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Survey of two artichoke moths “Gortyna xanthenes (Germar) and Depressaria erinaceella (Staudinger)” in Tunisia

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Gortyna xanthenes (Germar) and Depressaria erinaceella (Staudinger) are key pests of artichoke in Tunisia causing major losses. To this end, a 2-year field survey was carried out in order to assess possible damage caused by these two pests. The results showed that serious attacks were found on artichoke flower heads ranging from 17 to 26% and from 7 to 10% for D. erinaceella and G. xanthenes, respectively. On stems, damages caused by G. xanthenes may exceed 60%. Measures of the length of the larva and the width of head capsule in the laboratory showed the presence of six and seven instar larvae for G. xanthenes and D. erinaceella, respectively. These results could be very useful to develop effective management tools against artichoke pests in Tunisia.

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  • 13 June 2020

    The names of the varieties cultivated in the two study regions were given wrongly in the Materials and Methods section. The correct names are as follows.

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The authors would like to thank farmers for his kind help during the survey.

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  1. Laboratory of Entomology-Acarology, Department of Plant Protection and Post-Harvest Diseases, National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, University of Carthage, 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, Cité Mahrajène, 1082, Tunis, Tunisia

    Asma Cherif, Rania Aissani, Oumayma Aroua & Kaouthar Grissa-Lebdi

  2. Potato and Artichoke Technical Center, Road Jedaida - Essaida, 2031, Manouba, Tunisia

    Manel Bouhadida-Mhadhbi

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Cherif, A., Aissani, R., Aroua, O. et al. Survey of two artichoke moths “Gortyna xanthenes (Germar) and Depressaria erinaceella (Staudinger)” in Tunisia. J Plant Dis Prot 127, 905–909 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-020-00339-5

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