Nitidulidae is the most important pest of the economically important oilseed rape crop, or brassica napus. The reliance on synthetic insecticides for control, particularly the pyrethroid class, has led to the development of populations with high levels of resistance. Molecular analysis of insecticide resistance in pollen. Most biology textbooks overlook the most abundant animals on. Eggs are laid in the flower buds of the hostplant and the larvae develop within the flowers. Control of meligethes aeneus, ceitorhynchus assimilis and dasineura barssicae in winter oilseed rape brassica napus l article pdf available in zemdirbyste 982. Revision of the pollen beetle genus meligethes coleoptera.
Its hero is aeneas, a trojan who travels from troy to italy to eventually found rome. To meet the challenges set by agricultural demands for more sustainable production and changing climate more information about pest biology and population. An online resource devoted to north american insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information. Other common names include the rape pollen beetle and rape blossom beetle. Meligethes stephens, 1829 a common and widespread species throughout the holarctic. A taxonomic revision of members of the genus meligethes stephens. Pollen beetles meligethes sp adult meligethes sp 2. Control of meligethes aeneus, ceitorhynchus assimilis and.
Notes on taxonomy and nomenclature top of page this species has been known consistently as meligethes aeneus in europe since the nineteenth century and there has been little confusion over its identity this century. Class insecta, order coleoptera, family nitidulidae, genus meligethes. Paolo audisio department of biology and biotechnologies charles darwin. Molecular taxonomic analysis of the plant associations of. Sometimes considered as a subspecies, it occurs throughout america south to northern mexico although it is more prevalent in the western states. Insight into the meligethes aeneus voltagesensitive. Pollination and seedspore dispersal important aspects of biosystematics in plants. Young men on hookups, love, porn, consent, and navigating the ne. The spread of pollen beetles meligethes aeneus in spring. The aeneid is an epic poem written by virgil in the 1st century bc.
O ne of the pests that troubles british farmers is the pollen beetle, meligethes aeneus, which is particularly fond of yellow flowers and is a menace to oil seed rape. Brassicogethes aeneus, known generally as common pollen beetle, is a species of pollen beetle in the family nitidulidae. The pollen beetle meligethes aeneus is a major pest of oilseed rape brassica napus and other cruciferous crops in europe. Meligethes rufimanus motschulsky, 1849 brassicogethes aeneus, known generally as common pollen beetle, is a species of pollen beetle in the family nitidulidae.
Molecular analysis of insecticide resistance in pollen beetle meligethes aeneus. Oviposition damage to the buds of oilseed rape can cause the flowers to drop off. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Status of meligethes aeneus in north america checklists, catalogues, and faunal lists of the coleoptera, as well as notes in the lit erature, have included m. A new distribution map is provided for meligethes aeneus fabricius coleoptera. Easton 1955 regarded the western north american specimens as belonging to a. The pollen beetle meligethes aeneus fabricius, 1775 coleoptera.
North africa, europe, asia east to mongolia, china and the far east of russia. There is a need for detailed studies on pollen beetle biology and behaviour to. Not that youd easily know that if you opened a random introductory biology textbook these are. Insight into the meligethes aeneus voltagesensitive sodium channel structure and an attempt to select the best pyrethroid ligands. Temperatureactivity relationships in meligethes aeneus ncbi. The larvae are up to 3 mm long and white with brown sclerotised plates. The spread of pollen beetles meligethes aeneus in spring oilseed rape brassica napus and the efficacy of pyrethroids article pdf available in zemdirbyste 953.
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