Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-lj6df Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-10-31T18:11:59.906Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

HOST SPECIFICITY AND SUITABILITY OF APION HOOKERI KIRBY (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE), A CANDIDATE FOR THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF SCENTLESS CHAMOMILE, MATRICARIA PERFORATA MÉRAT (ASTERACEAE), IN CANADA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D.P. Peschken  and
K.C. Sawchyn
D.P. Peschken
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, Box 440, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4P 3A2
K.C. Sawchyn
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, Box 440, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4P 3A2
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Scentless chamomile, Matricaria perforata Mérat [= Matricaria maritima var. agrestis (Knaf) Wilmot], is a widely distributed, rapidly spreading and aggressive weed, especially in the three Prairie Provinces. The seed-feeding weevil, Apion hookeri Kirby (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is widespread and common in its native range in the Palaearctic. It occurs in such differing climates as the Mediterranean in northern Africa and the boreal climate of western Siberia. The weevil was screened for its host specificity. In the laboratory, females oviposited into the flowers of species in six genera of the tribe Anthemideae, and one species in the tribe Astereae. However, the larvae developed only in Matricaria species, and one adult emerged from stinking mayweed, Anthemis cotula L. In a choice test, ovipositing A. hookeri preferred scentless chamomile 93:1 over stinking mayweed. These results confirm host records in the European literature. It is concluded that A. hookeri is a host-specific and promising agent for the biological control of scentless chamomile.

Résumé

La Matricaire maritime, Matricaria perforata Mérat [= Matricaria maritima var. agrestis (Knaf) Wilmot], est une mauvaise herbe agressive très répandue, à dispersion rapide, particulièrement dans les trois provinces des Prairies. Le charançon Apion hookeri Kirby (Coleoptera : Curculionidae), qui se nourrit de graines, est commun et répandu dans son aire d’origine dans la région paléarctique. Il survit aussi bien dans le climat méditerranéen du nord de l’Afrique que duns le climat boréal de l’ouest de la Sibérie. La spécificité d’hôte du charançon a été éprouvée. En laboratoire, les femelles ont pondu dans les fleurs d’espèces appartenant à six genres de la tribu des Anthemideae et dans les fleurs d’une espèce de la tribu des Astereae. Cependant, les larves ne se sont développées que dans les espèces de Matricaria et un adulte a émergé dans la Camomille maroute, Anthemis cotula L. Mis en présence de choix, les charançons ont préféré pondre dans la Matricaire maritime plutôt que dans la Camomille maroute selon un rapport de 93 : 1. Ces résultats confirment les listes d’hôtes du charançon rencontrées dans la litérature européenne. Il faut conclure que le charançon A. hookeri a une grande spécificité d’hôte et constitue un agent très prometteur de contrôle de la Matricaire maritime.

[Traduit par la rédaction]

Type
Articles
Information
The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 125 , Issue 3 , June 1993 , pp. 619 - 628
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1993

