Genetic study of Mediterranean and South American populations of tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Povolny, 1994) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) using ribosomal and mitochondrial markers

BACKGROUND: Before its introduction into Europe at the end of 2006, Tuta absoluta (Povolny, 1994) was confined solely to South America. Currently, this invasive pest is well established in various European and Mediterranean countries, causing important economic losses to tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) crops. In order to study the genetic variability of this pest, 23 Mediterranean and ten native South American populations were analysed with nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers. RESULTS: The internal transcribed spacers 1 (ITS1) and 2 (ITS2) of rDNA and a fragment in the mtDNA gene encoding cytochrome oxidase I (COI) were PCR amplified and sequenced in T. absoluta. Sequence analyses consistently revealed neither intrapopulation nor interpopulation variation in either genomic region. CONCLUSIONS: High genetic homogeneity was detected in T. absoluta populations from the Mediterranean Basin and South America, based on mtCOI and ITS rDNA sequence analysis. A single genetic type was identified in this pest. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

番茄潜叶蛾成虫卵巢发育与卵子发生研究

明确雌成虫的卵巢发育及其卵子发生有利于害虫发生期和发生量的准确预测及其防治适期的确定。本研究在观察重大外来入侵害虫番茄潜叶蛾Tuta absoluta雌成虫生殖系统结构和卵巢发育级别的基础上,进一步比较了营养条件和是否交配处理,即未交配+清水、未交配+20%葡萄糖溶液、交配+清水、交配+20%葡萄糖溶液条件下番茄潜叶蛾的卵子发生动态。结果显示：雌成虫生殖系统主要包括卵巢、输卵管、附腺、交配囊、阴道支囊、受精囊及受精囊腺等组织;左右两侧卵巢的卵巢管数大多相等,各含4根卵巢管;卵巢发育进度可分为卵黄沉积前期(Ⅰ级)、卵黄沉积期(Ⅱ级)、成熟待产期(Ⅲ级)、产卵盛期(Ⅳ级)和产卵末期(Ⅴ级)5个级别。雌成虫只取食清水也可持续形成成熟卵子,未交配雌虫卵子数量于羽化72 h达到高峰,发育至96 h时显著减少,并观察到卵子重吸收现象。取食20%葡萄糖溶液可显著促进雌虫的卵子发生,其成熟卵子、总卵子数在羽化后24 h均显著多于取食清水;雌虫发生卵重吸收后,补充取食20%葡萄糖溶液,卵巢内各类卵子数显著增加。交配对雌成虫卵子发生有明显促进作用,取食20%葡萄糖溶液或清水的交配雌虫,羽化96 h后,成熟...     

Life-table analyses for the tomato leaf miner,Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): effects of plant genotype

BACKGROUND

Host plant resistance plays an important role in integrated pest management programs. Crop resistance assessments commonly focus on only a single dependent variable, such as larval survival/plant damage, which limits the ability to appreciate the impact of host plants on pest populations in the full sense. Therefore, we performed life-table analyses for tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta, on 19 Solanum lycopersicum genotypes and a wild Solanum habrochaites accession. These analyses assess the ability of the pest to attain a high population density on different tomato genotypes. Based on the resulting ranking of tomato resistance at the vegetative stage (45-day-old plants), we tested the resistance of six selected genotypes at the reproductive stage (4-month-old plants).

RESULTS

T. absoluta performance was significantly inferior on vegetative-stage S. habrochaites plants (LA 1777); time taken for the first instars to mine the leaves (5 ± 0.14 days), development time of early- and late-stage larvae (8.8 ± 0.2 and 4.2 ± 0.2 days, respectively), pupal period (11.2 ± 0.58 days), and total developmental time (29.4 ± 0.83 days) were significantly longer, fecundity was significantly lower (18.66 ± 7.24 days), and the highest total mortality (63.33%) also recorded compared with other genotypes, resulting in the lowest net reproductive rate (R₀) (11.20 ± 2.51). For the six selected genotypes, the ranking of plant resistance did not change between plants at the vegetative and reproductive stages.

CONCLUSION

This study suggested that of 20 screened tomato genotypes, LA 1777 and EC-620343 are the least suitable hosts for T. absoluta to establish fast-growing populations, and thus can be employed in integrated T. absoluta management. © 2023 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.     

