scholarly journals POPULATION DYNAMICS OF DROSOPHYLA SUZUKII (MATSAMURA) IN SWEET AND SOUR CHERRY ORCHARDS IN THE CENTRAL BALKANS MOUNTAIN

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (37) ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Petko Minkov ◽  
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Nedyalka Palagacheva ◽  
Vasiliy Dzhuvinov ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Red Wine ◽  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Sour Cherry ◽  
Spotted Wing Drosophila ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Soft Fruits

The spotted wing drosophila (SWD) Drosophila suzukii, Matsumura is a polyphagous for many stone and soft fruits species. The pest was recorded in 2014 at sweet cherry orchards in our country and has become a real pest, because SWD attack the fruit when they start to ripe. During 2017-2019 the study was carried out in the Institute of Mountain Stockbreeding and Agriculture in Troyan – Central part of the Balkans Mountain. For monitoring were used traps with red wine and apple vinegar. The first flies at the sweet cherry were found during the second decade of May and in the sour cherry - a little later, at the beginning of June, when the fruit start to ripe. The peak of the population dynamics was established in the second half of June, after which the density began to decreasing. It was found that D. suzukii was preferred more the sweet cherry fruits than sour cherry fruits.

Spatial distribution of spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and other insects in fruit of a sweet cherry (Rosaceae) orchard

2020 ◽  
Vol 152 (4) ◽  
pp. 450-473
Author(s):  
Amanda C. Chamberlain ◽  
Robert Lalonde ◽  
Howard M.A. Thistlewood
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Prunus Avium ◽  
Spotted Wing Drosophila ◽  
Tree Canopy ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
First Results ◽  
Southern Aspect ◽  
Rhagoletis Indifferens ◽  
Soft Fruits

AbstractSpotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is an invasive pest of many small and soft fruits. We present the first results concerning its oviposition in the canopy of a sweet cherry (Prunus avium Linnaeus; Rosaceae) orchard. We examined the distribution of arthropods emerging from fruits of five cultivars ripening successively over seven weeks, in interior and border rows, within four regions of the tree canopy (top/bottom height × north/south aspect), and measured the associated fruit ripeness (ºBrix). Single fruits were reared for more than two weeks: 1328 arthropods emerged from 887 cherries in June, and 10 426 emerged from 1071 cherries in July. When populations were low, significantly more D. suzukii were present in the northernmost row and northern canopy aspect. Later, its distribution with respect to cherry row, height, and aspect was homogenous. Drosophila suzukii density per sweet cherry was highest in the latest ripening cultivar, when its distribution was not homogeneous; significantly more D. suzukii were in the centre than the southernmost row, in the lower canopy, and the southern aspect, than elsewhere. In the early season, single egg clutches were found without aggregation. As population density increased, so did intraspecific aggregation, but D. suzukii did not co-exist with other Drosophila Fallén species, nor with Rhagoletis indifferens Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae) when present.

scholarly journals Population dynamics of spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in orchards in the Zagreb area

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Ivana Pajač Živković ◽  
Irena Brlić Puškarić ◽  
Darija Lemić
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Overlapping Generations ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Spotted Wing Drosophila ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Research Population ◽  
Zagreb Area ◽  
The City

The invasive species Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931), the spotted wing drosophila, was first recorded in Croatia in 2010. Since then, it has spread on Croatian territory but its presence has not yet been confirmed in the City of Zagreb. In this research population dynamics of D. suzukii was investigated in three orchards in Zagreb (Maksimir, Jelenovac, Zelenjak) in the period from 20th of March to 27th of November 2017. Feeding traps with apple vinegar were used for catching D. suzukii. The flight began in the period from 27th of June to 11th of July and lasted until 27th of November. The total pest catches were 874 specimens (Jelenovac 187, Maksimir 232 and Zelenjak 455). From September to November there was a continuous flight and a large increase in the number of caught flies, suggesting the presence of more overlapping generations. Besides the host plants, the development of the pest in this area is also enabled by suitable climatic conditions. The present population in the City of Zagreb County poses a danger to fruit producers in the Zagreb County. The results of this research are a contribution to better understanding of the population and the spread of the pest in Croatia.

scholarly journals Population Dynamics of Drosophila suzukii in Coastal and Mainland Sweet Cherry Orchards of Greece

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 621
Author(s):  
Stella A. Papanastasiou ◽  
Vasilis G. Rodovitis ◽  
Evmorfia P. Bataka ◽  
Eleni Verykouki ◽  
Nikos T. Papadopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Apple Cider ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Southern Mediterranean ◽  
Wild Hosts ◽  
Of Greece

Despite the recent invasion and wide spread of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Europe, little is known regarding its population trends in coastal areas of the southern Mediterranean countries. Using adult trapping and fruit sampling, we studied the population dynamics of D. suzukii in coastal and mainland (semi-highland) cherry orchards of Greece, from 2018 to 2020. Adults were captured in traps baited with apple cider vinegar, placed in conventional and unmanaged sweet-cherry orchards, and in neighbouring wild growing hosts. Sampling of sweet-cherry fruit to assess infestation levels was conducted from early and late-ripening cherry cultivars in both areas. Adults were captured throughout the year in the coastal area with two peaks registered in spring and late-autumn. Captures were nearly zero during the hot summer months. Flight activity exhibited only one peak in autumn at the mainland area, and ceased during winter and spring. Captures in wild hosts were lower during the sweet-cherry ripening period than later in the season. Higher sweet-cherry infestation levels were recorded in the coastal than in the mainland area and in unmanaged than in commercial orchards. Both early and late-ripening cultivars were highly susceptible to D. suzukii infestation in the coastal area. Infestation rates were higher in late-ripening cultivars than in early-ripening ones in the mainland area. We conclude that D. suzukii has well adapted to the Mediterranean climate of Greece, and is able to progressively exploit several crops and wild hosts of mainland and coastal areas.

