New Insect Records on Brazilian Peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae), in South Florida

Cassani, J. R.; Maloney, Darlene; Habeck, D. H.; Bennett, F. D.

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“…Herbivory also may influence the Brazilian peppertree distribution in South America, and surveys have identified a diverse insect herbivore community (Bennett et al 1990;Bennett and Habeck 1991;McKay et al 2009). Herbivory is presumably much higher in the native range than in Florida, where several insect herbivores have been reported on Brazilian peppertree, but damage is minimal (Cassani 1986;Cassani et al 1989;Wheeler et al 2001). Whether herbivory limits the distribution of Brazilian peppertree on a large scale in South America is unknown, but would seem unlikely.…”

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Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Florida and South America: evidence of a possible niche shift driven by hybridization

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Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, Anacardiaceae) was introduced into Florida from South America in the 1800s and commercialized as an ornamental plant. Based on herbaria records and available literature, it began to escape cultivation and invade ruderal and natural habitats in the 1950s, and is now considered to be one of Florida's most widespread and damaging invasive plants. Historical records and molecular evidence indicate that two genetic lineages of Brazilian peppertree were established in Florida, one in Miami on the east coast and a second near Punta Gorda on the west coast. Since arriving, the distributions of these two types have greatly expanded, and they have extensively hybridized. Principal component analysis and reciprocal niche fitting were used to test the equivalency of climatic niches of the Florida populations with the climatic niches of the two South American chloroplast haplotype groups which established in Florida. Both approaches indicated a significant shift in niches between the parental populations in the native range and the invasive populations in Florida. The models, however, closely predicted the areas of initial establishment. We hypothesize that (1) Brazilian peppertree was able to gain an initial foothold in Florida due to niche similarity and (2) the current dissimilarity in native and exotic niches is due to hybridization followed by rapid selection of genotypes adapted to Florida's climate. In addition, to examine the potential consequence of the introduction of additional genetic diversity from the native range on invasion success, a niche model constructed with occurrences of all native genotypes was projected onto the continental United States. The result of this test indicated that under such an event, the potential invasive range would greatly expand to cover most of the southeastern USA. Our study suggests that multiple introductions from disjunct regions in the native range can facilitate invasion success.Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (

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Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Florida and South America: evidence of a possible niche shift driven by hybridization

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“…Recent higher-level classification of the Noctuidae now recognizes the former subfamily, Euteliinae, as a family (Zahiri et al 2011). In Florida, the genus Paectes is represented by several native species including Paectes abrostoloides (Guenée) (Cassani, Maloney, Habeck, and Bennett 1989), Paectes devincta (Walker), Paectes fuscescens (Walker) and Paectes nana (Walker) (M. Pogue, unpublished manuscript), all of which have been collected on Brazilian peppertree. A record of Paectes obrotunda (Guenée) from Brazilian peppertree in Florida listed by Cassani et al (1989) is a misidentification of P. nana (M. Pogue, unpublished manuscript Williams et al 2007 for details).…”

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“…In Florida, the genus Paectes is represented by several native species including Paectes abrostoloides (Guenée) (Cassani, Maloney, Habeck, and Bennett 1989), Paectes devincta (Walker), Paectes fuscescens (Walker) and Paectes nana (Walker) (M. Pogue, unpublished manuscript), all of which have been collected on Brazilian peppertree. A record of Paectes obrotunda (Guenée) from Brazilian peppertree in Florida listed by Cassani et al (1989) is a misidentification of P. nana (M. Pogue, unpublished manuscript Williams et al 2007 for details). Pure A and pure B trees had ancestry coefficients !0.9 from west or east coast introductions, respectively, and trees were classified as hybrids if they had an ancestry coefficient of 0.4Á0.6 for either east or west ancestry.…”

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Description and biology ofPaectes longiformis(Lepidoptera: Euteliidae), a new species from Brazil and potential biological control agent of Brazilian peppertree in Florida

Manrique

Díaz

Pogue

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Biocontrol Science and Technology

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Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae), native to South America, has invaded different habitats throughout south and central Florida. In recent surveys of natural enemies conducted in Salvador, Brazil (native range), a new species in the genus Paectes (Lepidoptera: Euteliidae) was found feeding on foliage of Brazilian peppertree. The objectives of this study were to describe the adult, larva and pupa and to examine the life history parameters of the new species, Paectes longiformis Pogue, a potential biocontrol agent of Brazilian peppertree. Survival and development of immature stages were examined at six constant temperatures (ranging from 16 to 348C). All stages of P. longiformis were exposed to 08C for 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 d, and lethal times were calculated (Ltime 50 , Ltime 90 ). Paectes longiformis laid eggs singly on the plant foliage and completed five instars including a non-feeding pre-pupal stage that moved to the soil where it spun a cocoon. Complete development occurred at temperatures from 19 to 318C, the lower developmental threshold was estimated to be 11.58C and 454 degree-days were required to complete development from egg to adult. The lethal times at 08C (Ltime 50 01 d, Ltime 90 05 d) were used to construct isothermal lines to predict areas of establishment in the continental US. The predicted distribution includes the southeastern states including Florida, in addition to southern Texas and Arizona, and California. Overall, this study provides a species description, along with baseline information about the biology and temperature requirements of P. longiformis, a potential biological control agent of Brazilian peppertree.

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“…Flowers produce copious amounts of pollen and nectar, and are primarily insect pollinated. A diverse fauna of diurnal insects representing the orders Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera has been found associated with the flowers of Brazilian peppertree in Florida (Ewel et al 1982, Cassani 1986, Cassani et al 1989.…”

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“…A classical biological control program was initiated in Florida during the mid 1980s following the completion of two domestic surveys of the insect fauna associated with Brazilian peppertree conducted between May 1979 and July 1980 at three sites in Lee County, Florida (Cassani 1986, Cassani et al 1989). These surveys revealed 115 arthropod species associated with the plant.…”

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Calophya latiforceps, a New Species of Jumping Plant Lice (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) Associated withSchinus terebinthifolius(Anacardiaceae) in Brazil

Burckhardt

Manrique

Díaz

et al. 2011

Florida Entomologist

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New Insect Records on Brazilian Peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae), in South Florida

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Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Florida and South America: evidence of a possible niche shift driven by hybridization

Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Florida and South America: evidence of a possible niche shift driven by hybridization

Description and biology ofPaectes longiformis(Lepidoptera: Euteliidae), a new species from Brazil and potential biological control agent of Brazilian peppertree in Florida

Calophya latiforceps, a New Species of Jumping Plant Lice (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) Associated withSchinus terebinthifolius(Anacardiaceae) in Brazil

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