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http://dx.doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2010.49.4.371

Occurrence and damages of Contarinia maculipennis Felt (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Dendrobium phalaenopsis (Asparagales: Orcbidaceae)  

Kang, Taek-Jun (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
Lee, Heung-Sik (National Plant Quarantine Service)
Oh, Si-Heon (National Plant Quarantine Service)
Cho, Myoung-Rae (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
Kim, Hyeong-Hwan (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
Jung, Jae-A (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.49, no.4, 2010 , pp. 371-374 More about this Journal
Abstract
The blossom midge, Contarinia maculipennis Felt (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) originated in Southeast Asia and is present in Japan, the continental USA, and Hawaii. Recently, C. maculipennis was intercepted in Japan, USA and the Netherlands by using orchid flowers imported from Southeast Asian countries. This pest is designated as a quarantine pest in Korea because of its potential damages to vegetables and ornamental plants. In Korea, similar symptoms of damage, which mighty be caused by C. maculipennis, have been investigated in western orchids, especially on Dendrobium phalaenopsis, from Mid-2000s. Official recognition was given to C. maculipennis in 2007, followed by an investigation on the occurrences of C. maculipennis and its damages, mainly on D. phalaenopsis, in 2008~2009. We emphasize caution concerning the possibilities that C. maculipennis could infest flower buds of orchids and carry out management strategies for this pest in the future.
Keywords
Contarinia maculipennis; Blossom midge; Quarantine pest; Dendrobium phalaenopsis;
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