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Besrukow P, Irmler J, Schmid J, Stoll M, Winterhalter P, Schweiggert R, Will F. Variability of Constitutive Stilbenoid Levels and Profiles in Grape Cane ( Vitis vinifera L.) Depending upon Variety and Clone, Location in the Vineyard, Pruning Time, and Vintage. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:4342-4352. [PMID: 35352562 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Stilbenoids in grape cane (Vitis vinifera L.) are bioactive compounds relevant for plant defense and the potential valorization of this byproduct. Our screening of grape cane from 102 varieties showed constitutive stilbenoid levels in a wide range (557-7748 mg/kg of dry weight). Analyses of genetically distinct clones of selected cultivars unraveled that intravarietal variability (e.g., cv. Riesling, 3236-6541 mg/kg) was higher than that across samples from a single clone but different vineyard positions (3017-3710 mg/kg). Furthermore, stilbenoid levels in samples obtained in October, December, and February (3 years, 2017-2019) showed pronounced quantitative and qualitative variability and the highest yields upon December pruning. For instance, vitisin B and ε-viniferin in cv. Pinot Noir and Accent were predominant in 2017 and 2019 (both >90% of total stilbenoids) but not in 2018 (both <55%) when temperatures were high and precipitation low. In brief, we report the variability of stilbenoid levels in grape cane depending upon genetic and environmental factors.
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- Paul Besrukow
- Department of Beverage Research, Geisenheim University, von-Lade-Straße 1, 65366 Geisenheim, Germany
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- Department of Beverage Research, Geisenheim University, von-Lade-Straße 1, 65366 Geisenheim, Germany
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- Department of Grapevine Breeding, Geisenheim University, von-Lade-Straße 1, 65366 Geisenheim, Germany
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- Department of General and Organic Viticulture, Geisenheim University, von-Lade-Straße 1, 65366 Geisenheim, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Schleinitzstraße 20, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Beverage Research, Geisenheim University, von-Lade-Straße 1, 65366 Geisenheim, Germany
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- Department of Beverage Research, Geisenheim University, von-Lade-Straße 1, 65366 Geisenheim, Germany
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Daane KM, Cooper ML, Mercer NH, Hogg BN, Yokota GY, Haviland DR, Welter SC, Cave FE, Sial AA, Boyd EA. Pheromone Deployment Strategies for Mating Disruption of a Vineyard Mealybug. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 114:2439-2451. [PMID: 34694405 PMCID: PMC8648387 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toab198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret), is a primary vineyard pest in California and other grape-growing regions throughout the World. Mating disruption programs are commercially available to manage Pl. ficus, but widespread adoption has been limited, in part, by high costs compared with insecticide programs. To improve mating disruption economic effectiveness, different deployment technologies (passive, aerosol, and microencapsulated formulations) were individually examined. Adult male Pl. ficus captures in pheromone traps and categorical ratings of vine infestation or crop damage suggest that all deployment strategies lowered mealybug densities or damage. Using passive dispensers, deployment rates of 310 and 465 per ha lowered Pl. ficus crop damage similar to 615 per ha, a rate commonly used in commercial operations; reduced rates would lower product and deployment costs. Meso dispensers, containing more a.i., deployed at 35 per ha did not have a treatment impact, but a microencapsulated formulation and aerosol canisters lowered male flight captures and/or crop damage. Male mealybug flight activity was greatest from 0500-1100 hr, which coincided with temperatures >16° and <32°C. These restricted times and temperatures suggest programable dispensers might allow pheromone deployment to coincide only with flight patterns. A large field trial using passive dispensers found greater treatment separation after 3 yr of pheromone deployment. Discrepancies in results among vineyards may be related to Pl. ficus density, but combined results from all trials suggest that different deployment technologies can be used to impact Pl. ficus densities and damage, even at reduced rates, especially with continued use over multiple seasons.
