Sep 21, 2016 the rolled leaves could be mistaken initially for damage from gynaikothrips ficorum the cuban laurel thrips, which creates a gall by folding the leaf blade adaxially upper surface along the rachis. Insecta, hemimetabola, thysanoptera, phlaeothripidae common name. Pantropical, occurring wherever ficus retusa linnaeus. The cuban laurel thrips, gynaikothrips ficorum, is a serious pest of ficus microcarpa var. Biological characteristics and control of gynaikothrips. Thysanoptera phlaneothripidae gynaikothrips ficorum 0. Body brown, tarsi and apices of tibiae yellow, also antennal segments. The major arthropod pests and weeds of agriculture in southeast asia. The leaf responds to the sucking type feeding of these thrips by folding. This species occurs in great abundance throughout florida and is a recognized plant pest on numerous crops.
The white eggs are shown here along with a yellow nymph. Host specificity tests on gynaikothrips ficorum marchal and gynaikothrips uzeli zimmerman thysanoptera. Competition between two biocontrol agents attacking the. Moreover, heavy rains could carry individuals away from. Two species of thrips frankliniella tritici and limothrips cerealium were reported biting people in georgia during 1986 and 1990. Phlaeothripidae associated with leaf galls of cultivated ficus rosales. Merge pdf files combine pdfs in the order you want with the easiest pdf merger available. Spiders and other insects may also cause loose leaf rolling that can be. Country of export commodity plant species harmful organism number of interceptions china intended for planting. However, careful observation will quickly show the distinct difference between the rolled leaf caused by the flrp and folded leaf caused by. This species may be a synonym of gynaikothrips uzeli zimmerman. Through the rapid bootstrap analyses, three files for each og were obtained, i. Gynaikothrips ficorum marshal and its natural enemies puton on.
Insecticidal activity of essential oil from eucalyptus. Cubanlaurel caused by a little black thrips gynaikothrips ficorum from southeast asia. The leaf responds to the sucking type feeding of these thrips by folding upward along the midvein and resembles a pea pod. In gynaikothrips ficorum, these setae are never more than 0. Host specificity studies on gynaikothrips thysanoptera. Biological control of cuban laurel thrips gynaikothrips ficorum marchal thysanoptera contacts go to all. Phlaeothripidae, in giza, egypt, which included pests, predators, and parasitoids. Trips piojitos del ficus benjamina weeping fig thrips. Larvae are a translucent, pale yellowwhite and also have red eyes. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. The predatorprey relationships of the cuban laurel thrips gynaikothrips ficorum marchal and the anthocorid montandoniola moraguesi puton university of hawaii yasatileke elikewela on. Cuban laurel thrips, gynaikothrips ficorum marchal are shown in figure 7. The only reported difference between these two species is the length of the pronotal posteroangular pair of setae. Interceptions of commodities imported into the eu or.
Disease profile common name cuban laurel thrip family phlaeothripidae genusspecies gynaikothrips ficorum order thysanoptera pestdisease type thrips that raspsuck sap from the foliage and cause leaflets to deformroll and often defoliate host ficus sp, particularly f. In hawaii cuban laurel thrips attacks ficus retusa and ficus benjamina, and their feeding causes young terminal foliage to curl and drop. Jan 28, 2019 amaryl lids to download pdf you need some things, like my website and the name of the file. Adults are dark brown to black in color with red eyes. The cuban laurel thrips, gynaikothrips ficorum, is a critical insect pest of ficus microcarpa in california urban landscapes and production nurseries. Black forms are adults, whiteyellow forms are larvae and pupae, and white, capsuleshaped forms are eggs. Frankliniella bispinosa was the only thrips species documented biting people in florida between 1986 and 1997. Details anatomical and ultrastructural aspects of leaf. Weeping fig ficus benjamina is the only plant on which. Gynaikothrips ficorum is evidently host specific as it induced leaf galls only on ficus microcarpa, and did so almost continuously throughout the spring and summer growing season. Amaryl lids to download pdf you need some things, like my website and the name of the file.
Our scientists, technicians and support staff strive to provide leadership in science and excellence in service. Several species of ficus present leaf galls and the goal of this research is to study the structural alterations involved in the formation of leaf galls caused by gynaikothrips ficorum on f. Gynaikothrips ficorum, causes the foliage of several species of ficus to curl and fold, creating microhabitats for these comparatively large thrips to feed and reproduce. A further interesting aspect of the results is that gall. Most of these species are found in the oriental region on tropical or subtropical plant material, but 2 related pest species gynaikothrips ficorum and gynaikothrips uzeli are distributed worldwide due to horticultural trade of ornamental ficus spp. Natural history of gynaikothrips uzeli thysanoptera.
Gynaikothrips ficorum and gynaikothrips uzeli are commonly called cuban laurel thrips and weeping fig thrips, respectively. Gynaikothrips ficorum, ficus retusa, predators, parasite, algeria. The present study dealt with the presence of two natural enemies of g. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Seasonal abundance of gynaikothrips ficorum marshal and its. Biological control of cuban laurel thrips gynaikothrips uzeli distribution. Weeping ficus thrips gynaikothrips uzeli distribution. Laurel thrips, cuban laurel thrips geographical distribution. The two larvae are whitish to yellow with red eyes, posterior. View of host specificity studies on gynaikothrips thysanoptera. Ficus trees under attack ifas palm beach extension.
