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Buonocore-Biancheri MJ, Del Carmen Suárez L, Ponssa MD, Kirschbaum DS, Garcia FRM, Ovruski SM. Assessing Natural Incidence of Resident Pupal Parasitoids on the Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Population in Non-crop Fruits. Neotrop Entomol 2024; 53:225-235. [PMID: 38175394 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-023-01118-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), world-renowned as spotted-wing drosophila, is an invasive pest mainly affecting healthy, soft and stone fruit crops throughout Argentinian fruit-growing regions. Natural environments overgrown by exotic feral host plants apparently favour D. suzukii proliferation. This is common in the subtropical northwestern Argentina's berry-producing region. An assemblage of resident parasitoid species has been associated with D. suzukii in crop and non-crop areas of Tucumán, the Argentina's leading berries producer and exporter. Consequently, the hypothesis that the combined action of two pupal parasitoid species, Pachycrepoideus vindemiae Rondani (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) and Trichopria anastrephae Lima (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), occurring in non-crop fruit areas, has a significant impact on D. suzukii natural regulation in such invaded habitats was tested. A survey of D. suzukii puparia from both feral peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] (Rosaceae) and guava (Psydium guajava L.) (Myrtaceae) fallen fruits and soil surrounding them was performed in a wilderness area of Tucumán. Abundance of D. suzukii and associated parasitoids, and parasitism levels were assessed. Whole of 3437 D. suzukii puparia were recovered; 78% and 22% were surveyed from fruits and soil underneath the fruit, respectively. Tested fruits are important D. suzukii multiplying hosts. Both P. vindemiae and T. anastrephae accounted for 99.8% of total parasitoid individuals. Pupal parasitoids contribute to the D. suzukii natural mortality, as they killed a quarter of all puparia. Mostly T. anastrephae foraged on host puparia located in the fruit and P. vindemiae in both microhabitats. This information supports an augmentative biological control strategy in non-crop areas.
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- María Josefina Buonocore-Biancheri
- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos y Biotecnología (PROIMI-CONICET), División Control Biológico, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal, Animal y Alimentos (DSVAA) del Gobierno de la Provincia de San Juan, Rivadavia, San Juan, Argentina
- CCT-CONICET-San Juan, Capital, San Juan, Argentina
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos y Biotecnología (PROIMI-CONICET), División Control Biológico, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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- INTA-Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá, Famaillá, Tucumán, Argentina
- Cátedra Horticultura, Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Zoologia e Genética, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos y Biotecnología (PROIMI-CONICET), División Control Biológico, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina.
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Reche VA, Buonocore Biancheri MJ, Cao LM, Del Carmen Suárez L, Ovruski SM, Kirschbaum DS, Garcia FRM, Gallardo FE. Survey on Drosophila suzukii and Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Drosophilidae, Tephritidae) and Associated Eucoilinae Species (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) in Northwestern Argentina. First Record of Dicerataspis grenadensis and Leptopilina boulardi as Parasitoids of D. suzukii. Neotrop Entomol 2024; 53:200-215. [PMID: 38228819 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-023-01112-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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The Southeast Asian-native Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), also known as "spotted-wing Drosophila," is one of the most globally invasive agricultural species. Although D. suzukii is a pest spread throughout all the Argentinian fruit-growing regions, few information has been published on its impact on local fruit production. Parasitoid species associated with D. suzukii in Argentina belong to Pteromalidae (Chalcidoidea), Diapriidae (Diaprioidea), both attacking host pupae, and Figitidae (Cynipoidea), which attack host larvae. Nine Eucoilinae (Figitidae) species, belonging to Dicerataspis, Dieucoila, Euxestophaga, Ganaspis, Hexacola, and Leptopilina genera, have been associated with D. suzukii in Argentina. Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), commonly known as "medfly," is native to Africa and has a worldwide distribution, covering many tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. In Argentina, C. capitata has been associated with several native hymenopterous parasitoids belonging to Braconidae (Ichneumonioidea), Eulophidae (Chalcidoidea), Pteromalidae, Diapriidae, and Figitidae families. Only two eucoline species, Ganaspis pelleranoi (Brèthes) and Leptopilina haywardi (Blanchard) have been related to medfly in Argentina. We report new trophic associations between the parasitoids Dicerataspis grenadensis Ashmead and Leptopilina boulardi (Barbotin, Carton and Kelner-Pillault) and D. suzukii, and between the parasitoid Odontosema albinerve Kieffer and C. capitata, after surveys conducted in Tucumán, northwestern Argentina. An annotated checklist and a taxonomic key of Eucoilinae associated with both invasive pests, in Argentina, are also provided.
