The olive fruit fly olf bactrocera oleae rossi diptera. Olive fruit fly, bactrocera oleae rossi, was discovered in california in late 1998. Olive fly bactrocera oleae gmelin contributing to olive fly research efforts in california are. Bacillus thuringiensis, isolate 114a, was used intoxicity experiments against the wild population of the olive pestbactrocera oleae gmelin. Developing and implementation of decision support system dss. Susceptibility of olive fruit fly, bactrocera oleae diptera. Pdf prospects for improving biological control of olive. It is considered a serious pest in the cultivation of olives. Bactrocera oleae reproductive biology bulletin of insectology.
In an effort to develop management and biological control strategies against this pest, new molecular tools are urgently needed. The olive fruit fly, bactrocera oleae rossi, is a newly invasive, significant threat to californias olive industry. The susceptibility of preimaginal and adult olive fruit fly, bactrocera oleae gmelin diptera. Introductions of the african parasitoid psyttalia lounsburyi. Pdf the susceptibility of preimaginal and adult olive fruit fly, bactrocera oleae gmelin diptera. Genetic studies suggest that this fruit fly is native to africa, where its original host plants were wild precursors of the cultivated olive nardi et al. The olive fruit fly bactrocera oleae is one of the most serious and.
Isolation and characterisation of yeast strains for the olive fly bactrocera oleae biological control article pdf available january 2008 with 93 reads how we measure reads. Bactrocera oleae dacuoloverview eppo global database. As part of a classical biological control programme, psyttalia ponerophaga silvestri was imported to california from pakistan and evaluated in quarantine. Pdf landscape effects on the complex of bactrocera oleae.
Kaya departments of entomology and nematology, university of california, davis, ca 95616, usa. Olive fruit fly is a key pest of olive and consequently a serious threat to olive fruit and oil production throughout the mediterranean region. Alternative methods for controlling the olive fly, bactrocera. In severe cases, losses may reach up to 100% in some fruit crops. The olive fruit fly, bactrocera oleae rossi, is a widespread, monophagous pest that. Tephritidaeis the primary economic pest in all olive growing regions of europe, north. Tephritidae is one of the major insect pests which renders the fruit to become unfit for human consumption. Olive fruit fly bactrocera oleae ufifas edis university of florida. Braconidae as a potential biological control agent of olive fruit fly bactrocera oleae diptera. The biological control agent we focused on the koinobiont endoparasitoid p. Aug 16, 2019 the oriental fruit fly, bactrocera dorsalis hendel diptera. The use of pa for pest control has been applied to improve the control andor detection of several pests.
Landscape effects on the complex of bactrocera oleae parasitoids and implications for conservation biological control. Braconidae for biological control of olive fruit fly diptera. Seventythree species of bactrocera have been reared from commercial andor edible host fruit, hence they are treated here as destructive or potential pests, out of a total of 210 species reared from over 811 host species 8,14,15,16,17,18,19. Current control methods against olive fly rely overwhelmingly on the use of. Isolation and characterisation of yeast strains for the olive. Daane and johnson 2010 recommended a small group of braconid wasps that parasitize the olive fruit fly in its native range. Potential distribution of bactrocera oleae and the parasitoids fopius arisanus and psyttalia concolor, aiming at classical biological control fernanda appel muller, nayma pinto dias, marco silva gottschalk, flavio roberto mello garcia, dori edson nava. Bactrocera dorsalis is a member of the oriental fruit fly b. Role of edaphic arthropods on the biological control of the. Furthermore, its establishment may have a serious impact on the environment following the initiation of chemical andor biological control programmes. Tephritidae, with introduced parasitoids hymenoptera. Case studies of the eipagri focus group on pests and. Tephritidae, to a strain of the mitosporic ascomycete metarhizium brunneum petch hypocreales. Development of an artificial intelligence system for the prediction of the olive fly pest ricardo.
Assessment of the entomopathogenic nematodes against maggots. The olive fruit fly, bactrocera oleae, is the single most important pest for the. Within the mediterranean basin, pest infestation of the olive tree especially by bactrocera oleae is a serious economic problem. Results indicated that in isolated olive groves and in areas where the olive fruit fly develops low or medium population densities, one killing device per tree, baited with ammonium bicarbonate and pheromone, has the potential to keep the olive fruit fly population and the fruit infestation low. The olive fruit fly, bactrocera oleae rossi diptera. An overview of pest species of bactrocera fruit flies. As breadfruit is a fruit fly host, it requires quarantine treatment if it is to be exported fresh to new zealand from fiji and neighbouring areas of production. Pdf isolation and characterisation of yeast strains for. Insecticidal activity of an indian botanical insecticide. Bactrocera oleae rossi, reproductive biology and morphology, degree day model, integrated pest management. Longevity, oviposition period, number of eggs produced, andpercent hatch were recorded.
