Insect and mite pests of pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait.) in Japan

By

Ishikawa, Tadashi
Takahata, Ken

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-08-13

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

7

Pages

1--28

Subjects

Bemisia tabaci , pest management , sweet cucumber , Tetranychus urticae , Thrips tabaci

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e36453
eLocator: e36453

 

Abstract

To further increase the basic knowledge regarding the establishment of pest control for pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait.), we conducted surveys of pepino pests in Japan. Thirty-four insect and four mite species were recognized as pests of pepino plants in the present study. Including the results of previous studies, a total of 41 species of insects and mites have been reported as pests of pepino plants in Japan. Three species, namely onion thrips (Thrips tabaci), two-spotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae), and cotton whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci), are likely the most important insect and mite pests of pepino plants, because they were collected from more than half of the study sites and were much more abundant on pepino plants than the other pest species.