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- Vanina Anadina Reche
- División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, UNLP, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Univ Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos y Biotecnología (PROIMI-CONICET), División Control Biológico, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina.
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- División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, UNLP, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal, Animal y Alimentos de San Juan (DSVAA)-Gobierno de La Provincia de San Juan, San Juan, Argentina
- CCT CONICET, San Juan, Argentina
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos y Biotecnología (PROIMI-CONICET), División Control Biológico, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá, Famaillá, Tucumán, Argentina
- Cátedra Horticultura, Facultad de Agronomía, Zootecnia y Veterinaria, UNT, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Depto de Ecologia, Zoologia E Genética, Instituto de Biologia, Univ Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
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- División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, UNLP, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Comisión Investigaciones Científicas Buenos Aires (CICPBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Buonocore Biancheri MJ, Kirschbaum DS, Del Carmen Suárez L, Ponssa MD, Ovruski SM. Drosophila suzukii in Argentina: State of the Art and Further Perspectives. Neotrop Entomol 2024; 53:1-17. [PMID: 37947969 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-023-01092-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), commonly known as spotted-wing drosophila or SWD, is an invasive, severe, and damaging pest, which is able to inflict huge economic losses on soft thin-skinned fruits worldwide. Argentina was not excluded from the rapid invasion of this new and aggressive pest. Berries and cherries are among the most economically important fruits, showing an increasing demand from both domestic and export markets, which make necessary the application of effective and early protection measures. Although SWD is currently established almost everywhere in Argentina, the scarcity of research on and rapid regulatory actions against this pest have probably contributed to its fast spread throughout the country. In view of that, the article reviews first the current threat status of SWD in Argentina, provides summarized information on crop and non-crop host fruits, seasonal variation and population dynamics, resident natural enemy assemblages, and describes control actions implemented to date. Finally, the need to focus local control actions within an integrated national SWD management program is emphasized. The development and application of complementary eco-friendly strategies, such as Sterile Insect Technique, biological control, mass trapping, and the use of innovative lactone-derived synthetic insecticides with extremely low toxicity for SWD parasitoids, in environmentally distinguishable Argentinian regions is also highlighted.
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- María Josefina Buonocore Biancheri
- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos y Biotecnología (PROIMI-CONICET), División Control Biológico, Avda. Belgrano y Pje. Caseros, San Miguel de Tucumán 4000, Tucumán, Argentina
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- INTA Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá, Tucumán Ruta Prov. 301, Km 32, 4132, Famaillá, Tucumán, Argentina
- Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, Cátedra Horticultura, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán 4000, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal, Animal y Alimentos de San Juan (DSVAA)-Gobierno de La Provincia de San Juan, CONICET, San Juan, Argentina
- CCT CONICET, San Juan, Argentina
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos y Biotecnología (PROIMI-CONICET), División Control Biológico, Avda. Belgrano y Pje. Caseros, San Miguel de Tucumán 4000, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos y Biotecnología (PROIMI-CONICET), División Control Biológico, Avda. Belgrano y Pje. Caseros, San Miguel de Tucumán 4000, Tucumán, Argentina.
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Fischbein D, Kun ME, Chillo V, Masciocchi M, Germano MD, Cardozo A, Martínez AS. Resident Hymenopteran Parasitoids with Potential Drosophilid Associations in Andean North Patagonia: Implications for the Biological Control of the Spotted Wing Drosophila. Neotrop Entomol 2024; 53:18-28. [PMID: 37752294 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-023-01083-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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The spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, is native to Southeast Asia and has become a serious pest of soft-skinned fruits worldwide. Several control methods are being tested worldwide as part of an integrated pest management approach. Biological control is a promising alternative tactic that can be used to manage D. suzukii populations, especially in unmanaged areas. This study aimed at exploring the diversity of resident hymenopteran parasitoids of drosophilids in northwestern Patagonia, where D. suzukii is considered an important pest. The survey also aimed to investigate possible associations between parasitoids and D. suzukii in several crops and non-crop fruits, and to determine D. suzukii fruits infestation levels. Fourteen sites with mainly berry crops were sampled biweekly using cider vinegar traps and collecting fresh fruits from a variety of crop and non-crop fruit plants. We identified five species of hymenopteran parasitoids, obtained from the baited traps, that have the potential to associate with D. suzukii: Leptopilina heterotoma Thomson, Ganaspis brasiliensis Ihering, Hexacola hexatoma Hartig (Figitidae), Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae Rondani (Pteromalidae), and Spalangia endius Walker (Spalangiidae). Leptopilina heterotoma is reported for the first time in Argentina. High numbers of D. suzukii adults were recovered from baited traps and field-collected fruits. However, no parasitoid emerged from D. suzukii pupae recovered from fruits, nor were any dead parasitoids recorded inside D. suzukii pupae. Overall infestation levels of D. suzukii on field-collected fruits did not differ significantly between species/varieties. The results are discussed with emphasis on the possible functionality and perspectives of using these species as biological control agents.
