ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Population fluctuation of Melanagromyza sojae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on chickpea and soybean crops and update of its geographical distribution in Argentina
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1 Seccion of Agricultural Zoology, Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (EEAOC), 4101, Las Talitas, Argentina
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Department of Phytosanitary Defense, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Institute of Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal (INBIOFIV) (CONICET-UNT), 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
Submission date: 2024-02-19
Acceptance date: 2024-05-15
Online publication date: 2025-12-17
Corresponding author
Maria Gabriela Murua
Institute of Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal (INBIOFIV) (CONICET-UNT), 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Institute of Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal (INBIOFIV) (CONICET-UNT), 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2024;64(4):351-361
HIGHLIGHTS
- Adults of M. sojae were collected for multiple years and during the cycle of both soybean and chickpea crops.
- Injuries of M. sojae occurred throughout the growing period of chickpea and the reproductive stages of soybean.
- M. sojae is a pest on chickpea-growing areas in Argentina.
- M. sojae is expanding its distribution in Argentina.
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Melanagromyza sojae, the soybean stem fly (Zehntner) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), is a new
pest in soybean and chickpea crops in South America. The objective of this study was to
determine population fluctuations of M. sojae in both crops using adults caught in yellow
sticky traps and by sampling injured plants. Additionally, an update of its geographical
distribution in Argentina is provided. Adults of this species were collected for multiple
years and during the cycles of both soybean and chickpea crops, on volunteer soybean
plants, and during periods when the crops were not present. Injuries caused by M. sojae occurred throughout the growing period of chickpea and the reproductive stages of soybean.
The highest infestation level was registered in chickpea crops. Regarding the distribution
of M. sojae, we have reported Medicago sativa, Vigna radiata, Mellilothus sp., Helianthus
annuus, Carthamus tinctorius, Heliotropium sp., Glandularia sp., and Parthenium sp. for
the first time as new host plants in Argentina. The presence of M. sojae in Chaco province
(Argentina) was also reported for the first time. Finally, the highest percentage of infestation registered in chickpea crops shows that M. sojae is a pest in chickpea-growing areas in
Argentina where this pest is widely distributed. It is of vital importance to develop effective
control methods, to research and recommend efficient management strategies and control
methods for M. sojae in chickpea.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We wish to thank Ezra Bailey (Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA) for a critical review of an
earlier draft of the manuscript. We wish to thank Matías Medrano and Emmanuel Cejas-Marchi, for their excellent technical support and assistance in the
collection of samples.
FUNDING
This study was supported by Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (EEAOC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones
Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), and the grant PIP
no. 206 (2021-2023 GI) to MGM.
RESPONSIBLE EDITOR
Wojciech Kubasik
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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