Wheat stem sawfly (Cephus cinctus Norton) is a pest of economic importance across much of the wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-growing areas of the western Great Plains of North America as well as an ecologically important insect owing to its wide range of grass hosts. Little research has been published regarding the noncultivated native and invasive grasses attacked by this insect. Knowledge of the complete host range of C. cinctus can inform future research about potential new sources of genetic resistance, improve understanding of the biology and spread of natural enemies, and better define this insect's role in grassland and agricultural systems. The aim of this review is to compile a checklist of reported host plants of C. cinctus and present data from an extensive survey of noncultivated hosts used by C. cinctus.
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7 June 2017
Host Plants of the Wheat Stem Sawfly (Hymenoptera: Cephidae)
Darren M. Cockrell,
Robert J. Griffin-Nolan,
Tatyana A. Rand,
Nuha Altilmisani,
Paul J. Ode,
Frank Peairs
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Environmental Entomology
Vol. 46 • No. 4
August 2017
Vol. 46 • No. 4
August 2017
Cephus cinctus
grass
pest
survey