Host plants and species diversity of<i>Mussidia</i>(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Kenya

Muli, Benjamin K.; Schulthess, Fritz; Berg, J. van den

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“…Unfortunately, the lack of a robust phylogeny for the Phycitinae ([ 54 ]) prevents recognition of possible fruit feeding lineages in common. However, the distinctive genus Mussidia stands out because we reared three species from fruit in Kenya (see also [ 55 ]), and one species, Mussidia pectinicornella Hampson in PNG (see also Genbank KJ668754).…”

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Low host specificity and abundance of frugivorous lepidoptera in the lowland rain forests of Papua New Guinea

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We studied a community of frugivorous Lepidoptera in the lowland rainforest of Papua New Guinea. Rearing revealed 122 species represented by 1,720 individuals from 326 woody plant species. Only fruits from 52% (171) of the plant species sampled were attacked. On average, Lepidoptera were reared from 1 in 89 fruits and a kilogram of fruit was attacked by 1.01 individuals. Host specificity of Lepidoptera was notably low: 69% (33) of species attacked plants from >1 family, 8% (4) fed on single family, 6% (3) on single genus and 17% (8) were monophagous. The average kilogram of fruits was infested by 0.81 individual from generalist species (defined here as feeding on >1 plant genus) and 0.07 individual from specialist species (feeding on a single host or congeneric hosts). Lepidoptera preferred smaller fruits with both smaller mesocarp and seeds. Large-seeded fruits with thin mesocarp tended to host specialist species whereas those with thick, fleshy mesocarp were often infested with both specialist and generalist species. The very low incidence of seed damage suggests that pre-dispersal seed predation by Lepidoptera does not play a major role in regulating plant populations via density-dependent mortality processes outlined by the Janzen-Connell hypothesis.

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Low host specificity and abundance of frugivorous lepidoptera in the lowland rain forests of Papua New Guinea

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“…Trichogrammatoidea sp. nr lutea was obtained from M. fiorii eggs collected on K. africana fruits along the Kenyan coast as described by Muli et al. (2009a).…”

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“…Mussidia ‘madagascariensis’ could not be easily reared in the laboratory on artificial diet, but adults emerging from Strychnos madagascariensis Poir. (Loganiaceae) fruits collected from the field at the Kenyan coast as described by Muli et al. (2009a) provided sufficient eggs for host suitability studies.…”

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Performance of Trichogrammatoidea sp. nr lutea Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) collected from Mussidia spp. in Kenya on eggs of six lepidopteran hosts

Muli

Schulthess

Berg

2010

J Applied Entomology

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Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), an important pest of maize ears in West Africa, has never been reported to attack crops in East and southern Africa (ESA), though it was found on various wild host plants in these regions. It was suggested that in ESA M. nigrivenella might be under natural control. In Kenya, exploration for natural enemies associated with Mussidia spp. yielded several parasitoids including a trichogrammatid egg parasitoid, Trichogrammatoidea sp. nr lutea Girault. The ability of T. sp. nr lutea to attack the eggs of several lepidopteran species found in Kenya was studied. The lepidopterans included the noctuids Busseola fusca (Fuller) and Sesamia calamistis (Hampson), the pyralids Eldana saccharina Walker, Mussidia fiorii Cecconi and de Joannis and Mussidia‘madagascariensis’, and the crambid Chilo partellus (Swinhoe). The former three species also infest cereals in West Africa. Trichogrammatoidea sp. nr lutea successfully attacked and developed in eggs of all six species indicating its potential to exploit other lepidopteran pests of maize in West Africa. Busseola fusca and S. calamistis were the most suitable hosts and had the largest number of eggs parasitized and progeny per female wasp where E. saccharina and C. partellus were the poorest hosts. The host species used to rear the parasitoid and the age of egg also significantly affected the total number of host eggs parasitized by the parasitoid. It was concluded that the ability of T. sp. nr lutea to exploit lepidopterans that are also pests of maize in West Africa may enhance biological control of M. nigrivenella and it should be considered for translocation to that area from Kenya.

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Kigelia africana (sausage tree)

Areces-Berazain¹

2020

CABI Compendium

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Host plants and species diversity ofMussidia(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Kenya

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Low host specificity and abundance of frugivorous lepidoptera in the lowland rain forests of Papua New Guinea

Low host specificity and abundance of frugivorous lepidoptera in the lowland rain forests of Papua New Guinea

Performance of Trichogrammatoidea sp. nr lutea Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) collected from Mussidia spp. in Kenya on eggs of six lepidopteran hosts

Kigelia africana (sausage tree)

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