Three species, agriotes obscurus, agriotes brevis, agriotes ustulatus, and two that could not be discerned molecularly. Interim and final reports for industry partner 1 confidential. Rondon this bulletin is one of a series on organic potato production developed by ospud, a collaboration among oregon state university personnel and 11 farmers operating diversified organic vegetable farms. The tih predicts that individuals with decreased likelihood of future reproduction will maximize current reproductive effort, which may include shifts in reproductive timing. Agriotes obscurus, agriotes sputator fox and jaques, 1958. Original research species composition and abundance of. Reliable information concerning the biology of the different species can be. Soil bioassay for studying behavioral responses of wireworms. Distribution of adult stages of soil insect pests across an. The maximum flight curve was recorded in the second decade of june figure 1. They can inflict considerable damage on various field crops. Agriotes obscurus belowground dispersal dc d15n soil pest wireworms abstract tracking the movement of soilliving herbivores is dif. Modification of reproductive schedule in response to pathogen. Conducted several studies with the click beetle species agriotes obscurus and agriotes lineatus, and their larval stage the wireworm, to gather new information and insight in order to better control this pest developed research abilities through collecting, organizing, analyzing and interpreting data to demonstrate findings and.
Pheromone lures were replaced every 6 weeks, sevin agriotes species where found in abugraib fields, these species are a. Antennal sugar sensitivity in the click beetle agriotes. Three species, agriotes obscurus, agriotes brevis, agriotes ustulatus, and two that could not be. Control methods and monitoring of agriotes wireworms. The range of attraction to sex pheromone traps is relatively low for agriotes obscurus, agriotes sputator,a n d agriotes lineatus 520 m. Gough, observations on some factors influencing growth in wireworms of the genus agriotes esch. Coleoptera elateridae including adult morphology, fecundity, larval and pupal development was studied. Interim and final reports for industry partner 2 confidential. Wireworm biology and nonchemical management in potatoes. Distribution of adult stages of soil insect pests across.
Two exotic european click beetle species, agriotes obscurus and agriotes lineatus, were introduced into the lower fraser valley of british columbia over a century ago, and are now predominant pests of a number of arable crops. Elateridae at cereal bait stations in the field volume 5 issue 3. Efficacy of various insecticides for management of the dusky wireworm, agriotes obscurus in potatoes in british columbia. Agriotes sputator has been detected as in the light sandy loam in the heavier loam soils.
Stable isotope analysis reveals whether soilliving. These articles are basedon wireworms from italy and germany, which. Biology of wireworms, baiting and insecticide bmps. Wireworm populations and damages are on the rise globally. Effect of collection month, visible light, and air movement on the. Jul 01, 2011 movement of agri otes obscurus coleoptera. Skip to main content skip to navigation c ollege of a gricultural, h uman, and n atural r esource s ciences. Wireworms are an increasing concern for many horticultural crops in north america grove et al. The biology and management of wireworms agriotes spp. A novel broadspectrum insecticide supporting sustainabl.
There is little indepth research made on the life cycle of these wireworm species which is problematic when control of these pests is needed. Initial and peak catch of male agriotes obscurus l. The use of sex pheromones as an option to control wireworms via mass trapping and the biology of agriotes lineatus l. Therefore, the detection, monitoring, and control of agriotes include the adult trapping using speciesspecific sex pheromones, which is a critical component of pest research. Agriotes mancus gorham, 1923 limonius californicus rockwood, n. The various records from which the present pccoullt lias been prepared have been made chiefly at the warburton field station of the agricultural advisory department of the university of manchester. Carde and minks, 1995 agriotes lineatus, limonius canus kabaluk et. Studies on sex pheromone gland morphology and pheromone components in female elaterid beetles agriotes obscurus l. Elateridae, agriotes, wireworm, click beetle, biology, maize, control and. The evolutionary cycle of the species agriotes obscurus l. Biology and nonchemical management in potatoes in the pacific northwest n.
Population dynamics of wireworms coleoptera, elateridae in. Oregon state university oregon state arthropod collection. Modification of reproductive schedule in response to. Climatic, edaphic factors and cropping history help predict. Of the 672 elaterid species known in europe cate 2004, most of the economic species belong to the genus agriotes.
Although recent research has significantly increased our understanding of the biology, ecology, lifecycle, and morphology of several. Agriotes obscurus the following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. Jan 31, 2012 the landscape scale distributions of adult male click beetles of the species agriotes lineatus, a. Class insecta, order coleoptera, family elateridae, subfamily agriotinae, tribe agriotini, genus agriotes. Biology, ecology, and control of elaterid beetles in agricultural land. Blending of pheromone lures for two exotic european pest. Wim van herk integrated pest management agriculture. Laboratory studies have also shown that contact exposure of several economic species of wireworms agriotes obscurus, a. The pheromone source was created in our lab by impregnating a cellulosebased granule with a synthetic blend of a.
Plots supplied with sex pheromone traps were compared with untreated control plots. Occurrence of agriotes wireworms in austrian agricultural land. Oct 10, 2020 wireworms and agriculture, with special reference to agriotes obscurus l. Pdf biology, ecology, and control of elaterid beetles in. Wim van herk integrated pest management agriculture and. Pdf effect of male mass trapping of agriotes species on. Larval development of agriotes obscurus under laboratory and semi.
A semiochemicalbased method of monitoring both species has been developed as a part of an integrated pest management plan, and there is interest in mass trapping with pheromones as a management tool. Wireworm biology and nonchemical management in potatoes in the. Entomology department, rothamsted experimental station, harpenden, herts. We examined how wild, adult female click beetles agriotes obscurus responded after exposure. Les cycles ayant ete decrits pour agriotes obscurus en conditions. Comparative antennal morphology of agriotes coleoptera. Elateridae in strawberry rosaceae plantings with wheat gramineae as a trap crop. Antennal sugar sensitivity in the click beetle agriotes obscurus. Wireworm biology and nonchemical management in potatoes in.