设施番茄4种栽培方式下番茄潜叶蛾对化蛹场所的选择性研究

为提高番茄潜叶蛾的监测与防控效率,在樱桃番茄生产温棚开展了双色地膜土栽、地砖托盘盆栽、地砖盆栽、地布盆栽4种栽培方式下番茄潜叶蛾对化蛹场所的选择性研究。依据栽培方式,调查了12种可能的化蛹场所。结果表明,番茄的栽培方式不同,番茄潜叶蛾的化蛹场所亦有明显变化。双色地膜土栽方式下,6种场所的总计平均化蛹数量和化蛹数量占比中,地膜覆盖土显著高于其他场所,依次为地膜覆盖土>种植孔周边和茎秆>叶片;叶柄和果实上未观察到有幼虫化蛹。地砖托盘盆栽方式下,9种场所的总计平均化蛹数量中,花盆托盘底部和花盆翻边显著多于花盆盆底,其他场所未观察到有幼虫化蛹;化蛹数量占比中,花盆托盘底部显著高于其他场所,依次为花盆托盘底部>花盆翻边>花盆盆底。地砖盆栽方式下,8种场所的总计平均化蛹数量中,地砖缝隙和花盆翻边显著多于花盆盆底,其他场所未观察到有幼虫化蛹;化蛹数量占比中,地砖缝隙显著高于花盆翻边和花盆盆底。地布盆栽方式下,8种场所的总计平均化蛹数量和化蛹数量占比中,花盆盆底显著高于其他场所,依次为花盆盆底>花盆翻边>地布表面,其他场所未观察到幼虫化蛹。双色地膜土栽方式下4种化蛹...     

First record of tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Kyrgyzstan

This short note reports the first record of the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Kyrgyzstan. This pest was found in February 2017 in greenhouses producing tomatoes, located 15 km from Bishkek. Identification of the pest was carried out in the Plant Protection Department, Çukurova University, Turkey based on the morphology of adults and larvae and the male genitalia. According to initial surveys this pest could be a major threat to tomato production in Kyrgyzstan.     

First record of the tomato leafminer,Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Sudan

An outbreak of larvae and adults of a devastating moth was noted to be causing severe damage in tomato grown in greenhouses at Khartoum State, Sudan during June 2010. Symptoms included foliage mining and leaves drying. Photographs of symptoms and larvae and adults of the pest (and subsequently specimens) were sent to Russell IPM, UK and the Finnish Museum of Natural History for identification. The pest was identified as Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). This is the first official record of T. absoluta in Sudan, based on surveys in tomato production areas in Khartoum, Gezira, Red Sea and North Kordofan States and eggplant and potato in Khartoum State. Severe yield loss due to the serious feeding damage on foliage and fruits infestation was reported on tomato and eggplant fields at Khartoum State.     

重大入侵害虫番茄潜叶蛾在4个烟草品种上的适合度评估

本文以新发重大恶性外来入侵物种番茄潜叶蛾Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)为研究对象,明确了其在云南地区4个主栽烟草品种(‘云烟87’‘云烟99’‘K326’和‘红大’)上的适合度,评估了危害风险。研究结果显示,番茄潜叶蛾在4个烟草品种上均能够完成生活史,并且成虫生殖力、后代羽化量、羽化率及雌雄成虫寿命在不同烟草品种间无显著性差异,但后代孵化量和孵化率均差异显著。番茄潜叶蛾在‘云烟99’上孵化量和孵化率(38%)最大,在‘云烟87’上最小(孵化率为15%)。雌雄性番茄潜叶蛾幼虫在不同烟草品种上的幼虫期和成虫前期的发育时间存在显著差异,且性别和品种对幼虫期和成虫前期的影响存在交互效应。此外,本研究还发现番茄潜叶蛾在‘云烟99’上的发育速率最快,雌雄虫完成从卵到成虫的发育分别需要约39 d和35 d;在‘红大’上的发育速率最慢,雌雄虫完成发育分别需要约44 d和38 d。本研究结果明确了番茄潜叶蛾对云南地区4个主栽烟草品种的为害潜力,同时为当地监测和防控该害虫为害提供了数据支持。     

