Cephus cinctus

Cephus cinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cephidae
Genus: Cephus
Species: C. cinctus
Binomial name
Cephus cinctus
Norton, 1872

Cephus cinctus, also known as wheat stem sawfly,[1] is a slow flying, yellow and black coloured, destructive pest found mainly in western North America.[2][3]

Habit and habitat

The adult fly grows to a length of 7 to 12 mm. Males are considerably smaller than females. However, they are delicate and short lived.[2]

Host

The species has a wide host range that includes all large-stemmed grasses except oats, Avena sativa L. (Macedo et al. 2005a).[2][3]

Distribution

It is known as a chronic pest in Northern Great Plains of the United States and also an important pest of wheat in the Canadian Prairies.[4] The species is distributed widely in various regions of the USA and Canada.[3]

References

  1. "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sawflies: the wheat stem sawfly Cephus Cinctus and relatives" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 3 "Diagnostic Methods for Wheat-stem sawfly". plant biosecurity ToolBox.
  4. Cárcamo, Héctor; Entz, Toby; Beres, Brian (2007). "Estimating Cephus cinctus wheat stem cutting damage – can we cut stem counts?". Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology. 24 (3): 117–124. doi:10.3954/1523-5475-24.3.117.

Further reading

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