Stable isotope analysis reveals whether soilliving elaterid. The authors focused mainly on the distribution of olfactory sensilla. Beetle is darkbrown and dull, 710 mm long and 2 mm wide. Effect of collection month, visible light, and air. Developing species specific control methods seems to be advisable as agriotes species differ greatly from one another concerning biology, ecology and crop preferences. The present study was conducted using markreleased populations of male agriotes obscurus ao and agriotes lineatus al adults to simulate the spatial and temporal capture rates of wild beetle populations in dense arrays of pheromone traps in a confined, nonfarmed habitat. The adults flight was reduced, flight distance rarely exceeding 100 meters. Consequently, there is little understanding of how abiotic and biotic conditions influence the response of click beetles to the pheromone. Wireworms, the larvae of click beetle species agriotes lineatus, a. The click beetle agriotes obscurus is an agricultural pest, and the fungus metarhizium brunneum is being developed as a control agent. The response of agriotes obscurus click beetles to pheromone and its impact on the acquisition of a fungal pathogen by joyce pui suen leung b. In agriotes, the antennal sensillar equipment was studied only for a. We examined whether the response of male agriotes obscurus l.
Wireworms also aggregated at rows of newly planted strawberries, fragaria. Proceedings of the international conference on advances in potato pest biology and management, jackson hole, wyoming, october, 1991, 3153 pp. Geographic and temporal distribution of agriotes obscurus and. Biology, ecology, and control of elaterid beetles in agricultural. Media in category agriotes obscurus the following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total. Observations on the biology of agriotes obscurus l. Furlan l 1998 the biology of agriotes ustulatus schaller col.
In this study the movement of agriotes obscurus larvae between plots harbouring isotopically different plants was examined. Agriotes obscurus linnaeus, 1758 uk beetle recording. Elateridae are abundant soildwelling herbivores which. A click beetle of the species agriotes obscurus, the larvae of which are wireworms. Elateridae in strawberry rosaceae plantings with wheat gramineae as a trap crop the canadian entomologist, 2 2000, pp. The aim of this study, conducted in three different geographic counties in croatia from 2007 to 2009, was to determine the factors that influence the abundance of adult click beetle of the species agriotes brevis cand. Larval development of agriotes obscurus under laboratory and. Biology department, university of the fraser valley, 33844 king rd. Pdf climatic, edaphic factors and cropping history help. Individuals of the species usually focus on quack grassinvaded areas 2. Click beetles coleoptera elateridae are a serious pests that occur.
Pdf larval development of agriotes obscurus under laboratory. Wheat rows planted 8 d in advance of intercropped rows of strawberries aggregated wireworms at the wheat rows rather than at the. The various records from which the present pccoullt lias been prepared have been made chiefly at the. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Feb 01, 2015 little is known about the natural enemies of wireworms coleoptera. We examined how wild, adult female click beetles agriotes obscurus responded after exposure to the fungal pathogen metarhizium brunneum. The response of agriotes obscurus click beetles to pheromone. Pdf pcrbased species identification of agriotes larvae. Insects free fulltext effect of collection month, visible light, and. Erm, studies on sex pheromone gland morphology and pheromone components in female elaterid beetles agriotes obscurus l. In proccedings of ducted herein, we found that it was possible to identify the factors that xxi iwgo conference, 27 october4 november 2001, venice, italy. On average, 78 eggs were laid in clusters by a single female. Population dynamics of wireworms coleoptera, elateridae. A semiochemicalbased method of monitoring both species has been developed as a part of an integrated pest management plan, and there is interest in mass.
Agriotes sputator is mentioned in the literature as one of the most common and most damaging clickbeetle species which usually is found in heavier arable soils, meadows, and pastures. Coleoptera elateridae including adult morphology, fecundity, larval and pupal development was studied in a climate chamber at a constant. Thus, it is important to observe the direct effects of novel insecticides on them. In the field, agriotes obscurus, athous niger, athous subsuscus, dalopius marginatus and athous vittatus were found, a. Conclusions according to furlana rational agiotes strategy against wireworms should be based on 1 locating high risk areas, notably with sex pheromone traps, 2 planting sensitive crops in areas with agroites low or no risk and 3 locating areas with actual agriotes. Studies of seks pheromone gland morphology and pheromone components in female elaterid beetles agriotes obscurus l.
With insecticidal control options dwindling, research on click beetle biology and. Articles, books and websites that have not been put in the thesis have been. Species of the clickbeetle genus agriotes eschscholtz are economically important crop pests distributed mainly in the northern hemisphere. Climatic, edaphic factors and cropping history help. Journal of insect physiology, 34, these results show that, in a. Life cycle of agriotes wireworms and their effect on maize. Reproductive tradeoffs in the click beetle, agriotes.
This page was last edited on december 2014, at 11. Department of agricultural entomology, university of manchester. However, a more detailed, comparative study including both sexes of additional agriotes species is needed to better understand the antennal sensory equipment of these pests. Elateridae, but there are frequent anecdotal reports of usually unnamed stiletto fly larvae diptera. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The biology of the click beetle agriotes obscurus l.
Biology, university of bristol, 2011 thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of pest management in the department of biological sciences. The feeding ecology of elaterid larvae in central european. Biology, monitoring and management of economically important. Original research species composition and abundance of click. Elaterid female sex pheromone, while currently used for monitoring the adult life stage click beetle, has only recently been explored as a potential management tool. Potential application of pheromones in monitoring, mating. Wheat rows planted 8 d in advance of intercropped rows of strawberries aggregated.
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