A research group led by Associate Professor Hideji Naka of the Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, in collaboration with the Kyoto Prefectural Pest Control Station and the Kyoto Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Center Tango Agricultural Research Institute, is a "mysterious" that harms the pear tree subcutaneous in Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture. We elucidated the identity and ecology of "caterpillars".
The true identity of the hornworm is a member of the moth, a new species of the genus Sesiidae in the family Sesiidae.The Sesiidae family is known for its adult mimicry of bees and contains many fruit tree pests.The genus Sesiidae is the most well-studied taxon of the Sesiidae family, which has about 50 species in the country, and it is extremely unusual for a new species to be found in the flatlands of Honshu and in the pear garden.This new species was named "Synanthedon nashivora" because the larvae damage the bark of the pear.It is characterized by a thick white band that stands out when the abdomen is viewed from the back side, and can be clearly distinguished from any known species.
After being discovered in the pear garden, Nashikosukashiba was promptly identified as a taxon and elucidated its basic ecology through a collaborative play between Tottori University, Kyoto Prefectural Pest Control Station, and Kyoto Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Center Tango Agricultural Research Institute. ..Findings useful for control, such as the site of damage to pear trees, the components of sex pheromones, and the fate of development (the cycle of when and how much adults and larvae develop throughout the year), will be provided to those involved in control in March 1. Presented at the 2019rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Applied Animal and Insects.
Paper information: [Tinea 25] A new species of the genus Synanthedon [Hübner, 1819] (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from Japan