Host preference difference is the only useful field characteristic. Seventeen species represent new records for malta including anothopoda fici, asetadiptacus emiliae, astichus bachmaieri, ecphylus caudatus, empoasca alsiosa, eupristina verticillata, ficocyba ficaria, gynaikothrips ficorum, josephiella microcarpae, philotrypesis caricae, pleistodontes sp. Abundance and diversity of foliage insects among different. The plant pest diagnostics branch serves as a scientific resource, providing timely and accurate plant pest diagnostics and professional expertise to our clients. Genusspecies gynaikothrips ficorum order thysanoptera pestdisease type thrips that raspsuck sap from the foliage and cause leaflets to deformroll and often defoliate host ficus sp, particularly f. Leafgall thrips of ficus gynaikothrips ficorum ufifas edis. Gynaikothrips ficorum marchal, 1908 original genus. Gynaikothrips ficorum, the cuban laurel thrips, is a species of tubetailed thrip in the family phlaeothripidae. Females have a tubelike structure at the end of the abdomen for laying eggs. The predatorprey relationships of the cuban laurel thrips. Insecta, hemimetabola, thysanoptera, phlaeothripidae.
On apr 27, 2019, dontkillbugspls from adelaide, australia wrote. The abdominal segments in adults and larvae taper to a point and are held pointing upwards. Some preferred hosts include hibiscus, ficus, poinsettia, impatiens, difffenbrachia, philodendrom, and syngonium. Gynaikothrips ficorum is very similar in structural details to gynaikothrips uzeli. The tight leaf rolling of flrp is distinct from the loose curling or folding from the cuban laurel thrips, gynaikothrips ficorum or the foldedleaf galls caused by the weeping fig thrips, g. Monubasin 9 9th international symposium on the conservation of monuments in the mediterranean basin, 35 june 2014, metu university, ankara, turkey. Common name genusspecies gynaikothrips ficorum pest. The invasive thrips species gynaikothrips uzeli zimmermann is reported inducing gall formation on the leaves of ficus benjamina at three locations in cyprus, which apart from a brief incursion under glass in germany in 1999 represent the first records of this southeastern asian species from europe. Gynaikothrips ficorum, the cuban laurel thrips, is a species of tubetailed thrip in the family. Because this gall hasnt normally been very abundant, it is usually of little concern. The aim of this work was to investigate the seasonal population fluctuation of g. Eulophidae in the thrips gynaikothrips uzeli bioone.
Common name genusspecies gynaikothrips ficorum pestdisease. Request pdf seasonal abundance of gynaikothrips ficorum marshal and its natural enemies on ficus microcarpa in greece the cuban laurel thrips. Sur nouvelle espece thrips thysanoptera nuisible aux ficus en algerie. Interceptions of harmful organisms in commodities imported. Dec 24, 2014 gynaikothrips ficorum marchal this species may be a synonym of gynaikothrips uzeli zimmerman. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Cuban laurel thrips, gynaikothrips ficorum marchal. Cuban laurel thrips, gynaikothrips ficorum citeseerx.
There have been attempts to establish specialist predator natural enemies of the thrips, but no success had been reported. The insect fauna is present in the curled cuban laurel leaf ficus nitida thunb. In recent years, there have been attempts to identify plants for their insecticidal property with a view to find out suitable alternatives. Body brown, tarsi and apices of tibiae yellow, also antennal. Look for deformed, twisted leaves on the terminal ends of branches. A second phlaeothripid species, androthrips ramachandrai karny, was also found in the leaf. Gsc biological and pharmaceutical sciences, 2020, 1002, 062069 66. Gynaikothrips ficorum field recognition may be confused with common hosts adult body size approximately 2. Phlaeothripidae is a family of thrips with hundreds of genera. The group of introduced species has considerably increased in numbers in recent decades due to the intensification of agriculture in israel, i.
These include gynaikothrips ficorum marchal and gynaikothrips uzeli zimmerman as pests of ficus, and haplothrips spp. Gynaikothrips ficorum marchal this species may be a synonym of gynaikothrips uzeli zimmerman taxonomic placing. Anatomical and ultrastructural aspects of leaf galls in ficus microcarpa l. They are the only family of the suborder tubulifera, and are themselves ordered into two subfamilies, the idolothripinae with 80 genera, and the phlaeothripinae with almost 400.
The first two files can be applied to infer coalescent. Reported as a pest for several greenhouse hosts and woody ornamentals. Please, select more pdf files by clicking again on select pdf files. One hundred and fiftyseven species of thysanoptera are. Phlaeothripidae have shown that under experimental conditions, g. Pdf host specificity studies on gynaikothrips thysanoptera. The genus gynaikothrips zimmermann, 1900 this genus contains 40 species, which feed on leaves and produce leafgalls or leafrolls. To change the order of your pdfs, drag and drop the files as you want. Preliminary study on the biology, natural enemies and chemical control of the invasive macrohomotoma gladiata kuwayama on urban ficus microcarpa l. Gynaikothrips uzeli feeds and reproduces inside foliar galls induced on weeping fig. Cuban laurel thrips gynaikothrips ficorum marchal youtube. Moraceae induced by gynaikothrips ficorum marchal thysanoptera by souza,silvana cristina p. These damaged leaves become progressively hard and brown around the curved surfaces of the galls.
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