Instant Insights: Managing arthropod pests in cereals

By (author) Dr Marion O. Harris, Kirk Anderson, M El-Bouhssini, Frank Peairs, Professor Gary L. Hein, Steven Xu, Dr Erin W. Hodgson, Dr Ashley N. Dean, Dr Anders Huseth, Prof. William D. Hutchison, Prof. Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Dr Subodh Adhikari, Dr Arash Rashed

Publication date:

21 November 2023

Length of book:

162 pages

Publisher

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Dimensions:

229x152mm
6x9"

This collection features three peer-reviewed reviews on managing arthropod pests in cereals.

The first chapter discusses key arthropod pests of cereals, including Hessian fly, orange wheat blossom midge, bird cherry oat aphid, greenbug, Russian wheat aphid, sunn pest, wheat stem sawfly and wheat curl mite. The chapter provides a detailed case study for each arthropod pest, exploring the pest’s life cycle, its host plants and status as a wheat pest, best practices for managing populations, as well as our current understanding of plant susceptibility and plant resistance.

The second chapter highlights the economic importance of corn/maize to the United States economy, citing that around 37.7 million hectares of land was used to grow the crop in 2021. As a result of its economic contribution, farmers are required to have an informed understanding of important pest species affecting the crop. The chapter considers recent advances in monitoring of native and invasive pests of corn and includes case studies on the European corn borer, corn earworm, western bean cutworm and corn rootworm to demonstrate the effective implementation of insect pest monitoring systems.

The final chapter reviews the recent emergence of the Fescue aphid/grass aphid as an invasive pest of small grains outside of its native range of western Europe and the British Isles. The chapter considers the biology and management of the pest, its appearance and identification, its pest status and damage, as well as its potential for host plant resistance.

Chapter 1 - Wheat pests: insects, mites, and prospects for the future: Marion O. Harris and Kirk Anderson, North Dakota State University, USA; Mustapha El-Bouhssini, ICARDA, Morocco; Frank Peairs, Colorado State University, USA; Gary Hein, University of Nebraska, USA; and Steven Xu, USDA-ARS Northern Crops Institute, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Arthropods (disciplines – Entomology and Acarology): introduction 3 Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor Say) 4 Orange wheat blossom midge (Sitodiplosis mosellana Géhin) 5 Bird cherry oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) 6 Greenbug (Schizaphis graminum Rondani) 7 Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov) 8 Sunn pest (Eurygaster integriceps Puton) 9 Wheat stem sawfl y (Cephus cinctus Norton) 10 Wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella Keifer) 11 Prospects for wheat resistance to pests 12 Conclusions and prospects for new pest management technologies 13 Where to look for further information 14 Acknowledgements 15 References
Chapter 2 - Advances and challenges in monitoring crop insect pests: the US experience: Erin W. Hodgson and Ashley N. Dean, Iowa State University, USA; Anders Huseth, North Carolina State University, USA; and William D. Hutchison, University of Minnesota, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Primary crops in the United States 3 Corn (Zea mays L.) 4 Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr] 5 Cotton (Gossypium spp. L.) 6 Conclusion and future trends 7 Where to look for further information 8 References
Chapter 3 - Fescue aphid (Metopolophium festucae): Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Subodh Adhikari and Arash Rashed, University of Idaho, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Appearance and identification 3 Native and invaded ranges 4 Reproductive biology and host range 5 Pest status and damage 6 Potential for host plant resistance 7 Management 8 Future trends in research 9 Conclusion 10 Where to look for further information 11 References