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European Grapevine Moth

 

Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller) -- Lepidoptera:  Tortricidae

 

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       The European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana, is native to southern Italy, but it also occurs throughout Europe and in some regions of Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Japan, and Chile. + Initial detection of European grapevine moth in the United States occurred in Napa County, California, in 2009.  Arrival of this insect poses a significant threat to the state’s grape production capacity because the moth’s larvae feed on grape flowers and fruits.  As of 2010, a quarantine is operational in several California counties in an attempt to stop the spread of the moth to surrounding areas.  Larvae, rather than adult moths, cause the most damage to grapevines.  They feed on and damage developing flower clusters of grapes and and the developing berries. Later in  the season, the  grape clusters succumb to fungal infections.  In addition to grapes Lobesia can damage many fruit and ornamental plants such as blackberries currants, gooseberries persimmons, pomegranate, etc.

 

       Adult moth females may deposit 30-40 eggs per day for about 6 days.  Hatching occurs from 3-11 days after laying depending on the weather.  The larvae feed on their plant hosts for three to four weeks before they mature.  The pupal stage takes about 1-2 weeks before adults emerge.  Adult rarely live more than three weeks.  Several generations may occur in one growing season.  The insect overwinters as pupae in cocoons on the bark of grapevines or in soil crevices.  Adults begin  to emerge from pupation when temperatures warm in springtime.

 

REFERENCES:                                                                                                 FURTHER RELATED REFERENCES

 

Coscollá, Ramón R.  1998.  Polillas del racimo (Lobesia botrana Den. y Shiff.).  In: Los parásitos de la vid, estrategias de proteccion razonada.  Madrid, Spain.  pp. 29–42.

 

Del Tío, R, J. L.  J. L. Martínez,  R. Ocete  & M. E. Ocete.  2001.  Study of the relationship between sex pheromone trap catches of Lobesia botrana (Den. & Schiff.) (Lep., Tortricidae) and the accumulation of degree-days in Sherry vineyards (SW of Spain).  J. Appl. Entomol. 125:  9-14.

 

Denis, J. N. C. M. & Ignaz Schiffermüller.  1775.  Systematisches Verzeichniß der Schmetterlinge der Wienergegend herausgegeben von einigen Lehrern.  Theresianum. Wien 1775.

 

Gabel, B & V. Mocko.  1986.  A functional simulation of European vine moth Lobesia botrana Den. Et Schiff. (Lep., Torticidae) population development.  J. Appl. Entomol. 101:  121-127.

 

Gallardo, A, R. Ocete, M. A. López, L. Maistrello, F. Ortega, A. Semedo & F. J. Soria.  2009.  Forecasting the flight activity of Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller) (Lepidoptera, Torticidae) in Southwestern Spain.  J. Appl. Entomol. 133:  626-632.

 

Moreau, J,  & B. Thiéry Benrey.  2006.  Grape variety affects larval performance and also female reproductive performance of the European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).  Bull. Entomol. Research 96:  205-212

 

Torres-Vila, L. M, J. Stockel, R. Roehrich & M. C. Rodríguez-Molina.  1997.  The relation between dispersal and survival of Lobesia botrana larvae and their density in vine inflorescences.  Entomol. Exp. Appl. 84:  109-114.

 

Zangheri, S, G. Briolini, P. Cravedi, C. Duso C, F. Molinari & E. Pasqualini.  1992.  Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller).  In:   Lepidotteri dei fruttiferi e della vite. Milan, Italy. pp. 85–88.

 

 

FURTHER RELATED REFERENCES:

 

El-Heneidy, A. H. & Fawzia A. Hawwanein.  1986.  Meteorus gyrator  Thunberg and M. rubens Nees. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae),  new recorded parasitoids, on certain lepidopterous pests in Egypt.  Zeitschrift angewandete Entomologie (1986). 

 

Hawwanein, Fawzia A. & A. H. El-Heneidy.  1988.  Comparative study of the parasitism by Microplitis rufiventris Kok. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Periboae orbate Wied. (Diptera: Tachinidae) on main lepidopterous pests in vegetable crop fields in Egypt.  Bull. Soc. Ent. Egypte,  Econ.  Ser. 17:  127-135.

 

Hawwanein, Fawzia A.; A. H. El-Heneidy, M. S. Abbas &  A. R. Hamed.  1985.  Survey of the parasitoids of main lepidopterous pests in vegetable crop fields in Egypt. Bull.Soc. Ent. Egypte,  65:  259 -265.

 

Honda, J. & S. V. Triapitzin.  1995a.  A species description and biological comparison between a new species of Telenomus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) and Trichogramma platneri Nagarkatti (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae): two egg parasitoids of Sabulodes aegrotata (Guene=E9) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).  Pan-Pacific Entomol. 71 (4):  227-236.

 

Honda, J. & S. V. Triapitzin.  1995b.  A species description and biological comparison between a new species of Telenomus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) and Trichogramma platneri Nagarkatti (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae): two egg parasitoids of Sabulodes aegrotata  (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).  Pan-Pacific Entomologist 72 (3):  168-170.

 

Triapitzin, S. V. & T. M. Tretiakova.  1997.  Sexual behavior of Apanteles oenone Nixon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), an exotic parasitoid of the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Russian Entomological Journal 6 (1-2):  71-72.