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Dasineura plicatrix (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae): a recent introduction into North America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Bradley J. Sinclair ,
Jasbir Mann ,
Janice Elmhirst ,
Tammas Grogan ,
Caroline Ashekian  and
Tracy Hueppelsheuser
Bradley J. Sinclair*
Affiliation:
Entomology, Ottawa Plant and Seed Laboratories, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, K.W. Neatby Building, Central Experimental Farm, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
Jasbir Mann
Affiliation:
D M Crop Consulting & Diagnostics Ltd., 14580–84 Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada V3S 0N2
Janice Elmhirst
Affiliation:
Elmhirst Diagnostics and Research, 5727 Riverside Street, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada V4X 1T6
Tammas Grogan
Affiliation:
Hortus Design and Consulting, 33834 Victory Boulevard, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada V2S 1S6
Caroline Ashekian
Affiliation:
Coastal Crop Consulting, P.O. Box 1417, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada V8B 0A9
Tracy Hueppelsheuser
Affiliation:
Abbotsford Agriculture Centre, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada V3G 2M3
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: Bradley.Sinclair@inspection.gc.ca).
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Abstract

The first record of a European blackberry leaf gall midge, Dasineura plicatrix (Loew), is confirmed from North America. Specimens were reared from damaged leaves of blackberry, Rubus laciniatus Willd. (thornless variety ‘Chester’), and red raspberry, R. idaeus L. (variety ‘Cascade Delight’) (Rosaceae), in southwestern British Columbia. Photographs of the damage and illustrations of the male terminalia and female ovipositor are presented to assist future determinations.

Résumé

Nous confirmons la première récolte de la cécidomyie européenne des feuilles de la ronce, Dasineura plicatrix (Loew), en Amérique du Nord. Les spécimens ont été obtenus par élevage sur des feuilles endommagées de ronces Rubus laciniatus Willd. (variété ‘Chester’ sans épines) et de framboisiers rouges, R. idaeus L. (variété ‘Cascade Delight’) (Rosaceae), dans le sud de la Colombie- Britannique. Nous incluons des photographies des dommages ainsi que des illustrations des organes génitaux du mâle et de l’ovipositeur de la femelle pour faciliter les identifications futures.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 141 , Issue 4 , August 2009 , pp. 397 - 400
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2009

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