Host Range of Herpetogramma basalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a Biological Control Agent for the Invasive Weed Alternanthera philoxeroides (Centrospermae: Amaranthaceae) in China

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作者：
Chu, Shihai [1 ,2 ]
Cong, Shengbo [2 ]
Li, Ruhai [2 ]
Hou, Youming [1 ]
机构：
[1] Fujian Agr & Forestry Univ, State Key Lab Ecol Pest Control Fujian Taiwan Cro, Fujian Prov Key Lab Insect Ecol, Coll Plant Protect, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, Peoples R China
[2] Minist Agr & Rural Affairs, Inst Plant Protect & Soil Sci, Hubei Acad Agr Sci,Hubei Key Lab Crop Dis Insect, Key Lab Integrated Pest Management Crops Cent Chi, Wuhan 430064, Hubei, Peoples R China
来源：
JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE | 2019年 / 19卷 / 06期
关键词：
biological weed control; oviposition preference; host specificity; ALLIGATOR WEED; AVAILABILITY; PLANTS;
D O I：
10.1093/jisesa/iez102
中图分类号：
Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要：
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. is an invasive herbaceous amphibious weed species in China. A pyralid moth Herpetogramma basalis (Walker) was discovered feeding on A. philoxeroides through field surveys and may be a potentially useful biocontrol agent. To determine the host range of H. basalis and evaluate its potential to control A. philoxeroides, no-choice and multiple-choice tests were conducted. Herpetogramma basalis fed on target weeds and 29 nontarget plant species. In addition to the target weed A. philoxeroides, H. basalis developed to adult on eight other nontarget species. Herpetogramma basalis survived to adulthood successfully on A. philoxeroides and less successfully on several other Amaranthaceae species. In multiple-choice studies, H. basalis showed a strong oviposition preference for A. philoxeroides over Amaranthus tricolor L. (Centrospermae: Amaranthaceae). Amaranthus tricolor was the only crop plant that supported the complete development of H. basalis. We cautiously recommend H. basalis for the biological control of A. philoxeroides in China.
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