March 2009
Monthly Archive
AM20090321.004 Moth
Posted by aubreymoore on 21 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
AM20090321.003 Roach
Posted by aubreymoore on 21 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Roach caught in lab by Jim McConnell
AM20090321.002 Fly Tunneling in Stem of Lettuce
Posted by aubreymoore on 21 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Maggots were found tunneling in stems of lettuce growing in an aquaponics operation. Four small black flies (BL=2.1mm) were reared out and identified as Melanagromyza splendida, AGROMYZIDAE. This fly was first collected on Guam in 1986. According to Schreiner 1991:
“This agromyzid fly is an internal borer in the stems and midribs of large leaves (Spencer 1973). Previously, it was known to attack Compositae and Umbelliferae, but on Guam it has been reared from tomato leaves and from midribs of mizuna, an Asian Brassica variety. The native distribution of this species is tropical and subtropical Americas, but it has been present in Hawaii for many years.”
Ron Mau lists M. splendida as a pest of lettuce in his Knowledge Master website for crop pests in Hawaii, and uses “safflower stemminer” as a common name. According to Spencer 1973:
“This species has been reared from lettuce in Hawaii but significant damage has not been reported.”
References
Schreiner, Ilse H. 1991. Sources of new insects established on Guam in the post World War II period. Micronesica Suppl. 3: 5-13.
Spencer, K. A. 1973. Agromyzidae (Diptera) of economic importance. W. Junk. The Hague. 418 pp. Available online in Google Books.
Label Info
Collection label:
AM20090321.002a,b,c,d reared from maggots tunneling in lettuce stem Triton Farm, Yigo, Guam 13.53275N 144.87232E M. Marutani 21 MAR 2009
Determination label:
AGROMYZIDAE Melanagromyidae splendida Frick 1953 Det. A. Moore 17 APR 2009
Burrowing Roachs Girdling Eggplants
Posted by aubreymoore on 21 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
AM20090321.001
See Jesse Babmba for details.
Establishment of Biocontrol for Cycad Aulacaspis Scale (CAS) in Palau
Posted by aubreymoore on 13 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Adult R. lophanthae were collected at Ritidian Point, Guam, in the week prior to the trip to Palau. These were kept refrigerated in plastic vials equipped with piece of dental wick soaked in 10% honey which plugged a hole in each lid.
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
Eulophid Attacking Casuarina
Ortheziid on Chromolaena odorata
Posted by aubreymoore on 12 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Ortheziids feeding on Chromolaena odorata. Specimen code AM20090311.001. Collected at Mount Santa Rosa, Guam at LBAM trap 002.
Collection label data:
AM20090311.001 ex Chromolaena odorata Mt. Santa Rosa, Guam 13.54318 144.91277 A. Moore 11 MAR 2009
Bugs in Outgoing Cargo
Posted by aubreymoore on 11 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
These bugs belong to the family Aradidae, the “flat bugs”. Aradids feed on fungus and are not considered to be agricultural pests.
These were found on wood material (pallets etc.) at Andersen Airforce Base by USDA APHIS inspectors. This material came from the Naval Base and it was being shipped to Hawaii. The wood also contained termites and it was fumigated before leaving Guam.
Collection label data:
AM20090311.002 ex wooden pallets from Naval Base Andersen Airforce Base, Guam Marc Hall 10 MAR 2009