Striped cucumber Beetle and Western Striped Cucumber Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Haber, Ariela I.; Wallingford, Anna; Grettenberger, Ian M.; Bonilla, Jasmin P Ramirez; Vinchesi-Vahl, Amber C; Weber, Donald C.

doi:10.1093/jipm/pmaa026

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“…Females that had experience of cucumber, squash and melon plants were significantly attracted to the same plant, and the larvae were attracted only to volatiles of uninfested cucumber, squash and melon ( Jalali et al, 2019 ). Striped cucumber beetle (StCB) and the western striped cucumber beetle (WStCB) are native to North America and StCB is reported to have attained the status of primary pest in northeastern and midwestern United States and eastern Canada ( Haber et al, 2021 ).…”

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Multiple Stressors in Vegetable Production: Insights for Trait-Based Crop Improvement in Cucurbits

2022

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Vegetable production is a key determinant of contribution from the agricultural sector toward national Gross Domestic Product in a country like India, the second largest producer of fresh vegetables in the world. This calls for a careful scrutiny of the threats to vegetable farming in the event of climate extremes, environmental degradation and incidence of plant pests/diseases. Cucurbits are a vast group of vegetables grown almost throughout the world, which contribute to the daily diet on a global scale. Increasing food supply to cater to the ever-increasing world population, calls for intensive, off-season and year-round cultivation of cucurbits. Current situation predisposes these crops to a multitude of stressors, often simultaneously, under field conditions. This scenario warrants a systematic understanding of the different stress specific traits/mechanisms/pathways and their crosstalk that have been examined in cucurbits and identification of gaps and formulation of perspectives on prospective research directions. The careful dissection of plant responses under specific production environments will help in trait identification for genotype selection, germplasm screens to identify superior donors or for direct genetic manipulation by modern tools for crop improvement. Cucurbits exhibit a wide range of acclimatory responses to both biotic and abiotic stresses, among which a few like morphological characters like waxiness of cuticle; primary and secondary metabolic adjustments; membrane thermostability, osmoregulation and, protein and reactive oxygen species homeostasis and turnover contributing to cellular tolerance, appear to be common and involved in cross talk under combinatorial stress exposures. This is assumed to have profound influence in triggering system level acclimation responses that safeguard growth and metabolism. The possible strategies attempted such as grafting initiatives, molecular breeding, novel genetic manipulation avenues like gene editing and ameliorative stress mitigation approaches, have paved way to unravel the prospects for combined stress tolerance. The advent of next generation sequencing technologies and big data management of the omics output generated have added to the mettle of such emanated concepts and ideas. In this review, we attempt to compile the progress made in deciphering the biotic and abiotic stress responses of cucurbits and their associated traits, both individually and in combination.

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Multiple Stressors in Vegetable Production: Insights for Trait-Based Crop Improvement in Cucurbits

2022

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“…In addition, we counted the number of herbivores on the plant and within 10 cm around each plant. Every plot was sampled weekly for four weeks from June 27th to July 15 th , when all the plots started to flower, and the striped cucumber beetle population decreased and moved to the flowers for mating aggregation [26]. On June 16 th , we also recorded the number of dead plants per plot with leaves or stems wilted as a measure of bacterial wilt incidence [30].…”

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“…The striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma vittatum (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is the major insect pest of squash crops in the northeastern and midwestern United States and eastern Canada [26]. Adult beetles feed on cotyledons, foliage, flowers, and fruits, and larvae feed exclusively on roots [27,28].…”

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The pest control and pollinator protection dilemma: The case of thiamethoxam prophylactic applications in squash crops

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A major challenge in sustainable agriculture is finding solutions to manage crop-damaging pests such as herbivores while protecting beneficial organisms such as pollinators. Squash is a highly pollinator-dependent crop that is also attractive to herbivores like the striped cucumber beetle. While synthetic insecticides can provide control of insect pests, they can also affect non-target organisms such as pollinators. Thus, growers need to balance pest management with pollinator protection to ensure optimal yield. Thiamethoxam is a commonly used systemic insecticide that translocates throughout plants, leaving residues in nectar and pollen. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether there are uses of this insecticide that provides efficient pest control while minimizing pesticide pollinator exposure. Specifically, we tested how different prophylactic application methods (seed treatments, in-furrow applications, and early foliar sprays) of commercially available thiamethoxam products impact pest control, bee visitation, yield, and pesticide residues in flowers of squash crops. We found that among the different methods of thiamethoxam application, in-furrow application best prevented defoliation and resulted in the highest fruit weight and number. However, it also produced the most frequent and highest concentrations of thiamethoxam in nectar and pollen, reaching lethal levels for squash bees. Our study provides evidence that under current application methods, thiamethoxam does not provide a sustainable solution for squash growers and further research is required on more efficient pesticide delivery methods, as well as non-pesticide pest control measurements.

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“…In North America, the striped cucumber beetle (SCB) Acalymma vittatum (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a main pest in cucurbit fields since the beginning of the 20th century [ 1 , 2 ]. Striped cucumber beetles have one generation per year in Canada, but their voltinism can vary according to geographical regions, reaching up to three generations per year in southern parts of the United States [ 3 ].…”

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Optimization of a Mass Trapping Method against the Striped Cucumber Beetle Acalymma vittatum in Organic Cucurbit Fields

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The striped cucumber beetle (SCB) Acalymma vittatum (F.) (Coleptera: Chrysomelidae) is a prime problem in North American cucurbit crops. While certain chemical pesticides efficiently control SCB in conventional cucurbit fields, alternative solutions are required due to the ever-evolving regulations on pesticides. For organic producers, very few control methods exist. A novel mass trapping method demonstrates the potential of controlling SCBs using floral-based semiochemical baited traps in cucurbit crops. The goals of this study were to (1) determine whether baited traps capture more SCBs than unbaited ones, and (2) optimize the trapping method by comparing different trap types and different commercially available attractants to maximize SCB captures while minimizing non-target species captures. The results of a first experiment showed that baited traps captured significantly more SCBs than unbaited ones. Baited traps also captured significantly more bees and hoverflies than unbaited ones. In a second experiment these unwanted captures were drastically reduced by using traps with ten 4 mm in diameter holes per side. Finally, a third experiment demonstrated that the attractant 40CT313 was the most efficient at capturing SCB compared to other tested lures. Overall, the optimized mass trapping technique demonstrated a potential to effectively control SCB populations in organic cucurbit crops.

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Striped cucumber Beetle and Western Striped Cucumber Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Cited by 29 publications

References 63 publications

Multiple Stressors in Vegetable Production: Insights for Trait-Based Crop Improvement in Cucurbits

Multiple Stressors in Vegetable Production: Insights for Trait-Based Crop Improvement in Cucurbits

The pest control and pollinator protection dilemma: The case of thiamethoxam prophylactic applications in squash crops

Optimization of a Mass Trapping Method against the Striped Cucumber Beetle Acalymma vittatum in Organic Cucurbit Fields

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