggests, is six legs. Also, the body comprises a head, thorax, and abdomen. The number A of abdominal segments varies, however; there are only six in the Collembola (springtails), 9–12 in the Protura, and 10 in the Diplura, whereas in all other hexapods there are strictly 11. Insects are now regarded as comprising only those hexapods with 11 abdominal segments. Whereas crustaceans are the dominant group of arthropods in the sea, hexapods prevail on land, in numbers and biomass. Altogether, the Hexapoda constitutes the most diverse group of animals – the estimated number of described species worldwide is just over 900,000, with the beetles (order Coleoptera) comprising more than a third of these. Today, the Hexapoda is considered to contain four classes – the Insecta, and the Protura, Collembola, and Diplura. The latter three classes were formerly allied with the insect orders Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) and Thysanura (silverfish) as the insect subclass Apterygota (‘wingless’). The Apterygota is now regarded as an artificial assemblage (Bitsch & Bitsch 2000). -
Monitoring Bactericera Cockerelli and Associated Insect Populations in Potatoes in South Auckland
Tomato-potato psyllid 269 Monitoring Bactericera cockerelli and associated insect populations in potatoes in South Auckland G.P. Walker1, F.H. MacDonald1, N.J. Larsen1 and A.R. Wallace2 1he New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Private Bag 92169 Auckland 1142, New Zealand 2he New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract Bactericera cockerelli (the tomato-potato psyllid; TPP) and associated insects were monitored weekly in unsprayed potatoes at Pukekohe by using yellow sticky traps and sampling plants from late July 2009 until mid March 2010. TPP adult catches and egg and nymphal infestations were absent or low until mid December. Other exotic and native psyllid species dominated trap catches until TPP populations increased markedly in mid January and peaked at 120 adults per trap in late February, with egg numbers reaching 520 per plant a week later. TPP nymphs peaked at 260 per plant in early February. Micromus tasmaniae (brown lacewing) was common in spring and summer, but Melanostoma fasciatum (small hover fly) became the dominant predator, peaking at 162 eggs and 35 larvae per plant in mid January. Naturally occurring predators appear to be important biological control agents of aphids, small caterpillars and probably TPP on potatoes at Pukekohe. Keywords tomato-potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli, sticky traps, plant sampling, potatoes, Melanostoma fasciatum, Micromus tasmaniae. INTRODUCTION Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae), (Liefting et al. 2009). It has been associated with most commonly known in New Zealand as foliar symptoms similar to those of zebra chip but tomato-potato psyllid (TPP), is a new invasive the insect vector in potatoes is unclear. -
Pollination in New Zealand
2.11 POLLINATION IN NEW ZEALAND POLLINATION IN NEW ZEALAND Linda E. Newstrom-Lloyd Landcare Research, PO Box 69040, Lincoln 7640, New Zealand ABSTRACT: Pollination by animals is a crucial ecosystem service. It underpins New Zealand’s agriculture-dependent economy yet has hitherto received little attention from a commercial perspective except where pollination clearly limits crop yield. In part this has been because background pollination by feral honey bees (Apis mellifera) and other unmanaged non-Apis pollinators has been adequate. However, as pollinators decline throughout the world, the consequences for food production and national economies have led to increasing research on how to prevent further declines and restore pollination services. In New Zealand, managed honey bees are the most important pollinators of most commercial crops including pasture legumes, but introduced bumble bees can be more important in some crops and are increasingly being used as managed colonies. In addition, New Zealand has several other introduced bees and a range of solitary native bees, some of which offer prospects for development as managed colonies. Diverse other insects and some vertebrates also contribute to background pollination in both natural and agricultural ecosystems. However, New Zealand’s depend- ence on managed honey bees makes it vulnerable to four major threats facing these bees: diseases, pesticides, a limited genetic base for breeding varroa-resistant bees, and declining fl oral resources. To address the fourth threat, a preliminary list of bee forage plants has been developed and published online. This lists species suitable for planting to provide abundant nectar and high-quality pollen during critical seasons. -
Crown Pastoral-Tenure Review-Beaumont-Conservation
Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review Lease name : BEAUMONT STATION Lease number : PO 362 Conservation Resources Report - Part 2 As part of the process of Tenure Review, advice on significant inherent values within the pastoral lease is provided by Department of Conservation officials in the form of a Conservation Resources Report. This report is the result of outdoor survey and inspection. It is a key piece of information for the development of a preliminary consultation document. Note: Plans which form part of the Conservation Resources Report are published separately. These documents are all released under the Official information Act 1982. December 10 RELEASED UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT APPENDIX 5: Plant Species List – Beaumont Pastoral Lease Scientific name Plant type Family Abundance Localities Threat ranking Common at site name Abrotanella caespitosa DICOTYLEDONOUS HERBS Asteraceae Local Wetlands Not threatened Abrotanella inconspicua DICOTYLEDONOUS HERBS Asteraceae Local Ridgetops Not threatened Abrotanella patearoa DICOTYLEDONOUS HERBS Asteraceae Local Tops Naturally Uncommon Acaena anserinifolia DICOTYLEDONOUS HERBS Rosaceae Occasional Throughout Not threatened bidibid Acaena caesiiglauca DICOTYLEDONOUS HERBS Rosaceae Occasional Tussockland Not threatened bidibid Acaena inermis DICOTYLEDONOUS HERBS Rosaceae Rare Gravels Not threatened bidibid Acaena novae-zelandiae DICOTYLEDONOUS HERBS Rosaceae Rare Lower altitudes Not threatened bidibid Acaena tesca DICOTYLEDONOUS HERBS Rosaceae Rare Rock outcrops Naturally Uncommon bidibid