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HOST SPECIFICITY OF LIRIOMYZA SONCHI HENDEL (DIPTERA: AGROMYZIDAE), A POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL AGENT FOR THE CONTROL OF WEEDY SOW-THISTLES, SONCHUS SPP., IN CANADA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Diether P. Peschken  and
Jo-Anne L. Derby
Diether P. Peschken
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, Box 440, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4P 3A2
Jo-Anne L. Derby
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, Box 440, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4P 3A2
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Abstract

Liriomyza sonchi Hendel was screened for its host specificity as a potential biological control agent against sow-thistles (Sonchus spp.). Recent literature indicated that L. sonchi is recorded frequently from Sonchus spp., but also from Arnoseris minima Schweigger and Koerte and Reichardia arabicum Hochstetter and Steudel. A total of 78 plant species were tested, including 37 species in the Cichorieae (Compositae). In no-choice tests, feeding punctures were observed on species in the closely related genera Aetheorrhiza, Crepis, Lactuca, and Taraxacum, and such distantly related species as Helichrysum bracteatum Andrews var. monstrosum Hortorum (Inuleae tribe, Compositae) and Pisum sativum L. (Leguminosae). From 0.04 to 0.67 adults per female were produced on Aetheorrhiza bulbosa (L.), Crepis dioscordis L., C. rubra L., Leontodon hispidus L., and Taraxacum officinale Weber as compared with about 23 per female on its host, Sonchus arvensis L. No species in these genera other than Sonchus are reported as hosts in the field in Europe and they are therefore considered to be cage-induced hosts. Because of its economic importance, 10 cultivars of lettuce, Lactuca sativa L., were exposed to a total of 837 females in no-choice tests. One puparium and one adult (0.006 per female) were produced. In one replicated choice test with 150 females, no mines were produced on lettuce. It is concluded that the field host range of L. sonchi is restricted to Sonchus spp.

Résumé

Liriomysa sonchi Hendel a été sélectionné pour la spécificité de l’hôte comme agent de lutte biologique potentiel contre des laiterons (Sonchus spp.). De récentes publications scientifiques révèlent que L. sonchi est souvent signalé chez des espèces de Sonchus, mais également chez Arnoseris minima Schweigger et Koerte et Reichardia arabicum Hochstetter et Steudel. Les auteurs ont testé un total de 78 espèces végétales, y compris 37 espèces de Cichorieae (Composées). Dans les tests à choix obligatoires, des piqûres de nutrition ont été observées sur des espèces des genres étroitement apparentés Aetheorrhiza, Crepis, Lactuca et Taraxacum, et sur des espèces apparentées de loin comme Helichrysum bracteatum Andrews var. monstrosum Hortorum (tribu des Inulés, Composées) et Pisum sativum L. (Légumineuses). De 0,04 à 0,67 adulte par femelle a été produit sur Aetheorrhiza bulbosa (L.), Crepis dioscoridis L., C. rubra L., Leontodon hispidus L. et Taraxacum officinale Weber, comparativement à environ 23 par femelle sur son hôte, soit Sonchus arvensis L. Aucune espèce de ces genres autres que Sonchus n’est signalée comme hôte dans les champs d’Europe et ceux-ci sont donc considérés comme des hôtes captifs. À cause de l’importance économique de cet agent de lutte biologique, 10 cultivars de laitue (Lactuca sativa L.) ont été exposés à un total de 837 femelles dans des essais à choix obligatoire. Un puparium et un adulte (0,006 par femelle) ont été produits. Dans un essai répété avec 150 femelles, aucun amas d’oeufs n’a été produit sur la laitue. Les auteurs en concluent que l’éventail des hôtes de L. sonchi en plein champ est restreint aux espèces de Sonchus.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 120 , Issue 6 , June 1988 , pp. 593 - 600
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1988

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