警惕南美番茄潜叶蛾 Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)在中国扩散

南美番茄潜叶蛾源于南美洲的秘鲁,是新近侵入中国的一种外来有害生物,主要为害蔬菜、水果、烟草、粮食作物、糖料作物和杂草等,嗜食茄科植物,尤其番茄(包括鲜食番茄、樱桃番茄、加工番茄等)和世界广布性杂草龙葵,严重发生时导致番茄减产80%～100%。该虫首次于2017年在新疆伊犁被发现,寄主植物为露地鲜食番茄,之后又在云南临沧发生,寄主植物为保护地鲜食番茄。南美番茄潜叶蛾寄主范围广泛,有9科约40种,并极易随农产品(尤其番茄)的贸易活动/调运进行远距离扩散,严重威胁我国农业产业的安全发展。文章概述了南美番茄潜叶蛾的分布范围、生物学习性、传播途径,分析了其在我国的发生发展趋势,并从物种鉴定、生物防治等方面提出了建议,以期为有效防控该虫在我国的进一步扩散提供参考。     

Reduction in an almond moth Ephestia cautella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) population by means of mating disruption

Pheromone-based mating disruption of the almond moth (Ephestia cautella) (Walk.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) was carried out in a chocolate factory in Sweden. Population monitoring was conducted with pheromone-baited traps and water traps. Pheromone traps showed a 94% catch reduction, and monitoring with water traps showed a significant decrease in total catch (5.0 and 1.6 individuals per trap per week before and during treatment respectively). The significance of the results was tested by fitting the observed data to a first-order autoregressive model. This made it possible to test the data with a 95% confidence interval, comparing trap catches before mating disruption treatment with trapping data during the experiment. It is suggested that this statistical approach may be used more frequently in mating disruption experiments where it is extremely difficult to control external factors and therefore equally difficult to use a comparable control plot to evaluate the treatment.     

Tomato leafminer – Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera,Gelechiidae) – current status in Montenegro

Tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta was detected for the first time in Montenegro using pheromone traps in the middle of July 2010, in greenhouses in one location at the Montenegrin sea coast. In the period from the end of July to the first week of August, moths were captured in pheromone traps from other locations along the sea coast and surroundings of the city of Podgorica. According to the survey carried out by the authors from July to September 2010, T. absoluta was present in greenhouses in all tomato‐producing areas, while outdoors it was found only in the coastal area. Monitoring of T. absoluta continued in 2011. Pheromone traps were set up in five locations in the main tomato‐producing areas, both in greenhouses and outdoors, between 4 and 15 May. The first captured moths were detected after 7–15 days in all inspected locations, and captures continued until the end of September. According to the number of captured moths and the damage observed, it can be concluded that the population level in 2011 was lower in comparison with 2010, when up to 100% losses were detected in tomato crops in several locations. In 2011, tomato producers were already being informed about the pest and means of control, so most of them applied cultural and chemical control measures.     

Susceptibility of tomato borer,Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) populations from Turkey to 7 different insecticides in laboratory bioassay

The tomato borer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), was first recorded in Turkey in August 2009 and rapidly became a serious pest in the Mediterranean and Aegean coastal regions in field and greenhouse grown tomatoes. Currently, insecticides are considered one of the major tools for the management of T. absoluta in Turkey. This study, investigated the efficacy of 7 different insecticides, against T. absoluta in laboratory bioassays. To determine the lethal concentration (LC) values and feeding activity of the larvae, tomato leaf parts mined by 1–3 day old L1 larvae were dipped into different insecticide concentrations. Mortality was recorded 5 days after insecticide treatments. Spinosad, chlorantraniliprole + abamectin or indoxacarb treatment resulted in 100% mortality with minimal or no feeding in all populations at their recommended doses of 120, 50.4 and 60 mg a.s. L^?1, respectively. In general, the LC₉₉ values of populations for these insecticides were similar and also lower than that of the recommended field doses. The effect of pyridalyl was low, resulting in low mortality with serious feeding damage at the dose of 125 mg a.s. L^?1. The efficacies of abamectin, metaflumizone and azadirachtin were found to be moderate to low at the recommended doses (4.5, 240 and 50 mg a.s. L^?1, respectively). However, these insecticides may affect pupation and adult emergence rates hence further studies are recommended to investigate these insecticides.     

