The Tobacco Budworm on St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands: Host Plants, Population Survey and Estimates

The paper treats fifteen species of leaf-mining pygmy moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) discovered in the Neotropics (British Virgin Islands, Belize, Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Ecuador), and Ando-Patagonian region (Argentina and Chile). Except for two species, all belong to Stigmella Schrank. Twelve species are new, and are named and described in the current paper: Stigmella apicibrunella Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. decora Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. unicaudata Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. sanmartini Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. patula Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. torosa Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. monstrata Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. huahumi Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. venezuelica Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. virginica Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; Fomoria miranda Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; and Hesperolyra robinsoni Stonis, sp. n. Newly discovered variation of male genitalia of the Andean Stigmella rudis Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 is briefly discussed, and the formerly poorly understood Stigmella hylomaga (Meyrick, 1931) is redescribed and documented with photographs for the first time. We also present more photographs and add some addtional information on Stigmella gallicola van Nieukerken & Nishida, a recently described gall-maker from Costa Rica.The paper also provides new host-plant data: some of the described (or redescribed) species are reported for the first time as leaf-miners on plants belonging to Euphorbiaceae (Acalypha padifolia Kunth), Salicaceae (Azara microphylla Hook. f.), Fabaceae (Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd. or I. edulis Mart.), Rhamnaceae (Colletia spinosissima J. F. Gmel.), Geraniaceae or Vivianiaceae (Rhynchotheca spinosa Ruiz & Pav.), and Asteraceae (Mutisia decurrens Cav.). All species treated in the paper are illustrated with photographs of the adults and genitalia, a distribution map, and also photographs of the leaf-mines and host plants when available.

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Control of the Red-Banded Thrips, Selenothrips rubrocinctus Giard, on Acalypha

The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico ◽

10.46429/jaupr.v42i4.12606 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 42 (4) ◽

pp. 258-262

Author(s):

Silverio Medina Gaud

Keyword(s):

East Africa ◽

Host Plants ◽

Virgin Islands ◽

Lesser Antilles ◽

Complete Control ◽

Concentrate Emulsion

The red-banded thrips, Selenothrips rubrocinctus Giard, is one of the most common and injurious species of insects attacking a large variety of plants, shrubs, and trees in our Island. This insect has been recorded from the Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands, East Africa, and Florida. A series of host plants are recorded and the insect is described. Some insecticides were tested, mainly BHC, Endrin, DDT, and Aldrin. Each of them, when used at the rate of 1 pint of the concentrate emulsion in 100 gallons of water, is effective for the control of the pest. The spray should be applied at intervals of 2 weeks. From two to three applications effect complete control.

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Arenariomyces triseptatus. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria ◽

10.1079/dfb/20093355594 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

D. I. Enríquez

Keyword(s):

Puerto Rico ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Host Plants ◽

Rhizophora Mangle ◽

French Polynesia ◽

Virgin Islands ◽

Thalassia Testudinum

Abstract A description is provided for Arenariomyces triseptatus. Information on the host plants (Rhizophora mangle, Sargassum sp., and Thalassia testudinum), geographical distribution (Mexico, Thailand, American Virgin Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, French Polynesia, and Hawaii, USA), and dispersal and transmission of the pathogen is presented.

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Lindra thalassiae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria ◽

10.1079/dfb/20093355601 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

D. I. Enríquez

Keyword(s):

Puerto Rico ◽

New Zealand ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

Trinidad And Tobago ◽

Host Plants ◽

French Polynesia ◽

Virgin Islands ◽

Thalassia Testudinum ◽

Ruppia Maritima ◽

Sargasso Sea

Abstract A description is provided for Lindra thalassiae. Information on the host plants (Halimeda sp., Ruppia maritima, Sargassum cinereum, Sargassum sp., Thalassia testudinum and Tydemania expeditionis), geographical distribution (Canada; Mexico; Florida and Texas, USA; Belize; Karnataka and Kerala, India; Japan; Bermuda; Sargasso Sea; Queensland, Australia; New Zealand; American Virgin Islands; Bahamas; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Martinique; Puerto Rico; Trinidad and Tobago; Seychelles; Fiji; and French Polynesia), and dispersal and transmission of the pathogen is presented.

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Heliothis virescens. [Distribution map].

Distribution Maps of Plant Pests ◽

10.1079/dmpp/20056600238 ◽

1967 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

North America ◽

South America ◽

Central America ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Heliothis Virescens ◽

West Indies ◽

Host Plants ◽

Tobacco Budworm ◽

Distribution Map ◽

New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Heliothis virescens (F.) (Lep., Noctuidae) (Tomato Budworm, Tobacco Budworm). Host Plants: Cotton, tomato, tobacco. Information is given on the geographical distribution in NORTH AMERICA, Mexico, U.S.A., CENTRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES, El Salvador, Nicaragua, West Indies, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

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In vivo penetration and metabolism of methyl parathion in larvae of the tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (F.), fed different host plants

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology ◽

10.1016/0048-3575(89)90075-8 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 49-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

S.F. Abd-Elghafar ◽

W.C. Dauterman ◽

E. Hodgson

Keyword(s):

Heliothis Virescens ◽

Host Plants ◽

Methyl Parathion ◽

Tobacco Budworm

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Wild Host Plants of the Corn Earworm and the Tobacco Budworm in Eastern North Carolina1

Journal of Economic Entomology ◽

10.1093/jee/56.2.135 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 135-139 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

H. H. Neunzig

Keyword(s):

Host Plants ◽

Corn Earworm ◽

Tobacco Budworm ◽

Wild Host

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Distribution and Abundance of Early-Season Wild Host Plants and Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm Populations (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in an Intensively Cropped Area of the Mid-Delta of Mississippi

Journal of Entomological Science ◽

10.18474/0749-8004-26.1.9 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 9-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

G. L. Snodgrass ◽

E. A. Stadelbacher ◽

J. W. Smith

Keyword(s):

Heliothis Virescens ◽

Helicoverpa Zea ◽

Host Plants ◽

Tobacco Budworm ◽

Suitable Habitat ◽

Pest Species ◽

Washington County ◽

Early Season ◽

Wild Host ◽

Wild Hosts

An intensively cropped area of the Mississippi Delta located in Washington County, Mississippi was sampled to determine distribution and abundance of early-season wild host plants of Heliothis virescens (F.) and Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), and F1 larval populations on them. The area sampled was approximately 6.4 km square with an approximate area of 4,146 ha. Wild host plants were most numerous along roadsides, ditch and field margins, and in small (usually dry) ditches and their margins. The total area of suitable habitat for these wild hosts was estimated as 98.8 ha which represented approximately 2.4% of the total area. Species of Geranium were the most abundant wild hosts found. Helicoverpa zea and Heliothis virescens were estimated to average a combined total of 62 larvae per ha of wild host plants. These data demonstrate that experiments on the control of both pest species on wild hosts on an area-wide basis in the Delta are possible due to the confinement of these pests and their wild host plants to a relatively small area.

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