Mediterranean black fig fly, Silba adipata McAlpine (Diptera: Lonchaeidae), recorded from South Africa

Giliomee, J.H.; Venter, Elna; Wohlfarter, M.

doi:10.4001/1021-3589-15.2.383

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“…Of the known species, S. adipata McAlpine, 1956 (known as the Mediterranean black fig fly) produces larvae that feed on the fleshy parts of syconium of F. carica L., 1753 (Katsoyannos & Guerin 1984). It is regarded as an agricultural pest and has been recorded from the Mediterranean area and South Africa (Giliomee et al . 2007).…”

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Predation on the pollinating fig wasp of Ficus erecta by larvae of Silba sp. (Diptera: Lonchaeidae)

Okamoto

MacGowan

蘇

2012

Entomological Science

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This study examined the insect assemblage within the syconium of the dioecious fig Ficus erecta Thunb., 1786 (Moraceae) on Kii‐Oshima Island, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Species present included pollinating and non‐pollinating fig wasps Blastophaga nipponica Grandi, 1921 and Sycoscapter inubiae Ishii, 1934, respectively, as well as an undetermined species of Silba Macquart, 1851 (Diptera: Lonchaeidae). Larvae of Silba sp. were found only in fig syconia containing B. nipponica. Observations revealed that larvae of Silba sp. fed on female adults of B. nipponica within fig galls by thrusting their heads through the intersegmental membrane. Furthermore, larvae of Silba sp. had a high predation rate (90%). These observations suggest that larvae of Silba sp. are specialized for feeding on B. nipponica and have a negative effect on populations of this species.

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Predation on the pollinating fig wasp of Ficus erecta by larvae of Silba sp. (Diptera: Lonchaeidae)

Okamoto

MacGowan

蘇

2012

Entomological Science

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“…Their natural enemies influence the population density of insect pests [14]. According to Giliomee et al [16], the main host plant of Silba sp. is fruit.…”

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Geographical distribution, population density, and fruit damage due to pest, Silba adipata McAlpine (Diptera: Lochaeidae) on cayenne pepper in Bali, Indonesia

Yuliadhi,

Merta,

Suriani

et al. 2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens L). is one of the leading vegetable plants in Bali. The black fruit fly is a new pest species that strips fruit before it is ripe. Initially, the symptoms of fruit dropping were caused by fruit flies of the Bactrocera dorsalis (Tephritidae), however, preliminary survey results showed that the type of pest that attacked was the black fruit fly Silba adipata from the Lonchaidae family. This study aims to determine distribution, population density, and fruit damage caused by Silba sp. in Bali. Field research was carried out in nine districts/city in Bali. Meanwhile, laboratory research was carried out at the Integrated Pest Management Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University. The results showed that the S. adipata pest has spread evenly throughout all districts/city in Bali. The highest population was found in the Bangli district, with 22.09 individuals per plant, and the lowest population was found in Denpasar city, with 1.92 individuals per plant. Altiduinally, the highest population density was in altitude areas between 500-750 m above sea level. The highest percentage of attack and damage to small chilies due to fly attack was in Bangli at 41.33%, and the lowest was found in Denpasar City.

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“…In California and South Africa the caprifig trees (male trees) of F. carica produce three caprifig crops per year: the summer profichi crop (with galls and male flowers); an autumn mammoni crop (galls and abortive male flowers); and an overwintering mamme crop (galls and abortive male flowers) where the figs only mature the following spring (Armstrong, 1988;Giliomee et al, 2007;Tribolate, 1912). Pollen laden female fig wasps leaving the profichi crop enter the mammoni crop and oviposit into the ovules; the resulting wasp progeny leaving this crop then oviposit in the mamme crop and those wasps then complete the cycle by ovipositing in the profichi crop again.…”

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Fig wasps and pollination.

Kjellberg¹,

Noort²,

Rasplus³

2022

The Fig: Botany, Production and Uses

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Mediterranean black fig fly, Silba adipata McAlpine (Diptera: Lonchaeidae), recorded from South Africa

Cited by 16 publications

References 5 publications

Predation on the pollinating fig wasp of Ficus erecta by larvae of Silba sp. (Diptera: Lonchaeidae)

Predation on the pollinating fig wasp of Ficus erecta by larvae of Silba sp. (Diptera: Lonchaeidae)

Geographical distribution, population density, and fruit damage due to pest, Silba adipata McAlpine (Diptera: Lochaeidae) on cayenne pepper in Bali, Indonesia

Fig wasps and pollination.

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