Establishment and seasonal activity in New Zealand of Mastrus ridens, a gregarious ectoparasitoid of codling moth Cydia pomonella

BioControl ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. Charles ◽  
W. R. Manoharie Sandanayaka ◽  
James T. S. Walker ◽  
Peter W. Shaw ◽  
Asha Chhagan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Seasonal Activity ◽  
Mastrus Ridens

scholarly journals Parasitoids associated with codling moth (Cydia pomonella) in apple-growing regions in New Zealand

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Vicky A. Davis ◽  
W.R. Manoharie Sandanayaka ◽  
John G. Charles
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Parasitoid Wasp ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Parasitoid Species ◽  
Light Brown Apple Moth ◽  
Corrugated Cardboard ◽  
Major Pest ◽  
Control Light ◽  
Mastrus Ridens

Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) (CM) is a major pest of apples in New Zealand. Several biocontrol agents introduced in the past to control CM have only been partially successful at reducing CM populations, so a parasitoid wasp, Mastrus ridens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), was recently released into apple-growing regions. This study sought evidence of the establishment of CM parasitoids. Corrugated cardboard bands (2-cm wide bands with sentinel CM larvae and 10-cm wide empty bands to trap wild CM larvae) were used to assess the presence of M. ridens and other CM parasitoids in Hawke’s Bay, Nelson, Central Otago and Waikato regions. Five CM parasitoid species, including M. ridens, were recovered from sentinel and wide bands. Liotryphon caudatus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, released to control CM in 1906) was found in Hawke’s Bay and Waikato. Ascogaster quadridentata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, released to control CM in the 1930s), Glabridorsum stokesii (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, released in 1967 to control light brown apple moth), Dibrachys microgastri (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae, an accidental arrival) and M. ridens were found in all regions. The interspecific competition between M. ridens and other parasitoid species remains to be investigated.

scholarly journals Longevity and fecundity of laboratoryreared Liotryphon caudatus an ectoparasitoid of codling moth

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 318-318
Author(s):  
V.A. Davis ◽  
W.R.M. Sandanayaka ◽  
J.G. Charles
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Laboratory Colony ◽  
Mastrus Ridens

Liotryphon caudatus was introduced into New Zealand to control codling moth (CM; Cydia pomonella) in the early 1900s As part of ongoing research into the biological control of CM a laboratory colony of L caudatus was established from fieldcollected adults reared on diapausing CM larvae The longevity and fecundity of laboratoryreared L caudatus adults were measured at 231C and 16 h photoperiod Longevity in a nonhost environment was measured by holding a newly emerged female and a male in a container with water and food Survival of 18 pairs was monitored daily The food and water in the containers were refreshed regularly The fecundity and the longevity of females were measured by providing five diapausing CM larvae to each of nine mated females (age 710 days) in a similar container with food and water The CM larvae were replaced every 48 hours until the females were dead In the interactions between L caudatus and Mastrus ridens a recently released gregarious ectoparasitoid of codling moth in applegrowing areas where L caudatus has already established

scholarly journals Colony optimisation of Mastrus ridens (Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae) a potential biological control agent of codling moth in New Zealand

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 227-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.R.M. Sandanayaka ◽  
A. Chhagan ◽  
N.E.M. Page-Weir ◽  
J.G. Charles
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Classical Biological Control ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
The Body ◽  
Host Feeding ◽  
Mastrus Ridens

Mastrus ridens (Horstmann) (Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae) was imported from Argentina into New Zealand as part of a classical biological control programme against codling moth (CM) Cydia pomonella (L) (Lepidoptera Tortricidae) A laboratory colony was successfully established and maintained in quarantine and experiments were conducted to understand the biology and behaviour of the parasitoid to maximise its efficiency prior to release Nave females parasitised a maximum of four CM larvae/day laying a total of 12915 eggs However a single CM larva could support the development of a maximum of 10 parasitoids The body sizes of emerging M ridens females in the colony decreased with an increase in the number of pupae developing on a single CM larva because of competition Female M ridens preferred larger CM larvae to smaller larvae in cocoons for oviposition Superparasitism host feeding and the number of CM larvae hosting damaged parasitoid eggs increased with decreasing host/parasitoid ratios

scholarly journals Will Peri-Urban Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Challenge Local Eradication?