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- Kent M Daane
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- University of California Cooperative Extension, Napa County, 1710 Soscol Avenue, Napa, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- USDA-ARS, Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit, Albany, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- University of California Cooperative Extension, Kern County, 1031 South Mount Vernon, Bakersfield, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- College of Agriculture, California State University, Chico, CA, USA
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MacDonald SL, Schartel TE, Cooper ML. Exploring Grower-sourced Data to Understand Spatiotemporal Trends in the Occurrence of a Vector, Pseudococcus maritimus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and Improve Grapevine Leafroll Disease Management. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 114:1452-1461. [PMID: 34002772 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toab091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Grapevine leafroll disease is a significant concern in the wine grape industry, as it spreads rapidly and contributes to economically significant reductions in yield and grape quality. Our objective was to utilize 5 yr of grower-sourced data from Napa (California, USA) to improve local and regional disease management efforts. Specifically, we applied a spatially integrated multivariate clustering technique to improve understanding of spatiotemporal trends in Pseudococcus maritimus (Ehrhorn) male populations-the primary vector in the region. We also implemented generalized linear mixed models to evaluate the effects of two key practices, insecticide sprays and roguing, on disease incidence. Results show P. maritimus has a biannual flight pattern in the study area, with the first flight peaking in early May and the second between early August and early September. Clusters of P. maritimus flight data fall largely within the vineyard footprints of individual growers, but also showed clear neighborhood effects. We found that when disease incidence within a block is <1%, consistent monitoring and removal of diseased vines is required to contain within-block spread. As within-block disease incidence grows to 1-20%, both insecticide applications and roguing are effective practices to reduce spread. At incidence levels >20%, roguing is a critical practice. Our results emphasize the importance of individual management efforts, but also the value of programs that engage the wider neighboring community and highlight the power of community data collection to guide decision-making.
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- Sarah L MacDonald
- UC Cooperative Extension, 1710 Soscol Ave, Suite 4, Napa, CA 94559, USA
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- University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Prairie Research Institute, Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
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- UC Cooperative Extension, 1710 Soscol Ave, Suite 4, Napa, CA 94559, USA
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Fuchs M, Almeyda CV, Al Rwahnih M, Atallah SS, Cieniewicz EJ, Farrar K, Foote WR, Golino DA, Gómez MI, Harper SJ, Kelly MK, Martin RR, Martinson T, Osman FM, Park K, Scharlau V, Smith R, Tzanetakis IE, Vidalakis G, Welliver R. Economic Studies Reinforce Efforts to Safeguard Specialty Crops in the United States. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:14-26. [PMID: 32840434 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-20-1061-fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Pathogen-tested foundation plant stocks are the cornerstone of sustainable specialty crop production. They provide the propagative units that are used to produce clean planting materials, which are essential as the first-line management option of diseases caused by graft-transmissible pathogens such as viruses, viroids, bacteria, and phytoplasmas. In the United States, efforts to produce, maintain, and distribute pathogen-tested propagative material of specialty crops are spearheaded by centers of the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN). Agricultural economists collaborated with plant pathologists, extension educators, specialty crop growers, and regulators to investigate the impacts of select diseases caused by graft-transmissible pathogens and to estimate the return on investments in NCPN centers. Economic studies have proven valuable to the NCPN in (i) incentivizing the use of clean planting material derived from pathogen-tested foundation plant stocks; (ii) documenting benefits of clean plant centers, which can outweigh operating costs by 10:1 to 150:1; (iii) aiding the development of disease management solutions that are not only ecologically driven but also profit maximizing; and (iv) disseminating integrated disease management recommendations that resonate with growers. Together, economic studies have reinforced efforts to safeguard specialty crops in the United States through the production and use of clean planting material.
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- M Fuchs
- School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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- Micropropagation and Repository Unit, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
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- Foundation Plant Services, Plant Pathology Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL 61820
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- Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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- Foundation Plant Services, Plant Pathology Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Crops and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
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- Foundation Plant Services, Plant Pathology Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Prosser, WA 99350
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- Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Plant Industry, Albany, NY 12205
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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- Foundation Plant Services, Plant Pathology Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Washington Wine Industry Foundation, Cashmere, WA 98815
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- University of California, Cooperative Extension, Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
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- Department of Microbiology & Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
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- The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Harrisburg, PA 17110
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Hommay G, Wiss L, Reinbold C, Chadoeuf J, Herrbach E. Spatial Distribution Patterns of Parthenolecanium corni (Hemiptera, Coccidae) and of the Ampelovirus GLRaV-1 and the Vitivirus GVA in a Commercial Vineyard. Viruses 2020; 12:v12121447. [PMID: 33339296 PMCID: PMC7766559 DOI: 10.3390/v12121447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Distribution patterns of the European fruit lecanium Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché) and of grapevine leafroll-associated virus-1 (GLRaV-1) and grapevine virus A (GVA) were monitored from 2003 to 2015 in a Riesling vine plot in the northeast of France. Virus spread was compared between two periods: 2003-2008 and 2009-2014. The percentage of infected vines increased from 54 to 78% for GLRaV-1 and from 14 to 26% for GVA. The spatial distribution of viruses and of P. corni was analysed using permutation tests and revealed an aggregative pattern. Virus distribution was not associated with the density of P. corni population on grapevines. However, GLRaV-1 and GVA spread mainly from initially infected vines. New GLRaV-1 and GVA infections were more frequent on vines near primarily infected vines, first anisotropically along the row, then between neighbouring rows. Virus spread was similar to those described in literature with grapevine mealybug species. This slow vine-to-vine progression suggests that P. corni was responsible for the virus spread, in accordance with the low mobility and low transmission capacities of its local population.