Determination of baseline susceptibility of European populations of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) to indoxacarb and chlorantraniliprole using a novel dip bioassay method

BACKGROUND: Tuta absoluta(Meyrick) is one of the most serious pests of tomato recently introduced in the Mediterranean region. A novel bioassay method designed for the accurate determination of insecticide toxicity on T. absoluta (IRAC method No. 022) was validated by three different laboratories [Greece (NAGREF), Italy (UC) and Spain (UPCT)] on European populations. RESULTS: The insecticides indoxacarb and chlorantraniliprole were used as reference products. The IRAC leaf dip method is easy to perform, producing repeatable, homogeneous responses. LC₅₀ values for indoxacarb ranged between 1.8 and 17.9 mg L^?1 (NAGREF), 0.93 and 10.8 mg L^?1 (UC) and 0.20 and 0.70 mg L^?1 (UPCT), resulting in a tenfold, 12‐fold and fourfold difference between the least and most susceptible populations at each laboratory respectively. For chlorantraniliprole, LC₅₀ values ranged between 0.10 and 0.56 mg L^?1 (NAGREF), 0.23 and 1.34 mg L^?1 (UC) and 0.04 and 0.24 mg L^?1 (UPCT), resulting in a sixfold difference in all three cases. Overall, UPCT reported lower mean LC₅₀ to indoxacarb, while UC reported higher LC₅₀ to chlorantraniliprole. CONCLUSIONS: The new bioassay is reliable, providing a useful tool in the design of IRM strategies. Within each country/lab, the variability observed in the results for both indoxacarb and chlorantraniliprole can be attributed to natural variation. Future research is necessary to determine the extent to which it is possible to compare results among laboratories. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Response of the tomato miner Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) to thirteen insecticides in semi‐natural conditions in Tunisia

Experiments on larvicide and ovicide activity of 13 insecticides in semi‐natural conditions showed a medium to low efficacy of bio‐insecticides on all instars of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) except for Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner var. kurstaki which was distinguished by an average mortality of 72.5%. Spinosad and Spinetoram based insecticides showed high efficiency in controlling all instars of larvae with respectively an average mortality of 66.5% and 85.6%. However, this study revealed a unique ovicide effect of azadirachtin‐neem oil based insecticide with 43.8% egg mortality.     

Mating disruption for the control of Aonidiella aurantii Maskell (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) may contribute to increased effectiveness of natural enemies

BACKGROUND: New directives on sustainable use of pesticides have encouraged research on efficient alternative pest control methods. In the case of the California red scale (CRS), Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), this imperative, along with the many difficulties in controlling this pest, have led to the investigation of new approaches. Previously developed mating disruption (MD) dispensers, together with the augmentative releases of the parasitoid Aphytis melinus DeBach, are here considered as a combined strategy for use against A. aurantii. RESULTS: Efficacy of MD was demonstrated by a mean reduction of 80% in CRS male catches and a mean fruit damage reduction of 83% compared with the control. A delay in the development of A. aurantii instars was observed in the MD plot. This delay increased the period of exposure of the susceptible instars to natural enemies, which resulted in higher predation and parasitism levels in the MD plot. Under laboratory conditions, A. melinus mating behaviour and effects on A. aurantii were not significantly altered in a CRS-pheromone-saturated environment. CONCLUSION: Mating disruption pheromone did not affect the behaviour or level of parasitism by A. melinus or the incidence of other generalist predators. Therefore, A. aurantii pheromone appears to be compatible with augmentative releases and biological control, making its use a good strategy for CRS management. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effects of reservoir dispenser height on efficacy of mating disruption of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple

BACKGROUND: The effect of varying the height of reservoir dispensers for mating disruption of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), was investigated. The goal was to improve the effectiveness of C. pomonella mating disruption through improved understanding of adult distribution within the tree canopy and the impact of pheromone dispenser placement on disruption. Two dispensers per tree were placed at 2 m and 4 m and/or one dispenser at each height on the tree at a label rate of 1000 units ha^?1. Monitoring traps and tethered female moths were deployed in plots at 2 and 4 m heights to assess treatment effects by catches or matings respectively. RESULTS: Fewest male moths were captured with all dispensers placed at 4 m. Female mating was lowest, and with least variation between females tethered at 2 and 4 m, when dispensers were placed simultaneously at 2 and 4 m (28% mated). Mating was 32% with both dispensers at 4 m, 38% with both dispensers at 2 m and 46% in the no disruption control. Mating was highest across treatments when females were tethered at 2 m and dispensers placed at 4 m (40%), and when females were tethered at 4 m with dispensers placed at 2 m (46%). CONCLUSION: Traps at 4 m in trees captured more male moths than traps at 2 m, regardless of disruption dispenser positioning. Female mating was lowest when dispensers were placed simultaneously at 2 and 4 m, suggesting that current recommendations for placement of reservoir dispensers in tree crowns may be suboptimal. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry