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by Rai Hannover
Sat Mar 30, 2019 4:06 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Fargesia demissa 'Gerry'
Replies: 19
Views: 14306

Re: Fargesia demissa 'Gerry'

Today's picture:
by Rai Hannover
Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:27 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Predator mites
Replies: 19
Views: 18621

Re: Predator mites

John - please be aware that the experiments were carried out with two commercially available predatory mite species ( Phytoseiulus persimilis and Hypoaspis miles ). After the study of the Hypoaspis miles specimens it was proven to be an entirely different species, namely Stratiolaelaps scimitus . Hy...
by Rai Hannover
Mon Oct 09, 2017 5:15 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Predator mites
Replies: 19
Views: 18621

Re: Predator mites

Let me quote from a new Hungarian research: „In Hungary only two tetranychid mite species have been found on bamboo taxa: Stigmaeopsis nanjingensis and Schizotetranychus bambusae. Both species are non-native pests introduced by human transport from East Asia. Based on the biological control test bot...
by Rai Hannover
Tue May 02, 2017 3:22 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Is this bamboo mite?
Replies: 11
Views: 10267

Re: Is this bamboo mite?

It doesn’t seem to be the widespread bamboo mite Stigmaeopsis nanjingensis. In Europe we have another bamboo mite, called Schizotetranychus bambusae. May be it’s Schizotetranychus bambusae. Please see the picture in this Dutch publication (scroll to the end!). https://kmdoc.naktuinbouw.nl/Datasheets...
by Rai Hannover
Fri Jan 29, 2016 8:18 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Turning Black with Sticky hairs
Replies: 20
Views: 17836

Re: Turning Black with Sticky hairs

dependable wrote:Is this pest limited to warmer climates?
I don't know. Here in the EBS nobody has this bamboo pest.

Rai
by Rai Hannover
Wed Jan 27, 2016 10:32 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Turning Black with Sticky hairs
Replies: 20
Views: 17836

Re: Turning Black with Sticky hairs

Thank you - Glen! You are right. In the following reliable report I found a picture of Antonina pretiosa with its long anal wax tube (Page 80, picture 11):
http://www.acta-zoologica-bulgarica.eu/ ... -77-82.pdf

Raimund
by Rai Hannover
Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:49 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Predator mites
Replies: 19
Views: 18621

Re: Predator mites

John - you may be interested in this French report (Schizotetranychus is mentioned in the abstract):
http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/2015 ... 4C3E89A98C
Unfortunately I have no access to the full text.

Rai
by Rai Hannover
Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:02 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Turning Black with Sticky hairs
Replies: 20
Views: 17836

Re: Turning Black with Sticky hairs

Please see this picture of whiteflies: http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmyrmecos.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2FIMG_6222.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrmecos.net%2Ftag%2Fscale-insects%2F&h=365&w=548&tbnid=dnOtvwGSi7FQ7M%3A&docid=8WMGsjA00CsWzM&e...
by Rai Hannover
Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:42 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: What are they and how do I get rid of them?
Replies: 18
Views: 14355

Re: What are they and how do I get rid of them?

thinking they may be armoured scale I don't feel certain, that it is the scale insect Kuwanaspis pseudoleucaspis . Nevertheless i sent you a link regarding this common bamboo pest (see page 78, left column): http://www.acta-zoologica-bulgarica.eu/downloads/acta-zoologica-bulgarica/2014/supplement-6...
by Rai Hannover
Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:43 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: What are they and how do I get rid of them?
Replies: 18
Views: 14355

Re: What are they and how do I get rid of them?

Are there little caterpillars in their larval cases?

Rai
by Rai Hannover
Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:07 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Fargesia pest ID help.
Replies: 4
Views: 5568

Re: Fargesia pest ID help.

In Europe we have the Asian leaf mining fly Cerodontha unisetiorbita on bamboo, but the leaf mines are looking somewhat different:
http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthrea ... d_id=56490
Please find a pupa of the culprit. Try to get an insect from the pupa.

Rai
by Rai Hannover
Wed Oct 22, 2014 4:41 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Bamboo Leaf Miner Fly
Replies: 9
Views: 8260

Re: Bamboo Leaf Miner Fly

Luciano Süss discovered the mining fly in the year 2000 in Italy. He wrote that the bamboo coped very well with the damage. After the year 2000 he didn't find the fly any more in Italy (personal communication 2014). Rai John, did you see my detailed report on the homepage of the EBS? http://forum.ba...
by Rai Hannover
Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:01 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Bamboo Leaf Miner Fly
Replies: 9
Views: 8260

Re: Bamboo Leaf Miner Fly

John (?) wrote:
"By that Rai, do you mean the fly damage is unnoticeable but the subsequent pupa damage is?"

I mean that normally only few bamboo leaves are affected.
Rai
by Rai Hannover
Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:14 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Bamboo Leaf Miner Fly
Replies: 9
Views: 8260

Re: Bamboo Leaf Miner Fly

"Fortunately the fly causes no noteworthy damage. So it will not be necessary to combat the pest. Rai"

By that Rai, do you mean the fly damage is unnoticeable but the subsequent pupa damage is?
by Rai Hannover
Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:59 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Bamboo Leaf Miner Fly
Replies: 9
Views: 8260

Re: Bamboo Leaf Miner Fly

The leaf mining fly which arrived in Europe, is Cerodontha unisetiorbita.

Rai