Detection of an invasive serious pest: the Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Iran
نویسندگان
1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
2 Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, 19395-1454, Iran
3 Plant Protection Organization, Tehran, 19395-4568, Iran
4 Management of Plant Protection, Jihad-e Agriculture Organization, Ardabil, 5615813448, Iran
5 Bítovská 1227/9, CZ–140 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic
6 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
doi
10.61186/jibs.11.3.815چکیده
Mayetiola destructor (Say, 1817) originated in the Fertile Crescent region of the Middle East and is one of the most serious pests of wheat, rye and barley and more than 16 Poaceae wild species. Here, we report the occurrence of this species as an invasive pest for the first time in Iran. It was detected in wheat fields and rye in Qüshchï Pass, Urmia environ, West Azarbaijan province (September 2020) as well as in wheat fields in Bil-e Savar, Ardabil province (July 2024). The diagnostic characters and its life history as well as the photographs of the adult male and female, larvae, puparium, male genitalia and wing venation are provided. This is the second species from the genus Mayetiola that has been reported from Iran. To prevent the spread of this destructive pest in Iran, suitable management practices are urgently needed.