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Horner ◽  
Georgia Paterson ◽  
James T.S. Walker ◽  
George L.W. Perry ◽  
Rodelyn Jaksons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Spatial Interpolation ◽  
Spatial Clustering ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Catch Rate ◽  
Trap Catch ◽  
Urban Populations ◽  
Host Trees ◽  
The City

Codling moth, Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is a phytosanitary pest of New Zealand’s export apples. The sterile insect technique supplements other controls in an eradication attempt at an isolated group of orchards in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. There has been no attempt in New Zealand to characterize potential sources of uncontrolled peri-urban populations, which we predicted to be larger than in managed orchards. We installed 200 pheromone traps across Hastings city, which averaged 0.32 moths/trap/week. We also mapped host trees around the pilot eradication orchards and installed 28 traps in rural Ongaonga, which averaged 0.59 moths/trap/week. In Hastings, traps in host trees caught significantly more males than traps in non-host trees, and spatial interpolation showed evidence of spatial clustering. Traps in orchards operating the most stringent codling moth management averaged half the catch rate of Hastings peri-urban traps. Orchards with less rigorous moth control had a 5-fold higher trap catch rate. We conclude that peri-urban populations are significant and ubiquitous, and that special measures to reduce pest prevalence are needed to achieve area-wide suppression and reduce the risk of immigration into export orchards. Because the location of all host trees in Hastings is not known, it could be more cost-effectively assumed that hosts are ubiquitous across the city and the area treated accordingly.

Mass rearing and release of Mastrus ridens (Hym: Ichneumonidae) a parasitoid for the biological control of codling moth Cydia pomonella.

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. M. Sandanayaka ◽  
J. G. Charles ◽  
V. A. Davis ◽  
A. Chhagan ◽  
P. W. Shaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Mass Rearing ◽  
Mastrus Ridens

scholarly journals Infrared detection of codling moth larvae in apples

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 322
Author(s):  
R.T. Wilkinson ◽  
L.E. Jamieson ◽  
A.J. Hawthorne ◽  
D.E. Hartnett ◽  
N.E.M. Page-Weir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Cold Treatment ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Infrared Detection ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Infrared Wavelengths

Codling moth, Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is a key pest of apples exported from New Zealand and is dif cult to control at levels required to ensure quarantine security demanded by many countries. Market access for New Zealand apples into countries with strict codling-moth quarantine regulations currently relies on methyl bromide fumigation combined with cold treatment (e.g. Japan) or the use of a rigorous systems approach (e.g. Taiwan). Detection of codling moth in apples would enable the very few apples in the packhouse with codling moth to be graded out. In this study, a commercially available Compac Spectrim grading system was used to determine if codling moth entry holes could be detected. This system provides high-clarity images through enhanced lighting and optics, as well as using various infrared wavelengths to target different defects and machine-learning algorithms to differentiate defects. Apples infested with first- or third-instar codling moth larvae were processed through the Spectrim machine. The system successfully identi ed 100% of apples infested with rst- instar larvae and 96% of apples infested with third-instar larvae. Additionally, damage caused by the two life stages was able to be differentiated.

Survival of the gregarious ectoparasitoid Mastrus ridens on codling moth, Cydia pomonella, and non-target species

BioControl ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. Charles ◽  
W. R. Manoharie Sandanayaka ◽  
Asha Chhagan ◽  
Natalie E. M. Page-Weir
Keyword(s):  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Target Species ◽  
Mastrus Ridens

scholarly journals Efficacy of phosphine fumigation of apples for codling moth (Cydia pomonella) disinfestation

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 75-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J. Rogers ◽  
B.L. Bycroft ◽  
K.G. Somerfield ◽  
D.W. Brash ◽  
D. Klementz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Larval Mortality ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Minimal Effect ◽  
Two Temperatures ◽  
Specific Control

Codling moth although rare on New Zealand export pipfruit is a quarantine actionable pest that limits access to countries where it is not present and requires specific control measures during production Fumigation with phosphine gas is a disinfestation technology that has recently been extended to fresh produce Apples infested with codling moth fifth instar larvae and eggs were fumigated for two durations at concentrations from 500 to 3500 ppm phosphine at two temperatures Larval mortality assessed 3 days post fumigation at 05C increased with increasing dose with little difference between 48 and 72h treatments In contrast mortality after fumigation of larvae at 12C did not increase with dose and resulted in overall higher mortality than 05C Codling moth eggs were more susceptible to fumigation at 05C than at 12C; fumigation at 12C had minimal effect at all doses The implications for improved market access using phosphine fumigation are discussed

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