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Per capire se Rhynchophorus ferrugineus possa addentrasi fino in zona 8 del Nord Italia, ho cercato ulteriormente di reperire alcuni studi scientifici circa la sua mortalità alle basse temperature.
Il mio parere personale è che sarà molto difficile che il parassita riesca a sopravvivere ad inverni così rigidi: se è vero che il materiale marcescente riesce ad innalzare la temperatura in cui vivono le larve, è altrettanto vero che un picco di – 10 o -12 °C incide sicuramente anche sulla temperatura interna del tronco (R. ferrugineus non è certo un cerambice della fascia temperata).
Roma dista molto meno da Milano rispetto a Reggio Calabria (zona di avvistamento del punteruolo rosso), se avesse potuto il parassita sarebbe salito anche al Nord dove abbondano i T. fortunei, palme meno bersagliate delle P. canariensis ma pur sempre appetibili (ed appetite).Cold hardiness of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Shanghai.
Ju RuiTing Wang Feng Xiao YuYu Li YueZhong Du YuZhou
Acta Entomologica Sinica. 2010. 53: 2, 226-232. 36 ref.
AN: 20103122058
The invasive red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier), native to Southern Asia, is becoming a serious invasive pest of palms in China. In order to understand how well the RPW survives under cold temperature, with materials from fields in Shanghai we determined the supercooling points (SCPs) with supercooling point determinator and the degree of cold hardiness in environmental chamber at low temperatures, simulated field overwintering test in Shanghai, and analyzed the north limit for overwintering of RPW. The results indicated that SCPs of the RPW were significantly decreased as the developmental stages increased. Adults had the lowest SCPs, followed by 9th, 5th and 1st instar larvae and eggs in an increasing order. The viability of various developmental stages in the RPW was measured in 6, 24, 48 and 72 h, and the relationship between the survival rate and low temperature could be fitted with logistic model significantly or extremely significantly. Ltemp50 (the temperature that results in 50% mortality of the experimental population) was increased as time prolonged at all stages of the RPW. At 72 h after treatment, Ltemp50 values of eggs, 1st instar larvae, 5th instar larvae, 9th instar larvae and adults were 1.61, -1. 67, -2. 39, -2.40 and -0.40 degrees C, respectively. This result showed that the larvae had the highest cold hardiness, followed by adults and eggs in order. The above data indicated that the correlation between the cold hardiness and SCPs was not uniformly positive. Thus, we speculated that either adult or larva could be possible stage of overwintering for the RPW. The field overwintering test also showed that survival rates of both larvae and adults were above 60% in continuous two years (2007 and 2008), suggesting that the RPW could overwinter in the field in Shanghai. Based on the results obtained and distribution of the hosts of the RPW, we tentatively inferred that the northern limit for overwintering of the RPW is proximate to 35 degrees N or where the average low temperature in January is around 0 degrees C.
Publisher
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Location of Publisher
Beijing
Country of Publication
China
Link to the Ovid Full Text or citation: http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&D=cbug&AN=20103122058Life history of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Dryophtoridae), in southern Japan.
Abe, F. Hata, K. Sone, K.
Florida Entomologist. 2009. 92: 3, 421-425. 12 ref.
AN: 20093283106
We surveyed the life history of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), in southern Japan, including seasonal changes in the flight activity of adults and composition of R. ferrugineus in different developmental stages in a total of 17 infested Phoenix canariensis trees which were cut down in 2003-2005. The flight of adults began in Mar, showed some peaks in summer and autumn, and ceased in mid-Dec. Various stages of individuals inhabited infested P. canariensis trees throughout the year. The composition of individuals at different stages in late fall was dependent on the resource (white intact tissue) availability in P. canariensis trees. In P. canariensis trees where considerable resource remained, all stages of larvae, pupae, and adults were found, whereas in palm trees with no resource, few young- and medium-stage larvae were observed. The temperature in the infested part of a palm trunk was 30 degrees C or higher even in winter. From these results, we view the life history of R. ferrugineus in southern Japan as follows: Adults emerge from host trees in spring and continue to attack host trees until late fall. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus grows even in winter if intact tissue remains at the peripheral part of trunks, and there may be 3 or 4 generations per year. A cold winter probably does not have any negative effects on successful colonization of R. ferrugineus in Japan.
Publisher
Florida Entomological Society
Location of Publisher
Lutz
Country of Publication
USA
Link to the Ovid Full Text or citation: http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&D=cbug&AN=20093283106The thermal constant for timing the emergence of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae).
Salama, H. S. Hamdy, M. K. El-Din, M. M.
Anzeiger fur Schadlingskunde. 2002. 75: 1, 26-29. 11 ref.
AN: 20023049168
Laboratory and field experiments were conducted using the calculated thermal constant of the pupal stage of the red palm weevil (R. ferrugineus) to determine the dates and number of weevil emergence cycles in Ismailia, Egypt, during 1999-2000. The pupal duration of the red palm weevil, R. ferrugineus at two different temperatures (29.5 and 21.2 degrees C) revealed that the thermal threshold was -2.3 degrees C, while the thermal constant was 423 degree days. Around 20.7 cycles of weevil emergence per year have been predicted in Egypt. A temperature between 44-45 degrees C was found to be the higher threshold at which the pupae are killed. The heat units required for the pupal development were utilized to predict the dates of adult emergence throughout the year.
Publisher
Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag GmbH
Location of Publisher
Berlin
Country of Publication
Germany
Link to the Ovid Full Text or citation: http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&D=cbug3&AN=20023049168Occurrence of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera : Dryophthoridae) on Nokonoshima Island, southern Japan and its possible invasion further north.
Yoshitake, H. Masaoka, K. Sato, S. Nakajima, A. Kamitani, S. Yukawa, J. Kojima, H.
Kyushu Plant Protection Research. 2001. 47: 145-150. 15 ref.
AN: 20023027104
The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, was found in October 2000 on Nokonoshima Island, Fukuoka Prefecture, southern Japan. Our field survey revealed that this weevil has been surviving on the island for 6 to 7 years, feeding on the stems and petioles of Phoenix canariensis. Laboratory experiments showed that adults survived for at least 8 days at -1.0 degrees C, and 73.3% of adults survived for 24 h at -5.0 degrees C. In Japan, R. ferrugineus has been accidentally introduced into five localities, where the mean annual air temperature is higher than 15.8 degrees C. Therefore, if host plants are available, this weevil will invade further north where the mean annual air temperature is >=16.0 degrees C.
Publisher
Association for Plant Protection of Kyushu
Location of Publisher
Nishigoshi
Country of Publication
Japan
Link to the Ovid Full Text or citation: http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&D=cbug3&AN=20023027104Scritto Da – Seba il 23 Novembre 2010alle ore 17:41:59
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