دورية أكاديمية
Host-range testing of Eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a candidate for biological control of tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima.
| العنوان: | Host-range testing of Eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a candidate for biological control of tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima. |
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| المؤلفون: | Herrick NJ; Center for Biological Control, FloridaA&MUniversity, 123 Perry-Paige Bldg., Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA. nathan.herrick@famu.edu, McAvoy TJ, Snyder AL, Salom SM, Kok LT |
| المصدر: | Environmental entomology [Environ Entomol] 2012 Feb; Vol. 41 (1), pp. 118-24. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7502320 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1938-2936 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0046225X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Environ Entomol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Oxford : Oxford University Press Original Publication: College Park, Md., Entomological Society of America. |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Ailanthus* , Biological Control Agents*, Weevils/*growth & development, Animals ; China ; Female ; Food Preferences ; Introduced Species ; Larva/growth & development ; Larva/physiology ; Male ; Oviposition ; United States ; Weevils/physiology |
| مستخلص: | Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle, tree-of-heaven, is an invasive species native to Asia. It first was introduced into the United States in the 1700 s and now is distributed throughout much of North America. Mechanical and chemical controls are current suppression tactics, however, implementation is costly. A weevil, Eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Harold), was identified in China and imported for quarantine testing in 2004 as a potential biological control agent. Host specificity tests on adult feeding, larval development, and oviposition of this weevil were conducted from 2007 to 2011 on A. altissima and 29 nontarget species. Eucryptorrhynchus brandti adults fed significantly more on A. altissima foliage when compared with all test species. Range of means for feeding on A. altissima was 32.5-106.5 mm(2)/adult/d. In no-choice tests, Simarouba glauca DC, Leitneria floridana Chapm., and Citrus limon (L.) Burm. F., had feeding rates of only 10, 49, and 10%, respectively, compared with the level of feeding on A. altissima. The mean range of adult feeding by E. brandti on all other test species was <7% of feeding on A. altissima (0.0-3.3 ± 5.0 mm(2)/adult/d). In the no-choice larval inoculation tests, larval development only occurred in two of 10 L. floridana seedlings compared with seven of 10 A. altissima seedlings. In the no-choice oviposition tests, oviposition and subsequent larval development did not occur in L. floridiana, whereas all seven A. altissima seedlings supported oviposition and subsequent larval development. The weevil did not appear to be a threat to L. floridana or any other nontarget species tested. Therefore, we conclude that Eucryptorrhynchus brandti is highly host specific to A. altissima. |
| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Biological Control Agents) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20120425 Date Completed: 20120814 Latest Revision: 20120424 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240829 |
| DOI: | 10.1603/EN11153 |
| PMID: | 22525066 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 1938-2936 |
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| DOI: | 10.1603/EN11153 |