Spatial and temporal dynamics of soybean gall midge (Resseliella maxima) parasitism by Synopeas maximum

G Melotto, BD Potter, RL Koch… - Pest management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Soybean gall midge, Resseliella maxima Gagné (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae),
is a pest that impacts soybean yield in the Midwest United States. While biological control …

Shedding Light on Dasineura oleae Parasitoids: Local and Landscape Effects

E Tondini, D Sommaggio, G Monteforti, R Petacchi - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dasineura oleae was considered a minor pest in olive orchards. However, in the last
decade, outbreaks have been reported all over its distribution area. Little is known about D …

[PDF][PDF] First observations on the parasitoid complex and on the biology of Dasineura oleae during an outbreak in Tuscany, Italy.

E Tondini, R Petacchi - Bulletin of Insectology, 2019 - bulletinofinsectology.org
Abstract Dasineura oleae (Angelini)(Diptera Cecidomyiidae) was generally considered as a
minor pest in Italy, but in 2013 an outbreak of this species was registered in the South-West …

Effective Biological Control Depends on Life History Strategies of Both Parasitoid and Its Host: Evidence from Aphidius colemaniMyzus persicae System

D Khatri, XZ He, Q Wang - Journal of economic entomology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Mechanisms behind the success and failure of aphid biological control using parasitoids are
largely unknown, probably because of the lack of knowledge of life history strategies of the …

Phenology and distribution of the apple leafcurling midge (Dasineura mali (Kieffer)) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and its natural enemies on apples under biological and …

CH Wearing, RR Marshall, B Attfield… - New Zealand …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Damage by apple leafcurling midge Dasineura mali, and the numbers of its predators Orius
vicinus and Sejanus albisignata, were monitored from 1994 to 1998 on terminal, lateral …

Following the pest outbreak: preliminary findings on the landscape effect on Dasineura oleae and its parasitoids in central Italy

MS Picchi, E Tondini, N Albertarelli, G Monteforti… - Phytoparasitica, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Dasineura oleae (Angelini, 1831)(Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), the olive leaf gall
midge, is a pest of olive crops that was not problematic in Italy until 2016 when a massive …

Biology of Synopeas myles, a parasitoid of the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii, in Europe

PK Abram, T Haye, PG Mason, N Cappuccino, G Boivin… - BioControl, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Synopeas myles (Walker)(Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) is a parasitoid of the
swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer)(Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), in Europe. We …

Prospects for the control of apple leaf midge Dasineura mali (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) by mass trapping with pheromone lures

PL Lo, JTS Walker, DM Suckling - Pest management science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Apple leaf midge, Dasineura mali (Kieffer), poses quarantine issues for
some apple export markets because larvae occasionally pupate in the stem end and calyx of …

Demographic dynamics of Platygaster demades in response to host density

XZ He, Q Wang - Biological Control, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Platygaster demades Walker (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) is the only
hymenopteran parasitoid of apple leaf-curling midge, Dasineura mali Kieffer (Diptera …

Temperature but Not Photoperiod Can Predict Development and Survival of an Invasive Apple Pest

XZ He, Q Wang - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The apple leaf-curling midge is an invasive pest of apple. The pest can
pupate on fruit and contaminate fresh fruit for export, causing biosecurity problems to many …