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Seasonal occurrence of resident parasitoids associated with Drosophila suzukii in two small fruit production regions of Italy and the USA Public Deposited

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  • For the first time we report the results of a survey to determine the presence, seasonal phenology and biological control status of indigenous parasitoid populations utilizing Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) and Drosophila melanogaster Meigen (Diptera Drosophilidae) as hosts in Trento Province, Northern Italy, and the Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA. Larval and pupal parasitoids were sampled using sentinel traps baited with larvae of D. suzukii or D. melanogaster, or traps baited with fruit or yeast-based host substrates. Two generalist parasitoids, Pachycrepoideus vindemiae (Rondani) (Hymenoptera Pteromalidae) and Leptopilina heterotoma (Thomson) (Hymenoptera Figitidae) emerged from the sentinel traps in both regions, and a third generalist parasitoid, Trichopria drosophilae Perkins (Hymenoptera Diapriidae), was found in Italy. L. heterotoma was present during the early portion of the season in Italy while P. vindemiae was found throughout the growing season in both production regions. Low numbers of parasitoids relative to initial larval load in baits suggest a limited effect of indigenous parasitoids on D. suzukii in these two important fruit production regions. These findings highlight the need for improved biological control of D. suzukii through introduction or augmentation of specialist parasitoids from the native range of D. suzukii. This report provides baseline data on the current status of biological control of D. suzukii in Italy and Oregon.
  • Keywords: Leptopilina heterotoma, biological control, Trichopria drosophilae, invasive pest, Pachycrepoideus vindemiae, parasitism
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  • Miller, B., Anfora, G., Buffington, M., Daane, K. M., Dalton, D. T., Hoelmer, K. M., ... & Walton, V. M. (2015). Seasonal occurrence of resident parasitoids associated with Drosophila suzukii in two small fruit production regions of Italy and the USA. Bulletin of Insectology, 68(2), 255-263.
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  • Funding for research in the US was provided from the USDA-NIFA award # 2010-51181-21167 and in Italy this research was partially funded by the Autonomous Province of Trento (Italy). Research funds for Grandi Progetti, Project LExEM (Laboratory of excellence for epidemiology and modeling, http://www.lexem.eu).
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