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Host suitability analysis of the bark beetle Scolytus amygdali (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2015

A. Zeiri ,
M.Z. Ahmed ,
M. Braham ,
M. Braham  and
B.-L. Qiu
A. Zeiri*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Bizerte, Tunisia
M.Z. Ahmed
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Tropical Research and Education Center, 18905 SW 280th Street, Homestead, FL 33031, USA Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, 510640 Guangzhou, China
M. Braham
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Entomology, Regional Center of Research on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, The University of Sousse, 4042 Chott-Mariem, Sousse, Tunisia
M. Braham
Affiliation:
Deparment of Olive tree Physiology, Institute of the Olive Tree station of Sousse, 40 Street Ibn Khouldoun 4061 Sousse, Tunisia
B.-L. Qiu
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, 510640 Guangzhou, China
*
*Author for correspondence Phone: 0021621676454 Fax: 00216 73 23 61 35 E-mail: asma_zairi@yahoo.fr
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Abstract

Scolytus amygdali is a polyphagous insect pest that feeds on fruit trees and forest trees. Our study assessed the host preference and reproductive potential of S. amygdali on four tree species: almond (Prunus dulcis), apricot (Prunus armeniaca), peach (Prunus persica), and plum (Prunus domestica). Females of S. amygdali produced maternal galleries that were longer on peach than the other three trees, and female fecundity was highest on peach. Females with longer maternal galleries produced more eggs, indicating a positive correlation between maternal gallery length and female fertility. The under-bark development time of S. amygdali is significantly shorter on plum (45 days) and almond (56 days) than on apricot (65 days) and peach (64 days). Despite this longer development time on peach, our results still suggest that, of the four types of tree tested, peach is the most preferred host for S. amygdali.

Keywords

almond bark beetlechronologyhost selectionfruit treesScolytus amygdalisensitivity
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 105 , Issue 4 , August 2015 , pp. 434 - 440
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