scholarly journals Relationship BetweenDrosophila suzukiiand Postharvest Disorders of Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-50
Author(s):  
M.-M. Ayyanath ◽  
C. L. Zurowski ◽  
I. M. Scott ◽  
D. T. Lowery ◽  
M. C. Watson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Prunus Avium ◽  
Yeast Species ◽  
Spotted Wing Drosophila ◽  
Organophosphate Insecticide ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Sweet Cherries ◽  
Laboratory Populations ◽  
Laboratory Bioassays

Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, utilizes intact ripe fruits for oviposition and larval development. Sweet cherry (Prunus avium) and D. suzukii share a saprophytic microbial community, or microbiome, that colonizes the interior and exterior of the fruit, which benefits the nutrition and development of the flies. Some of the microbes, specifically yeast species, are also reportedly associated with a newly described slip-skin-like disorder of sweet cherries. In British Columbia (BC), Canada, contact-based insecticides and fungicides are applied to sweet cherry to suppress D. suzukii populations and cherry diseases, respectively. To date, no resistance to the organophosphate insecticide, malathion, in D. suzukii field or laboratory populations has been reported. Laboratory bioassays with malathion-incorporated diet determined that when microorganisms associated with the D. suzukii microbiome were sterilized with potassium metabisulfite (KMS), survival of the flies was significantly affected. These findings led to speculation that malathion residues on cherry fruit may be degraded due to the greater presence of yeast species that are spared as a result of selective fungicide use patterns in cherry orchards. In orchard trials, KMS was shown to be effective in suppressing the surface yeast counts on cherry, but this did not impact symptoms of slip-skin-like disorder. Based on these findings, it is recommended that other products functioning as systemic biocides need to be investigated to address these two microbial-connected pest management concerns in sweet cherries.

scholarly journals Development of spotted wing drosophila in fruits of two raspberry cultivars

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Ivana Pajač Živković ◽  
Darija Lemić ◽  
Boris Duralija ◽  
Aleksandar Mešić ◽  
Dana Čirjak
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
Spotted Wing Drosophila ◽  
Alien Invasive Species ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Greenhouse Production ◽  
Soft Fruit ◽  
Greenhouse Cultivation ◽  
Soft Fruits

Spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931)) a polyphagous alien invasive species causes economic damages in cultivation of soft fruits all over the word. It is widespread in Croatia and considering that the economic damage occurred in greenhouse cultivation of soft fruit several years ago, new damage in this production can be expected. The pest development was monitored on 50 overripe fruits of cultivars 'Amira' and 'Sugana' cultivated in greenhouses in Zagreb in 2018 to investigate pest preference for these cultivars and to make a risk assessment in raspberry cultivation. Pest presence was recorded on both cultivars at the same time, and D. suzukii was dominant drosophilid species in development. Significantly more drosophilids as well as individuals of D. suzukii were developed on cultivar 'Amira'. On 'Amira' 373 female and 211 male of D. suzukii developed, while on 'Sugana' 253 female and 142 males developed. Average number of pests per fruit on 'Amira' counted 11.68 and on 'Sugana' 7.9. Drosophila suzukii develops in high populations in the greenhouse production of raspberry cultivars, which poses a serious risk for their cultivation in the study site.

North American invasion of Spotted-Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): A mechanistic model of population dynamics

2016 ◽  
Vol 336 ◽  
pp. 70-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron B. Langille ◽  
Ellen M. Arteca ◽  
Geraldine D. Ryan ◽  
Lisa M. Emiljanowicz ◽  
Jonathan A. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
North American ◽  
Mechanistic Model ◽  
Spotted Wing Drosophila ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii

scholarly journals Agricultural-Grade Apple Cider Vinegar Is Remarkably Attractive to Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophiliadae) in Mexico

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 448
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Lasa ◽  
Saide Aguas-Lanzagorta ◽  
Trevor Williams
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Propionic Acid ◽  
Red Wine ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Spotted Wing Drosophila ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Drosophila Suzukii ◽  
Apple Cider ◽  
Berry Crops

Due to its availability and low cost, apple cider vinegar (ACV) is a frequently used as an attractant for monitoring the invasive spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. In laboratory cage experiments, the attraction of ACV alone was compared with ACV in mixtures with different concentrations of acetic acid, propionic acid, different hydrolyzed proteins, synthetic fruit flavors (strawberry, blackberry and apple) and the addition of fruit nectars (grape, pineapple and apple). The addition of 5% apple nectar to ACV significantly increased fly captures, whereas other combinations were similar to or less attractive than ACV alone. Apple flavored vinegar was not attractive to flies. Captures did not vary significantly among the brands of ACV commonly sold in Mexico, except for one poorly-performing brand, but cup traps baited with an agricultural-grade ACV unfit for human consumption captured approximately two-fold more flies than the commercial attractants Suzukii Trap, Suzukii Trap Max Captures or ACV alone in cage experiments. Field trials performed in polytunnels planted with raspberry crops in Mexico resulted in two-fold to ten-fold higher numbers of D. suzukii captured by the agricultural-grade ACV compared to Droskidrink (a mixture of ACV, red wine and sugar), Suzukii Trap, Suzukii Trap Max Captures or edible grade ACV alone. The species selectivity of the agricultural grade ACV was similar to that of other attractants tested. Agricultural-grade ACV also captured higher numbers of female than male flies in field trials. We conclude that the remarkably high attractiveness and low cost of agricultural-grade ACV makes it a useful tool for monitoring D. suzukii populations in berry crops.

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