Status of Sitodiplosis mosellana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and its parasitoid, Macroglenes penetrans (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), in Montana

dc.contributor.authorThompson, Brian M.
dc.contributor.authorReddy, Gadi V. P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-09T18:27:23Z
dc.date.available2016-08-09T18:27:23Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.description.abstractThe orange wheat blossom midge, S. mosellana (Gehin) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a global pest of wheat (Tritium aestivum L.), has recently invaded Montana\'s Golden Triangle, an important wheat producing region. Unchecked, S. mosellana populations can quickly grow to damaging levels. In this study, we document the prevalence of S. mosellana and its main natural enemy, Macroglenes penetrans (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), in this newly invaded area of Montana, and compared the effects of irrigated versus dryland cropping systems on S. mosellana and its parasitoid. Different approaches to monitoring S. mosellana populations were examined, including pheromone traps for adults, collection of larvae from wheat heads, and overwinter sampling of soil to measure the levels of larvae and cocoons. Adults of the M. penetrans were surveyed through daily sweep net sampling. This study demonstrated that the emergence of M. penetrans was usually well synchronized with emergence of S. mosellana as the emergence of parasitoids occurred shortly after the pest with the highest peak (90%) at 26 June and 14 July, 2015, respectively. Irrespective of sampling techniques; pheromone traps or soil sampling, no significant difference was observed in population of S. mosellana between irrigated and dryland cropping systems. In contrary, cropping systems played a significant role in the abundance of parasitoids since the irrigated fields had significantly higher population of parasitoids (five times on an average) compared to dryland cropping system. The possible implications of these findings in monitoring of S. mosellane and the establishment of M. penetrans are discussed.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMontana Wheat and Barley [Grant#W5534]; USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Multistate Project W3185; The Working Group Biological Control of Pest Management Systems of Plants [Accession and Grant# 231844]en_US
dc.identifier.citationThompson, Brian M. , and Gadi V.P. Reddy. "Status of Sitodiplosis mosellana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and its parasitoid, Macroglenes penetrans (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), in Montana." Crop Protection 84 (June 2016): 125-131. DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2016.03.009.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0261-2194
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/9976
dc.titleStatus of Sitodiplosis mosellana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and its parasitoid, Macroglenes penetrans (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), in Montanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
mus.citation.extentfirstpage125en_US
mus.citation.extentlastpage131en_US
mus.citation.journaltitleCrop Protectionen_US
mus.citation.volume84en_US
mus.data.thumbpage6en_US
mus.identifier.categoryLife Sciences & Earth Sciencesen_US
mus.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cropro.2016.03.009en_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Agricultureen_US
mus.relation.departmentResearch Centers.en_US
mus.relation.researchgroupWestern Triangle Ag Research Center.en_US
mus.relation.universityMontana State University - Bozemanen_US

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