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- Deborah Fischbein
- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB, INTA EEA Bariloche-CONICET), Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Zoología, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, CRUB, Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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- Agencia de Extensión Rural Bolsón (IFAB, INTA EEA Bariloche-CONICET), Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB, INTA EEA Bariloche-CONICET), Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB, INTA EEA Bariloche-CONICET), Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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- Agencia de Extensión Rural Bolsón (IFAB, INTA EEA Bariloche-CONICET), Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB, INTA EEA Bariloche-CONICET), Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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Buonocore-Biancheri MJ, Wang X, Núñez-Campero SR, Suárez L, Schliserman P, Ponssa MD, Kirschbaum DS, Garcia FRM, Ovruski SM. 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. Insects 2024; 15:61. [PMID: 38249067 PMCID: PMC10817041 DOI: 10.3390/insects15010061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Understanding the seasonal dynamics inherent to non-crop host-fruit fly-parasitoid interactions is vitally important for implementing eco-friendly pest control strategies. This study assessed the abundance and seasonal infestation levels of three pest fly species, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann), Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), as well as the related saprophytic drosophilids, and their natural parasitism in a disturbed wild habitat characterized by non-crop hosts in northwestern Argentina over 40 months. Juglans australis Griseb (walnut), Citrus aurantium L. (sour orange), Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindley (loquat), Prunus persica (L.) Batsch (peach), and Psydium guajava L. (guava) were sampled throughout their fruiting seasons. Fruits were collected from both the tree canopies and the ground. The most abundant puparia was A. fraterculus, followed by C. capitata and D. suzukii. Drosophila species from the D. melanogaster group were highly abundant only in fallen fruits. Spatiotemporal overlaps of different host fruit availability provided suitable sources for pest proliferation throughout the year. The populations of both invasive pests peaked from December to January, and were related to the highest ripe peach availability, whereas the A. fraterculus population peaked from February to April, overlapping with the guava fruiting period. The three pest fly species were parasitized mainly by three generalist resident parasitoids, which are potential biocontrol agents to use within an integrated pest management approach.
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- María Josefina Buonocore-Biancheri
- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos y Biotecnología (PROIMI-CONICET), División Control Biológico, Avda. Belgrano y Pje. Caseros, San Miguel de Tucumán T4001MVB, Argentina; (M.J.B.-B.); (M.D.P.); (S.M.O.)
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- USDA-ARS Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, Newark, DE 19713, USA
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- Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja (CRILAR-CONICET), Entre Ríos y Mendoza s/n, Anillaco, La Rioja 5301, Argentina;
- Departamento de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Instituto de Biología de la Conservación y Paleobiología, Universidad Nacional de La Rioja (UNLaR), Av. Luis M. de la Fuente s/n., La Rioja 5300, Argentina
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- Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal, Animal y Alimentos de San Juan (DSVAA)-Gobierno de la Provincia de San Juan, CONICET, Nazario Benavides 8000 Oeste, Rivadavia, San Juan J5413ZAD, Argentina;
- CCT CONICET San Juan, Argentina Av. Libertador Gral. San Martín 1109, San Juan J5400AR, Argentina
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- Centro Regional De Energía y Ambiente para el Desarrollo Sustentable (CREAS), CONICET-UNCA, Prado 366, de Catamarca 4700 SFV, Argentina;
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos y Biotecnología (PROIMI-CONICET), División Control Biológico, Avda. Belgrano y Pje. Caseros, San Miguel de Tucumán T4001MVB, Argentina; (M.J.B.-B.); (M.D.P.); (S.M.O.)
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- INTA Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá, Tucumán Ruta Prov. 301, km 32, Famaillá 4132, Argentina;
- Cátedra Horticultura, Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán 4000, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Zoologia e Genética, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil;
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos y Biotecnología (PROIMI-CONICET), División Control Biológico, Avda. Belgrano y Pje. Caseros, San Miguel de Tucumán T4001MVB, Argentina; (M.J.B.-B.); (M.D.P.); (S.M.O.)
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