First record of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) associated to blackberry in Mendoza, Argentina

Abstract

The presence of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) associated to blackberry crop var. Prime-Ark (Rubus L. subgenus Rubus Watson) is recorded for the first time in Mendoza, Argentina. The western distribution boundary in Argentina is broadened. KEYWORDS. Berries. Exotic pest. Spotted wing drosophila. RESUMEN. Se cita por primera vez en Mendoza, Argentina a Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) asociada al cultivo de zarzamora variedad Prime-Ark (Rubus L. subgen. Rubus Watson) y se amplía el límite oeste de distribución de la misma en el país.

The Population Dynamics and Parasitism Rates of Ceratitis capitata, Anastrepha fraterculus, and Drosophila suzukii in Non-Crop Hosts: Implications for the Management of Pest Fruit Flies

“…As for D. suzukii, the current study provides first-hand information on the temporal abundance variation of this invasive pest in Argentina, because the few known studies on population fluctuation of this pest in Argentina were only carried out in berry-growing areas using trap catches of adult flies. In northern and central Argentinian fruit-producing regions, trap catches detected two adult population peaks in late spring-early summer (November and December) and in mid-autumn (April and May), respectively, with the catches being lower in the second than the first peaks and declining from late autumn onward [54,55,58,[70][71][72]. However, in the Alto Valle de Rio Negro, northern Patagonia (i.e., in the cold and dry southern Argentina), the peak of trapped D. suzukii adults occurred between late summer and late autumn (March-May), coinciding with raspberry and cherry fruiting seasons [73].…”

Temporal Dynamics of Host Use by Drosophila suzukii in California’s San Joaquin Valley: Implications for Area-Wide Pest Management

“…Native to East Asia, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) has been a major invasive pest of soft-and thin-skinned fruits since it was first detected in 2008 in North America and Europe [1,2,3] and has been found recently in South America [4,5]. Drosophila suzukii is highly polyphagous, being able to oviposit and/or reproduce in various cultivated and wild fruits [6,7,8,9,10,11].…”

European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana Part I: Biology and ecology

“…Limited information is available on EGVM phenology in the southern hemisphere. Dagatti & Becerra (2015) highlighted that in Argentina (Mendoza region) the 1 st flight occurs in October with an average of 204.05 +/-10.73 degree days, the 2 nd flight occurs in December with an average of 728.34 +/-41.95 degree days, the 3 rd flight occurs in January with an average of 1329.08 +/-151.35 degree days, and the 4 th flight in mid-February with an average of 1721.84 +/-116.63 degree days. Overall, these values are close to those observed in other regions of the world.…”

“…A better understanding of EGVM population dynamics would benefit from further research on the potential effects of how feeding on various grape cultivars may affect EGVM developmental traits (Thiéry et al 2014a, b) as well as to gain insights on the EGVM immune system (Vogelweith et al 2011(Vogelweith et al , 2015(Vogelweith et al , 2016Muller et al 2015a). Furthermore, relatively scarce knowledge is currently available about EGVM phenology in the southern hemisphere, with a focus on Argentina (Dagatti & Becerra 2015). Additional research efforts on this issue are welcome.…”