Tephritidae, with introduced parasitoids hymenoptera article fulltext available. It is a phytophagous species, whose larvae feed on the fruit of olive trees, hence the common name. In this study, we have isolated 115 bacterial strains from various ecological niches, and tested their ability to protect the olive fruits against bactrocera oleae. Wright, florida department of agriculture and consumer services, biological control. Tephritidae is considered the most devastating pest of the olive tree worldwide. Pdf biological control and integrated pest management of olive. Effect of local and landscape factors on abundance of ground. Clavicipitaceae and the insecticidal activity of its crude extract to olive fruit fly adults were investigated. Oct 10, 2019 designing biological control strategies for the olive fruit fly bactrocera oleae rossi by predators requires the study of their biology and effectiveness. Introductions of the african parasitoid psyttalia lounsburyi in south of france for classical biological control of bactrocera oleae jeanclaude malausa, alexandra augustemaros, sandrine cheyppebuchmann, geraldine groussierbout, nicolas ris, marcel thaon, sylvie warot, xavier fauvergue. The olive fruit fly bactrocera oleae, dacus oleae is a species of fruit fly, which belongs to the subfamily dacinae.
Tephritidae 3 biological control many insects have been investigated as potential biological control agents of the olive fruit fly. In laboratory experiments, sporesand crystals of the b. This species complex forms a group within the subgenus bactrocera and the name may therefore be cited as bactrocera bactrocera dorsalis. Introduction of the african parasitoid psyttalia lounsburyi. Olive fruit fly oxford academic journals oxford university press. Biological control and integrated pest management of olive.
To discover new parasitoids for a biological control program in california, olives were collected from various locations in. A pcrbased diagnostic assay for detecting dna of the olive. Olive fruits from the oviposition testwere dipped into a. Case studies of the eipagri focus group on pests and diseases in the olive tree. Prospects for improving biological control of olive fruit fly, bactrocera. These data need to be collected in real time and give us information about both adult and larval stages. California department of food and agriculture, plant health and pest prevention services. With the establishment of bactrocera oleae in california a decade ago, interest was renewed in classical. Biological parameters that would improve rearing and. Stateoftheart and research prospectings in biological and integrated control of the olive fly b. Marshall johnson, ucr kent daane, ucb robert van steenwyk, ucb susan opp, csu hayward russell messing, u of hawaii alan kirk, usda ars charlie pickett, cdfa frank zalom, ucd hannah burrack, ucd louise ferguson, ucd judy stewartleslie, pma tim. Evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes against the olive. Prospects for improving biological control of olive fruit fly, bactrocera oleae diptera. Evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes against the olive fruit.
Biocontrol potential of a bacillus subtilis strain against. Attract and kill of the olive fruit fly bactrocera oleae in. Bactrocera oleae is the most economically damaging insect of olive in the mediterranean. The adult olive fruit fly is very small about 5 mm long, with a wingspan of 10 mm weems 1966. The pest is classified on the a1 list of pests recommended for regulation. Photograph by natasha wright, florida department of agriculture and consumer services.
Wings are largely transparent, with a dark brownishblack spot at the tip of each wing. The olive fruit fly, bactrocera oleae rossi, is a widespread, monophagous pest that feeds exclusively on wild and cultivated olives daane and johnson 2010. Among these strains, culture supernatant cs of one bacterial strain displayed the highest rate of. Biological control program 2004 summary developed by patrick akers jim brown kris godfrey charles pickett mike pitcairn william roltsch baldo villegas dale woods california department of food and agriculture plant health and pest prevention services integrated pest control branch cite as. As a reliable alternative to synthetic chemical insecticides, botanical pesticides from plant extracts are also considered natural control methods safe for the environment and human health. In this work, we have studied the relationship between ground beetle activity density and local soil condition and landscape factors in the olive area of southeastern madrid, as well as the efficiency of the most abundant species. Key words biological control, secondary metabolite.
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