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- Gérard Hommay
- Université de Strasbourg, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Unité Mixte de Recherche Santé de la Vigne et Qualité du Vin (SVQV), F-68000 Colmar, France; (C.R.); (E.H.)
- Correspondence:
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- Université de Strasbourg, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Unité Mixte de Recherche Santé de la Vigne et Qualité du Vin (SVQV), F-68000 Colmar, France; (C.R.); (E.H.)
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- Université de Strasbourg, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Unité Mixte de Recherche Santé de la Vigne et Qualité du Vin (SVQV), F-68000 Colmar, France; (C.R.); (E.H.)
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- Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Unité de Recherche Biostatistique et Processus Spaciaux (BioSP), F-84914 Avignon, France;
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- Université de Strasbourg, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Unité Mixte de Recherche Santé de la Vigne et Qualité du Vin (SVQV), F-68000 Colmar, France; (C.R.); (E.H.)
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Evaluation of RNA Interference for Control of the Grape Mealybug Pseudococcus maritimus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). INSECTS 2020; 11:insects11110739. [PMID: 33126451 PMCID: PMC7692628 DOI: 10.3390/insects11110739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Simple Summary RNA interference (RNAi) is a defense mechanism that protects insects from viruses by targeting and degrading RNA. This feature has been exploited to reduce the expression of endogenous RNA for determining functions of various genes and for killing insect pests by targeting genes that are vital for insect survival. When dsRNA matching perfectly to the target RNA is administered, the RNAi machinery dices the dsRNA into ~21 bp fragments (known as siRNAs) and one strand of siRNA is employed by the RNAi machinery to target and degrade the target RNA. In this study we used a cocktail of dsRNAs targeting grape mealybug’s aquaporin and sucrase genes to kill the insect. Aquaporins and sucrases are important genes enabling these insects to maintain water relations indispensable for survival and digest complex sugars in the diet of plant sap-feeding insects, including mealybugs. In our experiments, administration of dsRNA caused a reduction in expression of the target genes and an increase in insect mortality. These results provide support for the application of RNAi to control the grape mealybug. Abstract The grape mealybug Pseudococcus maritimus (Ehrhorn, 1900) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a significant pest of grapevines (Vitis spp.) and a vector of disease-causing grape viruses, linked to its feeding on phloem sap. The management of this pest is constrained by the lack of naturally occurring resistance traits in Vitis. Here, we obtained proof of concept that RNA interference (RNAi) using double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules against essential genes for phloem sap feeding can depress insect survival. The genes of interest code for an aquaporin (AQP) and a sucrase (SUC) that are required for osmoregulation in related phloem sap-feeding hemipteran insects (aphids and whiteflies). In parallel, we investigated the grape mealybug genes coding non-specific nucleases (NUC), which reduce RNAi efficacy by degrading administered dsRNA. Homologs of AQP and SUC with experimentally validated function in aphids, together with NUC, were identified in the published transcriptome of the citrus mealybug Planococcus citri by phylogenetic analysis, and sequences of the candidate genes were obtained for Ps. maritimus by PCR with degenerate primers. Using this first sequence information for Ps. maritimus, dsRNA was prepared and administered to the insects via an artificial diet. The treatment comprising dsRNA against AQP, SUC and NUC significantly increased insect mortality over three days, relative to dsRNA-free controls. The dsRNA constructs for AQP and NUC were predicted, from sequence analysis to have some activity against other mealybugs, but none of the three dsRNA constructs have predicted activity against aphids. This study provides the basis to develop in planta RNAi strategies against Ps. maritimus and other mealybug pests of grapevines.
