The aim is to consider whether listed organisms remain. Fortunately, the popular cabbage palm, floridas state. Propagation material only vegetative propagation material. Complete genome sequence of kosakonia sacchari strain bo1. Noms communs banana moth t r q a da banana teigne du bananier principal hosts planteshates principales opogona sacchari has a wide host range, and is found mainly in the tropics on banana, pineapple, bamboo. For publication in journals, books or magazines, permission should be obtained from the original photographers with a. Preliminary observations on the sexual pheromone of opogona sacchari bojer lepidoptera, hieroxestidae. List a2iliste a2 opogona sacchari bojer lepidoptera. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. For publication in journals, books or magazines, permission should be obtained from the original photographers with a copy to eppo. List of quarantine or regulated and nonquarantine pests of.
We now need to firm up on these positions, to allow work to proceed. The insect is a quarantine pest in several countries, including argentina, the main consumer market for bananas from southern brazil. Uk position the uk has inputted both to the efsa process and to the commission working group, so the above recommendations reflect uk views to date. Irradiation to control quarantine insects in exported fresh. Ecdysteroids in the pupae of opogona sacchari bojer, a new. Relatively dry weather or climate favors many types of insect outbreaks e.
Pra opogona sacchari, december 20 3 summary biology the moth opogona sacchari has a wide host range and is mainly known as a pest of tropical and subtropical plants like banana, pine apple and various ornamentals from subtropical origin. List of union regulated non quarantine pests rnqps and specific plants for planting, with categories and thresholds table of contents part a. In the 1970s, it was introduced into brazil and central america, and also started to appear in the eppo region. It first attracted attention as a serious pest on bananas in spain islas canarias in the 1920s. All photos included on this page can only be used for educational purposes. New phytosanitary issues in plant production in the eu john van ruiten, director naktuinbouw netherlands fleuroselect, 29 november 2016. The titre of ecdysteriods in both male pupae and female pupae get higher gradually, and. Propagation material p, pc the material is free from. The main component of ecdysteriods in the pupae of o. Opogona sacchari, a pest risk from imports of ornamental plants of tropical origin. Methyl bromide fumigation of dracaena and yucca against opogona sacchari. Tineidae is a polyphagous pest that can cause serious damage, in particular to banana crops in southern brazil. A significant pest of pritchardia palms is the banana moth, opogona sacchari. Sansevieria the plants are inspected and found to be free from meloidogyne spp.
Pests and other problems of palms university of florida. Bibliografia opogona sacchari ncbi taxonomy database opogona sacchari global biodiversity information facility opogona. Opogona sacchari bojer lepidoptera, lyonetiidae nuovo fitofago di piante ornamentali in serra. Irradiation to control quarantine insects in exported fresh commodities. Wet, rainy environments favor fungal and bacterial diseases. Ionizing radiation for quarantine control of opogona sacchari lepidoptera. The species was first described by wenceslas bojer in 1856. Opogona sacchari opogscdocuments eppo global database. Opogona is a genus of the fungus moth family, tineidae.
Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose. Opogona sacchari banana moth i commercial imports permitted subject to prior approval of department of agriculture and cooperation. This page was last edited on 14 september 2017, at 22. European phytosanitary conference on potato and other arable crops organised by eppo and the ukrainian scientific research plant quarantine station. L setae of a18 widely spaced on separate pinacula noctuidae 23. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily hieroxestinae. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Stresses can include drought, flooding, mechanical wounding, poor nutrition, and herbicide injury. A sclerotized ring surrounds the sd1 seta of mesothorax pyralidae. Request pdf occurrence of opogona sacchari bojer in japan lepidoptera, tineidae the banana moth, opogona sacchari bojer is known as a pest of many tropical crops, fruits, and ornamental. In order to understand the composition and quantitative variation of ecdysteriods in the pupae of opogona sacchari bojer, a new invasive alien pest, we analyzed the pupal ecdysteroid composition and titers in this pest. Banana motha potentially fatal pest of pritchardia and other. We would therefore welcome your views on four main issues.
The banana moth, opogona sacchari bojer, 1856, is a polyphagous pest that causes serious damage to different crops around the world, particularly to bananas in southern brazil. Pacific basin agricultural research center, po box 4459, hilo, hawaii 96720. It is native to the humid tropical and subtropical regions of subsaharan africa, where it is also found in madagascar, mauritius, reunion, rodrigues island, the seychelles and st. It seems that the female moth targets wounded or stressed palm tissue to lay her eggs. The invention consists of a new pesticide formulation, biostimulating and with fungicide effects, combining the biostimulating action due to chitosane to the biological control of plagues in agricultural and forest crops, due to phytopathogen insects by entomopathogen nematodes of the steinernematidae and.
Pdf ionizing radiation for quarantine control of opogona. Pests and other problems of palms 4 lethal yellowing ly is an incurable disease of many palm species caused by a mycoplasmalike organism a form of life sometimes described as intermediate between a virus and a bacterium that is spread by a leaf hopper bug myndus crudus. Occurrence of opogona sacchari bojer in japan lepidoptera. Recommendation of the working group on the annexes of the. Pest free areas and pest free production and distribution. Us20040116290a1 biological pesticide based on chitosan and. The plants are inspected and found to be free from aphelenchoides fragariae, aphelenchoides ritzemabosi, opogona sacchari, impatiens necrotic spot virus, frankliniella occidentalis and rhizobium radiobacter. A young pritchardia hillebrandii plant in a hawaii landscape, dying from attack by banana moths, opogona sacchari. Opogona sacchari, the banana moth, is a moth of the family tineidae.
The theory is that if sterile fruit flies are set free by the thousands, with each carrying a drop of the natural chemical on its back, they would quickly and inexpensively distribute the scent wherever they fly. Synonymes alucita sacchari bojer tinea subcervinella wlk. As it includes opogona omoscopa, the type species of the nowabolished genus hieroxestis, it is the type genus of its subfamily. Custard apple type of material condition of entry animal pests additional declaration diseases nematodes 1. Opogona sacchari 2006 eppo bulletin wiley online library. The genus opogona at present comprises 173 species.
Tineidae article pdf available in journal of economic entomology 1005. L setae of a18 joined on the same pinacula pyraloidea 17 16. Apr 01, 2006 opogona sacchari opogona sacchari 20060401 00. Introduction opogona sacchari originates in the humid tropical and subtropical regions of africa, where it is not a significant pest. Like decoys, the fruit flies would create confusion among moth males trying to find, and mate with, female moths.
List of union regulated non quarantine pests rnqps and. Opogona sacchari wikispecies, free species directory. Specific requirements are nevertheless needed to ensure as low as possible prevalence of the pest in the area of production and plants for planting free from the organism on import and movement within the union territory. Females lay eggs in crevices in plant tissue, in groups of about five. The complete genome sequence of the endophytic diazotroph kosakonia sacchari, isolated from a sweet potato, was analyzed. Apr 17, 2017 the banana moth opogona sacchari bojer lepidoptera. Opogona sacchari originates in the humid tropical and subtropical regions of africa, where it is not a significant pest.
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