Life History of Allokermes galliformis (Hemiptera: Kermesidae) in Colorado

Sitz, Rachael A.; Cranshaw, Whitney

doi:10.1093/aesa/say015

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“…In these drippy blight diseased systems, A. galliformis exhibited a univoltine life cycle similar to the previously reported life cycle of A. kingii Cockerell, 1898 [14,15]. Furthermore, adult males typically congregated on large branches and trunks of host trees and surrounding debris [11].…”

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“…The identification of Allokemes galliformis females feeding on red oak trees in Boulder, Colorado, USA, was determined by the morphological characteristics of pre-reproductive adults [11]. Allokermes gillettei (Cockerell) can also be found in the region, but this species is host specific to gambel oak ( Q. gambelii ) [10].…”

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“…A detailed description of the adult male is most needed for the type species of the genus Allokermes , the pin oak kermes Allokermes galliformis (Riley, 1881) [8]. Not only is A. galliformis one of the most widespread and well-studied species in the genus [1,4,9,10,11], it was also recently reported in outbreak numbers in Colorado, United States of America, where it was documented damaging red oak trees ( Quercus spp.) in conjunction with the bacterial pathogen involved in drippy blight disease ( Lonsdalea quercina ) [12,13].…”

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The adult male of Allokermes galliformis (Riley, 1881) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Kermesidae) is described for the first time in Colorado, United States of America. This scale insect species recently emerged as a significant pest of red oaks in Colorado through its causative role in drippy blight disease. A description and illustration of the adult male characterize its key external morphological characteristics.

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Insects Visiting Drippy Blight Diseased Red Oak Trees Are Contaminated with the Pathogenic BacteriumLonsdalea quercina

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The focus of investigation in this study was to consider the potential of arthropods in the dissemination of the bacterium involved in drippy blight disease, Lonsdalea quercina. Arthropod specimens were collected and tested for the presence of the bacterium with molecular markers. The bacterium L. quercina was confirmed on 12 different insect samples from three orders (Coleoptera, Hemiptera, and Hymenoptera) and eight families (Buprestidae, Coccinellidae, Dermestidae, Coreidae, Pentatomidae and/or Miridae, Apidae, Formicidae, and Vespidae). Approximately half of the insects found to carry the bacterium were in the order Hymenoptera. Estimates of the insects that are contaminated with the bacterium, and likely carry it between trees, is conservative because the documented insects represent only a subset of the insect orders that were observed feeding on the bacterium or present on diseased trees yet were not able to be tested. The insects contaminated with L. quercina exhibited diverse life histories, where some had a facultative relationship with the bacterium and others sought it out as a food source. These findings demonstrate that a diverse set of insects naturally occur on diseased trees and may disseminate L. quercina.

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Life History of Allokermes galliformis (Hemiptera: Kermesidae) in Colorado

Cited by 5 publications

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First Description of the Adult Male of the Gall-Like Scale Insect Allokermes galliformis (Riley) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Kermesidae)

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