Biology and harmfulness of Brassica pod midge (Dasineura brassicae Winn.) in winter oilseed rape

  • Draga Đ Graora University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade
  • Ivan Sivčev Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Teodora Drajzera 9, 11000 Belgrade
  • Lazar Sivčev Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Teodora Drajzera 9, 11000 Belgrade
  • Wolfgang Büchs Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Bundesallee 50, 38100 Braunschweig
  • Vladimir Tomić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 3, 11000 Belgrade
  • Boris Dudić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 3, 11000 Belgrade
  • Tanja Tanja Gotlin - Čuljak University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb
Keywords: Brassica pod midge, Oilseed rape, Life cycle,

Abstract


The Brassica pod midge (Dasineura brassicae Winn.) is an important pest in oilseed rape (Brasica napus L.). It develops two generations per year and overwinters in the larval stage in cocoons in soil. Immigration of the first generation adults lasted from the beginning of April until the end of May. Larvae developed in pods from mid-April to mid-June, causing pod deformation and cracking, which resulted in premature falling out of seeds and yield reduction. Pod damage amounted to 11.6%. The emergence of the second generation adults was detected at the end of May and in the first ten days of June. D. brassicae was found to lay eggs in healthy pods and no correlation was found with the cabbage seed weevil, Ceutorhynchus assimilis Paykull.

Author Biography

Draga Đ Graora, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade
Odsek ya Fitomedicinu, Vanredni profesor

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Published
2015/07/30
How to Cite
Graora, D. Đ, Sivčev, I., Sivčev, L., Büchs, W., Tomić, V., Dudić, B., & Tanja Gotlin - Čuljak, T. (2015). Biology and harmfulness of Brassica pod midge (Dasineura brassicae Winn.) in winter oilseed rape. Pesticides and Phytomedicine / Pesticidi I Fitomedicina, 30(2). https://doi.org/10.2298/pif.v30i2.7924
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