If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Media in category hypsipyla grandella the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Its damage to mahogany is so intense that it can prevent establishment of commercial plantations of the species. Pyralidae is one of the most important pests of tropical forestry newton et al. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Hypsipyla grandella is a moth of the family pyralidae. Hypsipyla grandella is considered to be the most harmful species in latin america, and h. Pdf first report of hypsipyla grandella lepidoptera. Pdf development of hypsipyla grandella zeller lepidoptera. In latin america and the caribbean, precious wood species like mahoganies swietenia spp. This finding offers new perspectives for the use of parasitoids in biological control programs against.
Damage to reproductive structures may compromise natural. Pdf flight and host selection behaviour of the mahogany. Essential oils of toona cedrela s pecies meliaceae. Electroantennogram studies of borer antennae indicate that both female and male moths. Pyralidae, a major forest pest in latin america and the caribbean. Pdf the mahogany shoot borer hypsipyla grandella zeller is an important economic pest in all american tropical forests, because it prevents. Pdf mating behavior of hypsipyla grandella lepidoptera. Pyralidae is found throughout the tropics, and its larvae. The total yield of volatile oil obtained from each batch of g. I have just modified one external link on hypsipyla grandella. Us southern florida, mexico, central america, the caribbean, south america except chile. The shoot borer, hypsipyla grandella zeller, is a lepidopteran that practically covers the entire brazilian territory. However, in this work we report for the first time the h.
Electrophysiological responses of female and male hypsipyla. West indies mahogany, swietenia mahagoni, seed capsules and their parts damaged by mahogany shoot borer, hypsipyla grandella zeller. The mahogany shoot borer, hypsipyla grandella, is one of the most economically important neotropical forest pest insects because it attacks valuable timber of the meliaceae. Incidencia e danos da brocadasmeliaceas, hypsipyla. Hypsipyla dorsimacula schaus, 19 hypsipyla elachistalis hampson, 1903. Studies on attractants of the mahogany shoot borer, hypsipyla grandella zeller lepidoptera. Biological activity of two neem azadirachta indica a. Cultivation of cedrela odorata, a valuable tropical hardwood species, is restricted by the mahogany shoot borer hypsipyla grandella, whose attacks reduce stem quality in forest plantations. Taxonomy, ecology, and control of hypsipyla shoot borers of.
Contributions to an integrated control programme of hypsipyla. Breeding and biology of hypsipyla grandella zeller lepidoptera. Growth response by bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla. Mating behavior of hypsipyla grandella lepidoptera. Early results from genetic trials on the growth of spanish. Breeding and biology of hypsipyla grandella zeller. Management of hypsipyla grandella in swietenia macrophylla. The mahogany shoot borer hypsipyla grandella zeller lepidoptera. Damage from hypsipyla shoot borers are a significant threat to a variety of high value timber species belonging to the meliaceae and verbenaceae families. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.
Improvements were made in neonate rearing, larval containers, adult mating cages and the diet, making the rearing protocols more suitable for eventual largescale rearing. The mahogany shoot borer, hypsipyla grandella zeller, bores into the twigs and seed capsules of trees in the mahogany family meliaceae, especially mahogany species swietenia spp. Pdf susceptibility of hypsipyla grandella lepidoptera. The mahogany shoot borer hypsipyla grandella zeller is an important economic pest in all american tropical. Descriptions of two new genera and species of phycitinae. Studies on attractants of the mahogany shoot borer. Pyralidae, through weed management and insecticidal sprays in 1 and 2yearold swietenia humilis zucc. Hypsipyla grandella and hypsipyla robusta are serious pests of species of the subfamily swietenioideae of the family meliaceae in virtually every moist tropical region of the world. Management of the mahogany shoot borer, hypsipyla grandella. Jun 01, 2016 a simplified and improved rearing system was developed for the mahogany shoot borer, hypsipyla grandella zeller lepidoptera. The mahogany shoot borer, hypsipyla grandella zeller, is found throughout central. Nonetheless, the recognition and documentation of many unwanted agroecological, environmental, social, and economic problems resulting from pesticide overuse, has led scientists to look for alternatives, among which integrated pest management ipm has stood out. Pyralidae is found throughout central and south america, except in chile.
Managementofthemahoganyshootborer, hypsipyla grandella. Integrated management of hypsipyla grandella in nurseries and plantations of meliaceae in cuba. Table 1 presents the mean relative percentage of each of the components of the oil of leaves collected from the same tree at four different times during the days of 15th february, 15th june and 15th october 2000. This study investigated whether infestation rates would be reduced and growth performance improved by the intercropping of c. Damage caused by this pest in native trees of the subfamily swietenoideae meliaceae is so intense and severe that it makes industrial forestry with those species unfeasible. There are no reports documenting intercroping of g.
The larval diet was modified by replacing ingredients with cheaper. Capsule in initial stage of dehiscence, dehisced insectfree capsule, core damaged by larvae, dehisced capsule. New rearing method and larval diet for the mahogany shoot. Toona ciliata, the australian red cedar, introduced to brazil shows excellent growth and an absence of attacks by h. Pyralidae to bacillus thuringiensis strains article pdf available in journal of plant protection research 581. Pyralidae,throughweedmanagement andinsecticidalspraysin1. Management of the mahogany shoot borer, hypsipyla grandella zeller lepidoptera. Contributions to an integrated control programme ofhypsipyla grandella zeller in costa rica p.
Gliricidia sepium has the ability to recruit and release nutrients, increasing primary productivity of forest sites. It is found from africa including madagascar, throughout asia including sri lanka and india to australia. View of phagodeterrence by quassia amara simaroubaceae wood. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Chapter 15 promissory botanical repellentsdeterrents for.
Eulophidae, a generalist pupal parasitoid of lepidoptera and coleoptera, parasitizing pupae of hypsipyla grandella zeller lepidoptera. It is an important economic pest and has been the subject of concerted research efforts. Phagodeterrence by quassia amara simaroubaceae wood extract. Flight and host selection behaviour of the mahogany shoot borer, hypsipyla grandella zeller lepid.
Hypsipyla ferrealis hampson, 1929 hypsipyla fluviatella. Biological activity of two neem products azatin and nim 80 on mahogany shootborer hypsipyla grandella larvae was studied. A randomized complete block design, with four replications, was used. Hypsipyla robusta, the cedar tip moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus hypsipyla. Gliricidia sepium and fertilization affect growth, nutrient. In the past 60 years, conventional chemical pesticides have been the predominant method for controlling pests worldwide. Descriptions of two new genera and species of phycitinae associated with hypsipyla robusta moore on meliaceae in nigeria lepidoptera, pyralidae volume 57 issue 4 j. Mahogany shoot borer, hypsipyla grandella zeller insecta. It also may damage fruits and seeds of those trees.