A Note on the Relative Abundance of Flea Beetles (<i>Phyllotreta</i>Stephens and<i>Psylliodes</i>Berthold) on Different Cruciferous Crops

Dobson, Ronald M.

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“…1998; Glits 2000). Phyllotreta cruciferae Goeze ranks among the most important pest flea beetles of cruciferous crops in Europe and in North‐America (Dobson 1956; Jourdheuil 1966; Feeny et al. 1970; Lamb and Turnock 1982; Vig 1992, 1998a; Sáringer 1998).…”

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“…(Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) are important pests of mainly cruciferous crops, causing damage in part by feeding on seedlings in early spring, and in part through propagating several plant pathogens (Markham and Smith 1949;Campbell and Colt 1967;Ryden 1989;Dillard et al 1998;Glits 2000). Phyllotreta cruciferae Goeze ranks among the most important pest flea beetles of cruciferous crops in Europe and in North-America (Dobson 1956;Jourdheuil 1966;Feeny et al 1970;Lamb and Turnock 1982;Vig 1992Vig , 1998aSá ringer 1998). Phyllotreta vittula Redtenbacher is an important pest in Europe (Kaszab 1962;Vig , 1998b causing serious damages also on monocotyledonous plants (Nagy and Deseö 1969;Vig 1992Vig , 1998cSzeö ke 1997).…”

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Similarities in pheromonal communication of flea beetles Phyllotreta cruciferae Goeze and Ph. vittula Redtenbacher (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

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J Applied Entomology

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Remarkable similarities have been found in the pheromonal communication of Phyllotreta vittula Redtenbacher and of Ph. cruciferae Goeze (European population) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). In previously published European field tests with Ph. cruciferae, only the major male‐produced sesquiterpene identified from North American Ph. cruciferae [compound A, (6R,7S)‐2,2,6,10‐tetramethylbicyclo[5.4.0]undeca‐1(11),9‐diene] was behaviourally active; unexpectedly, the European species Ph. vittula also responded in these tests and in the same way. In the present study, both the European population of Ph. cruciferae and Ph. vittula were shown to produce the same blend of compounds found in North American Ph. cruciferae and in similar proportions. Compound A is concluded to be a pheromone component for Ph. vittula as well as for Ph. cruciferae. In previously published tests with host compounds, Ph. vittula preferred 3‐butenyl isothiocyanate to allyl isothiocyante whereas the reverse was true for Ph. cruciferae. It was also learned earlier that compound A enhanced the response of both species toward allyl isothiocyanate. The present study further explored interactions between compound A and the two isothiocyanates. Thus, the highest catches of Ph. vittula were recorded in traps with the combination of racemic compound A with 3‐butenyl isothiocyanate, while highest Ph. cruciferae catches (and of Ph. nigripes Fabr.) were observed in traps with the combination of compound A with allyl isothiocyanate. Therefore, with the optimal combination of pheromonal and host‐derived stimuli, more specific communication channels may exist for the different Phyllotreta spp. Both Ph. cruciferae and Ph. vittula rank among the most important pest flea beetles in Europe.

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Similarities in pheromonal communication of flea beetles Phyllotreta cruciferae Goeze and Ph. vittula Redtenbacher (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

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“…The crucifer flea beetle, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze), is a common pest on cruciferous crops in Europe (Newton 1928;Dobson 1956;Dirimanov and Angelova 1964) and India (Gupta 1945;Varma 1961;Batra 1969). It was first recorded in Canada in 1923 at Agassiz, British Columbia and by the 1930's, through eastward migration, was causing serious damage to crops on the Canadian prairies.…”

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STUDIES OF AEDES TRISERIATUS (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) OVIPOSITION ATTRACTANTS. EVIDENCE FOR ATTRACTANT PRODUCTION BY KAOLIN-TREATED LARVAE

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Can. Ent. 11 1: 1395Ent. 11 1: -1407Ent. 11 1: (1979 The biology of the crucifer flea beetle, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze), was studied in the laboratory, and under field conditions in southwestern Ontario. Field-collected adults, held in a state of induced hibernation were used for some laboratory studies. A rearing procedure was developed and a culture maintained for eight generations provided additional adults for laboratory work. Development and behaviour of the various crucifer flea beetle stages at different temperatures were studied. The mean preoviposition period ranged from 3.8 (32°C) to 22 (20°C) days. 'Time required for development from egg to adult varied from 24 (30°C) to 54 (20°C) days. For oviposition capability and egg to adult development, developmental thresholds were ca. 17" and 1l0C, respectively, and 61 and 456 degree days were required. Crucifer flea beetle adults overwintered in leaf litter and the top 2.5 cm of soil, in windbreaks, fencerows, and cultivated areas. Adults appeared in early spring. Peak adult movement occurred at this time, primarily within 2 m of the ground, and oriented toward crucifer plots. Using heat unit summations calculated from soil temperatures, adult emergence in the field from eggs set out at various times was predicted with an accuracy of 2 3 . 7 days. Population studies and heat unit accumulations indicated that there was a single generation of crucifer flea beetle in 1974, and two generations in 1975. Adults were restricted primarily to cruciferous crops, with rutabaga and Chinese cabbage being the preferred hosts, among those varieties tested.