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Daane KM, Yokota GY, Walton VM, Hogg BN, Cooper ML, Bentley WJ, Millar JG. Development of a Mating Disruption Program for a Mealybug, Planococcus ficus, in Vineyards. INSECTS 2020; 11:insects11090635. [PMID: 32947862 PMCID: PMC7563353 DOI: 10.3390/insects11090635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Simple Summary The vine mealybug is a key insect pest of vineyards that currently is controlled by one or more insecticide applications per season. Here, we sought to develop a more sustainable control tool by using the mealybug’s sex pheromone to reduce mating and thereby lower pest damage. The mature female mealybug emits a sex pheromone that the winged adult male uses to find and mate with females. Synthetically produced sex pheromone, specific to the vine mealybug, was enclosed in commercial dispensers and deployed in vineyards in 2004–2007 studies to determine if mating disruption could provide a viable control option. Trials were conducted in commercial vineyards with cooperating farmers. Across all trials, mating disruption reduced pheromone trap captures of adult male mealybugs—an indication that the population numbers were lowered—and there was often a reduction mealybug numbers on vines and/or crop damage. There was not a clear reduction in the proportion of female mealybugs with ovisacs (a cottony-like mass containing mealybug eggs), but this may have resulted from the production of non-viable ovisacs that were not differentiated in the field samples. Pheromone trap captures were never lowered to zero (often called trap shut down), possibly because trials were conducted in vineyards with unusually high mealybug densities. Trap capture patterns commonly began low in April-May, increased in mid-July or August, and often decreased in September–October when post-harvest insecticides were applied. Results over all years suggest season-long coverage or late season coverage may be as or more important than dose per hectare. This research was used to help initiate the commercialization of mating disruption products for the vine mealybug, which are now being successfully used throughout the world’s grape-growing regions where this pest is found. Abstract The vine mealybug (VMB), Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is a key insect pest of vineyards, and improvements in sustainable control of this pest are needed to meet increasing consumer demand for organically farmed products. One promising option is mating disruption. In a series of experiments conducted from 2004 to 2007, we tested the effects of mating disruption on trap captures of Pl. ficus males in pheromone-baited traps, on Pl. ficus numbers and age structure on vines, and on damage to grape clusters. From 2004 to 2005, the effects of dispenser load (mg active ingredient per dispenser) were also assessed, and dispensers were compared to a flowable formulation. Across all trials, mating disruption consistently reduced pheromone trap captures and often reduced mealybug numbers on vines and/or crop damage, regardless of the pheromone dose that was applied. Reductions in Pl. ficus densities in mating disruption plots were not accompanied by clear effects on mealybug population age structure; however, production of non-viable ovisacs by unmated females may have obscured differences in proportional representation of ovisacs. Pheromone trap captures were never lowered to zero (often called trap shut down), possibly because trials were conducted in vineyards with unusually high Pl. ficus densities. Trap-capture patterns in both treated and control plots commonly began low in April–May, increased in mid-July or August, and often decreased in September–October when post-harvest insecticides were applied. During the four-year trial, the release rate from plastic sachet dispensers was improved by industry cooperators as pheromone was released too quickly (2004) or not completely released during the season (2005–2006). The flowable formulation performed slightly better than dispensers at the same application dose. Results over all years suggest season-long coverage or late-season coverage may be as or more important than dose per hectare. Development of a dispenser with optimized season-long pheromone emission or targeted seasonal periods should be a future goal.
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- Kent M. Daane
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-559-646-6522
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USA;
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- Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA;
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- USDA-ARS, Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit, Albany, CA 94710, USA;
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- University of California Cooperative Extension, 1710 Soscol Avenue, Napa, CA 94559, USA;
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- Kearney Agricultural Center, University of California IPM Program, Parlier, CA 93648, USA;
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA;
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Daugherty MP, Almeida RPP. Understanding How an Invasive Vector Drives Pierce's Disease Epidemics: Seasonality and Vine-to-Vine Spread. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 109:277-285. [PMID: 30451633 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-07-18-0217-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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For vector-borne plant pathogens, disease epidemics may be attributable to multiple mechanisms, including introduction of a novel vector whose epidemiological role differs from that of native vectors. In such cases, understanding an exotic vector's ability to drive an epidemic is central to mitigating its impact. We studied how the invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis Germar) can drive Pierce's disease outbreaks in vineyards, focusing on its potential to promote vine-to-vine (i.e., secondary) spread of Xylella fastidiosa relative to potential constraints stemming from seasonality in the pathosystem. First, we developed a general vector-borne disease model to understand the consequences for disease dynamics of (i) seasonal acquisition efficiency and (ii) seasonal host recovery from infection. Results of the modeling indicate that these two sources of seasonality could constrain disease incidence, particularly when working in concert. Next, we established a field cage experiment to determine whether H. vitripennis promotes vine-to-vine spread, and looked for evidence of seasonality in spread. Broadly, results from the experiment supported assumptions of the model; there was modest to significant increase in the frequency of pathogen spread over the first season, and those new infections that occurred later in the season were more likely to recover during winter. Ultimately, by the end of the second season, there was not evidence of significant secondary spread, likely due to a combination of seasonal constraints and low transmission efficiency by H. vitripennis. Collectively, these results suggest that, although H. vitripennis may be able to promote vine-to-vine spread in certain contexts, it may not be the key factor explaining its impact. Rather, the ability of H. vitripennis to drive epidemics is likely to be more directly related to its potential to reach higher population densities than native vectors.
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- Matthew P Daugherty
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside 92521 and Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley 94720
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside 92521 and Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley 94720
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