Integrated Management of European Cherry Fruit Fly Rhagoletis cerasi (L.): Situation in Switzerland and Europe

Daniel, Claudia; Grunder, J.

doi:10.3390/insects3040956

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“…For this reason, and because of the limited level of tolerance for -worm-eaten‖ cherry fruit (Commission Regulation 214/2004), the control methods applied against R. cerasi are likely to be the same as those used to control R. cingulata. Daniel and Grunder (2012) provides a review of the control methods against R. cerasi applied in Switzerland and Europe and these can be summarised as follows:…”

Section: Currently Applied Control Methods In the Eumentioning

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Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation ofRhagoletis cingulata(Loew)

Baker¹,

Bragard²,

Candresse³

et al. 2014

EFSA Journal

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The Panel on Plant Health undertook a pest categorisation of Rhagoletis cingulata for the European Union (EU). This pest is a member of a complex of five North American species, of which Rhagoletis indifferens is the only other crop pest. The two pest species have morphologically distinct adults, but similar larvae and both attack cherries. R. cingulata is currently present in eight Member States but its presence in eastern North America from Mexico to Canada implies that all the risk assessment area where its hosts occur is suitable for establishment. Adults have a limited capacity for flight, and spread is mainly by larvae present in traded fruit and pupae in soil. R. cingulata attacks all cultivated and wild cherries but is particularly damaging to late-maturing varieties, especially sour cherries. Even small infestations can cause losses because the quality requirements for marketing of cherry fruits indicate a threshold below 4 % for -worm-eaten‖ fruit in accordance with Commission Regulation 214/2004. The limited control measures available are similar to those for the native cherry fruit fly, R. cerasi, and are primarily based on insecticide sprays timed to kill adults, along with some cultural methods (e.g. netting and trapping). R. cingulata is listed in Annex IAI of Council Directive 2000/29/EC and its hosts are regulated in Annex IIIA with prohibitions for introduction in the Member States, in Annex IVAI with special requirements on soil and dwarfed plants that need to be considered and in Annex V indicating that host plants intended for planting are subject to plant health inspection before entry or movement within the EU.

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Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation ofRhagoletis cingulata(Loew)

Baker¹,

Bragard²,

Candresse³

et al. 2014

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“…Their larvae develop inside the fruit, causing the fruit to fall or rendering it unfit for sale and/or consumption (Bateman, 1972). About one hundred species of Rhagoletis have been identified worldwide, with only some of them being considered important pests of agricultural production, including the apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh, the blueberry maggot Rhagoletis mendax Curran, the cherry fruit flies Rhagoletis cingulata Loew, Rhagoletis cerasi L., Rhagoletis indifferens Curran, and Rhagoletis fausta Osten Sacken, and the walnut husk fly Rhagoletis completa Cresson (Daniel and Grunder, 2012;Yee et al, 2014a). Most Rhagoletis are specific to a plant species, with their respective life cycle adapted to their host plant phenology (Bateman, 1972), making it important to carry out specific research on each planteinsect association (Bush, 1966;Foote, 1981).…”

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Semiochemicals of Rhagoletis fruit flies: Potential for integrated pest management

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a b s t r a c tWorldwide economic losses associated with Rhagoletis fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) require an effective means of control. Most conventional insecticides used to control fruit flies have been banned, and fruit producers are seeking new economical fruit fly control options. Bait stations can be a suitable alternative, provided they are affordable, effective and pest-specific. Semiochemicals are important for fruit flies to locate their host fruit and to reproduce. They could therefore be good candidates to improve existing bait stations. In this literature review, we summarize the available data on Rhagoletis semiochemicals, including (1) the kairomones involved in fruit location, (2) mating and sex pheromones and (3) oviposition and host marking pheromones. We present the latest data on the chemical composition of these semiochemicals, as well as some field applications that have been successful at Rhagoletis fly control. Based on the available data on the semiochemicals of Rhagoletis species and other Tephritid flies, we believe that the association of an efficient food attractant with early applications of host marking pheromones could reduce the risk of oviposition that usually occurs rapidly after emergence. Also, traps baited with sex pheromones and/or fruit-associated kairomones could attract and kill emerging individuals. However, analytical work has still to be conducted, as most Rhagoletis semiochemicals have yet to be identified.

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“…With a relative stability of the system, i.e. for the insects that overwinter beneath perennial hosts, there appears to be little stimulus to move longer distances in order to find food source or oviposition sites (Daniel, Grunder, 2012). Flights at longer distances only occur when pests are deprived of food source or suitable blossoms for oviposition, e.g., when apple trees are skipping or flowering is very sparse and all blossoms are already with oviposited eggs (Katsoyannos et al, 1986).…”

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Spatial distribution patterns of apple sawfly populations in two differently managed commercial apple orchards

Tamošiūnas

Valiuškaitė

Jukna

et al. 2015

Zemdirbyste-Agriculture

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An investigation on spatial distribution of apple sawfly (Hoplocampa testudinea Klug, 1816) populations was conducted in organically and conventionally managed apple orchards of Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry in 2010-2013. The aim of this study was to examine population density patterns of within orchard spatial distribution of apple sawfly. White sticky traps Rebell ® bianco (Andermatt Biocontrol, Switzerland) were used to monitor apple sawfly population density. In order to determine aggregation extent in sawfly populations, coefficient k of the negative binomial distribution, serving as aggregation index, was computed using maximum-likelihood method. Additionally, in order to accurately evaluate distribution patterns of apple sawfly within orchards, spatial analysis using Kernel density function was performed. Spatial analysis was performed using program package ARCGIS 10. Results of the study on spatial distribution patterns of apple sawfly imagoes demonstrated strong tendency for aggregation of adult sawflies across the orchard area. Localisation of clumps was quite constant despite the size of the orchard. Such knowledge could be applied for optimization of apple sawfly control strategies, especially in large orchards. The highest infestation levels were recorded exactly in the aggregations of sawflies over the course of the study. Moreover, knowing exact locations of such aggregations could be useful for optimization of positioning of traps in the orchards and, ultimately, restricting insecticide applications only to places where it is really necessary.

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Integrated Management of European Cherry Fruit Fly Rhagoletis cerasi (L.): Situation in Switzerland and Europe

Cited by 59 publications

References 88 publications

Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation ofRhagoletis cingulata(Loew)

Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation ofRhagoletis cingulata(Loew)

Semiochemicals of Rhagoletis fruit flies: Potential for integrated pest management

Spatial distribution patterns of apple sawfly populations in two differently managed commercial apple orchards

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