Augmentative Release of Two Established Parasite Species to Suppress Populations of the Gypsy Moth1

Blumenthal, Michael E.; Fusco, Robert A.; Reardon, Richard C.

doi:10.1093/jee/72.2.281

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“…In the early 1900s, 16 tachinid species were introduced from Europe to the northern United States (New England) to control the gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.) and the brown tail moth Nygmia phaerrhoea Don. Two speciesnamely, Blepharipa pratensis Meigen and Compsilura concinnata Meigenbecame established in many US states and were later used for augmentative releases of 83,658 flies against the gypsy moth (Blumenthal et al, 1979). Two other species, Exorista larvarum (L.) and Parasetigena sylvestris (RobineauDesvoidy),well known as antagonists of L. dispar in Europe, were used in inoculative releases in the northern United States and became established (Sabrosky and Reardon, 1976;Kenis and Lopez Vaamonde, 1998).…”

Section: Tachinidaementioning

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Production of Dipteran Parasitoids

Dindo¹,

Grenier²

2014

Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms

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Section: Tachinidaementioning

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Production of Dipteran Parasitoids

Dindo¹,

Grenier²

2014

Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms

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“…Both the inundative release of parasitoids and the release of sterile pests have been effectively used against a variety of pest species, although each method has also had its share of failures. For example, the inundative release of parasitoids has been successful in suppressing house flies (Morgan et al [1981]), sugar cane borers (Summers et al [1976]), gypsy moth (Blumenthal et al [1979]), tobacco budworm (Lingren et al [1978]), and tobacco fruitworm (Oatman and Platner [1978]). Sterile releases have successfully suppressed or eradicated screwworms (Baumhover et al [1955]; Krafsur et al [1986], Drosophila (Mason et al [1976]), melon flies (Iwahashi [1977], tsetse flies, (Curtis [1980]) and codling moths (Proverbs et al [1977].…”

Section: Inundative Release Of Parasitoids and Sterilementioning

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Combining Methods of Pest Control: Complementarity of Methods and a Guiding Principle

Barclay

1987

Natural Resource Modeling

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Four sets of models are examined which represent various pairwise combinations of several methods of pest control. These methods involve the release of sterile male pests, the inundative release of parasitoids, insecticide application, pheromone trapping and food‐baited trapping with either insecticides or sterilants. It was observed that two pest control methods will combine synergistically, and thus be complimentary, if their optimal action is at different pest densities and varies differently with pest density. The synergism thus generated by differing dependence on density, can however, be obscured if the two control methods interfere with each other in some other way, as occurs for example with the use of both insecticides and inundative release of parasitoids.

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“…concinnata is a potentially important parasitoid which has been used in an experimental release against the gypsy moth (Blumenthal et al 1979). Its hostrelated microhabitat preferences have not been fully investigated, and so the present study was initiated.…”

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Occurrence of Some Flea Beetle Pests of Parkland Rapeseed Crops in Open Prairie and Forest in Saskatchewan (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Burgess

1982

Can Entomol

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Can. Ent. 114: 617-622 (1982) Tethered gypsy moth larvae, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), vlaced in various tree microhabitats were most heavilv varasitized b~ Compsilura < .concinnata (Meigen) (Diptera: Tachinidae) near the ground especially on leaves.In laboratory experiments, hosts were parasitized primarily between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM (E.S.T.), with little parasitism at night. These data suggest that in the field, this tachinid will most efficiently attack young gypsy moth caterpillars, as instars 1 to 3 are the only ones consistently on or near foliage during daylight. C . concinnata females successfully parasitized young hosts, but larval development on 2nd instars was twice as long as that on 4th instars. Thus, only one generation of parasitoids on gypsy moths is likely per year. Results indicate that methods for improving the effectiveness of this parasitoid should emphasize increasing adult numbers early in the season.

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Augmentative Release of Two Established Parasite Species to Suppress Populations of the Gypsy Moth1

Cited by 11 publications

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Production of Dipteran Parasitoids

Production of Dipteran Parasitoids

Combining Methods of Pest Control: Complementarity of Methods and a Guiding Principle

Occurrence of Some Flea Beetle Pests of Parkland Rapeseed Crops in Open Prairie and Forest in Saskatchewan (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

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