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“…The present study was undertaken in order to investigate the role played by plant chemicals in this discrimination in four flea beetle species and to identify some of the active compounds. Insects with wide and narrow host plant ranges were included in order to investigate whether they relied on different mechanisms when selecting appropriate host plants.Phyllotreta nemorurn L. and P. undulata Kutsch are common pest species all over Europe, feeding on a number of plants containing glucosinolates (Dobson, 1956; Heikertinger, 1925;Mohr, 1966;Nielsen, 1977). P. tetrastigma (Com.)…”

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“…Phyllotreta nemorurn L. and P. undulata Kutsch are common pest species all over Europe, feeding on a number of plants containing glucosinolates (Dobson, 1956; Heikertinger, 1925;Mohr, 1966;Nielsen, 1977). P. tetrastigma (Com.)…”

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Host Plant Selection of Monophagous and Oligophagous Flea Beetles Feeding on Crucifers

Nielsen

1978

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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Feeding responses of two oligophagous species, Phyllotreta nemorum and P. undulata, and two monophagous species, P. armoraciae and P. tetrastigma, feeding on horseradish, Armoracia rusticana, and large bittercress, Cardamine amara, respectively, have been evaluated by means of leaf disc tests.All species feed only on plants containing glucosinolates. Extracts made from a number of such species were tested for feeding inhibitory activity. There is good negative correlation between plant acceptability and feeding inhibitory activity of extracts in P. nemorum, but the monophagous species reject some plants which do not contain feeding inhibitors. Cucurbitacins from Iberis species have been identified as feeding inhibitors to P. nemorum and cardiac glycosides from Cheiranthus and Erysimum to P. undulata and P. tetrastigma.Both acceptable and unacceptable plants contain highly stimulatory glucosinolates to P. ar'moraciae and P. nemorum, and the beetles are not able to recognize their host plants solely by their content of glucosinolates. Preliminary results suggest that certain flavonoids from radish and horseradish are feeding stimulants to the two flea beetle species.A number of insect species feed solely on plants containing glucosinolates (mustard oil glucosides) and the compounds are known to stimulate feeding in a number of these insects (Hicks, 1974; Nielsen, 1978; Schoonhoven, 1972). Usually, these insects are able to discriminate between different glucosinolate containing plant species. The present study was undertaken in order to investigate the role played by plant chemicals in this discrimination in four flea beetle species and to identify some of the active compounds. Insects with wide and narrow host plant ranges were included in order to investigate whether they relied on different mechanisms when selecting appropriate host plants.Phyllotreta nemorurn L. and P. undulata Kutsch are common pest species all over Europe, feeding on a number of plants containing glucosinolates (Dobson, 1956; Heikertinger, 1925;Mohr, 1966;Nielsen, 1977). P. tetrastigma (Com.) is described as feeding on crucifers growing in moist places by Mohr (1966) but no plant species are mentioned. Only large bittercress, Cardamine amara, is mentioned as host plant by Hansen (1927) and Heikertinger (1925), and at least in Denmark there is a decided preferencefor this plant even though, occasionally, the beetle may be found on other species (Nielsen, unpubl.). P. armoraciae (Koch) is

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A Note on the Relative Abundance of Flea Beetles (PhyllotretaStephens andPsylliodesBerthold) on Different Cruciferous Crops

Cited by 11 publications

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Similarities in pheromonal communication of flea beetles Phyllotreta cruciferae Goeze and Ph. vittula Redtenbacher (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

Similarities in pheromonal communication of flea beetles Phyllotreta cruciferae Goeze and Ph. vittula Redtenbacher (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

STUDIES OF AEDES TRISERIATUS (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) OVIPOSITION ATTRACTANTS. EVIDENCE FOR ATTRACTANT PRODUCTION BY KAOLIN-TREATED LARVAE

Host Plant Selection of Monophagous and Oligophagous Flea Beetles Feeding on Crucifers

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