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Anonymous. 1982. National List of Scientific Plant Names. Vol. 1. List of plant names. SCS-TP-159. 1., USDA, Soil Conservation Service. V + 416 pp.Google Scholar
Anonymous. 1992. Weed Control in Field and Forage Crops 1992. Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, Regina, Sask. 133 pp.Google Scholar
Bailey, L.H., and Bailey, E.Z.. 1976. Hortus Third. A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada. MacMillan, New York, NY. XIV + 1290 pp.Google Scholar
Crawley, M.J. 1989. Insect herbivores for the biological control of weeds. Plants Today 2: 59–64.Google Scholar
Dieckmann, L. 1977. Beiträge zur Insektenfauna der DDR: Coleoptera-Curculionidae (Apioninae). Beiträge zur Entomologie (Berlin) 27: 7–143.Google Scholar
Douglas, D.W. 1989. The Weed Scentless Chamomile (Matricaria perforata Mérat) in Saskatchewan. Agriculture Canada, Regina. 92 pp.Google Scholar
Douglas, D.W., Thomas, A.G., Peschken, D.P., Bowes, G.G., and Derksen, D.A.. 1991. Effects of summer and winter annual scentless chamomile (Matricaria perforata Mérat) interference on spring wheat yield. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 71: 841–850.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Douglas, D.W., Thomas, A.G., Peschken, D.P., Bowes, G.G., and Derksen, D.A.. 1992. Scentless chamomile (Matricaria perforata Mérat) interference in winter wheat. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 72: 1383–1387.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Freese, A. 1991. Apion hookeri Kirby (Col., Curculionidae), a potential agent for the biological control of Tripleurospermum perforatum (Mérat) Wagenitz [ = T. inodorum (L.) C.H. Schultz, Matricaria perforata Mérat, M. inodora L.] (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) in Canada. Journal of Applied Entomology 112: 76–88.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Freese, A., and Günther, W.. 1991. The insect complex associated with Tripleurospermum perforatum (Asteraceae: Anthemideae). Entomologia Generalis 16: 53–68.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Harris, P., and McEvoy, P.. 1993. Analysis and management of risk in introducing insects for biological weed control. In Delfosse, E.S., and Scott, R.R. (Eds.), Proceedings of the VIIIth International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 2–7 February 1992, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. In press.Google Scholar
Heywood, V.H., and Humphries, C.J.. 1977. 31. Anthemideae — systematic review. pp. 853–901 in Heywood, V.H., Harborne, J.B., and Turner, B.L. (Eds.), The Biology and Chemistry of the Compositae. Vol II. Academic Press, London, New York. 1189 pp.Google Scholar
Hoffmann, A. 1958. Faune de France. 62. Coleopteres Curculionides. V. 3. Paris, Paul Lechevalier. pp. 1209–1839.Google Scholar
Kessler, D. 1989. Scentless chamomile — weed management. ERDA Information Sheet no. 5, Agriculture Canada, Regina, Sask.2 pp.Google Scholar
Lohse, G.A. 1981. 5. U. Fam. Apioninae. pp. 127–183 in Freude, H., Harde, K.W., and Lohse, G.A. (Eds.), Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Goecke & Evers, Krefeld. 310 pp.Google Scholar
Peschken, D.P., Sawchyn, K.C., and Bright, D.E.. 1993. First record of Apion hookeri Kirby (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in North America. The Canadian Entomologist 125: 629–631.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Peschken, D.P., Thomas, A.G., Bowes, G.G., and Douglas, D.W.. 1990. Scentless chamomile (Matricaria perforata) — a new target weed for biological control. pp. 411–416 in Delfosse, E.S. (Ed.), Proceedings of the VIIth International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 6–11 March 1988, Rome, Italy. Istituto Sperimentale per la Patologia Vegetale (MPAF). 701 pp.Google Scholar
Scherf, H. 1964. Die Entwicklungsstadien der mitteleuropäischen Curculioniden (Morphologie, Bionomie, Ökologie). Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 506: 1–335.Google Scholar
Scoggan, H.J. 1979. The Flora of Canada. Publications in Botany, Nr. 7. Part 4. Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa. pp. 1117–1711.Google Scholar
Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., and Webb, D.A.. 1976. Flora Europaea Vol. 4 Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). 4. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. XXIX + 505 pp.Google Scholar
Walter, H., and Lieth, H.. 1960. Klimadiagramm-Weltatlas. Fischer Verlag, Jena.Google Scholar
Wapshere, A.J. 1978. Effectiveness: A comparison of prediction and results during the biological control of Chondrilla. pp. 124–127 in Freeman, T.E. (Ed.), Proceedings of the VIIIth International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, University of Florida, 1976, Gainesville, Florida. 298 pp.Google Scholar
Wapshere, A.J., Delfosse, E.S., and Cullen, J.U.. 1989. Recent developments in biological control of weeds. Crop Protection 8: 227–250.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Woo, S.L., Thomas, A.G., Peschken, D.P., Bowes, G.G., Douglas, D.W., Harms, V.L., and McClay, A.S. 1991. The biology of Canadian weeds. 99. Matricaria perforata Mérat (Asteraceae). Canadian Journal of Plant Science 71: 1101–1119.CrossRefGoogle Scholar