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Datasheet

Caliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm)

Summary

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  • 15 May 2008
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Caliroa cerasi
  • Preferred Common Name
  • pear and cherry slugworm
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta

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Pictures

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Caliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); adult sawfly at rest.
TitleAdult
CaptionCaliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); adult sawfly at rest.
Copyright©Whitney Cranshaw/Colorado State University/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US
Caliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); adult sawfly at rest.
AdultCaliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); adult sawfly at rest.©Whitney Cranshaw/Colorado State University/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US
Caliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); early instar larva near hatched egg.
TitleLarva
CaptionCaliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); early instar larva near hatched egg.
Copyright©Whitney Cranshaw/Colorado State University/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US
Caliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); early instar larva near hatched egg.
LarvaCaliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); early instar larva near hatched egg.©Whitney Cranshaw/Colorado State University/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US
Caliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); larvae on a peach leaf, showing typical damage. USA.
TitleLarvae
CaptionCaliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); larvae on a peach leaf, showing typical damage. USA.
Copyright©Jerry A. Payne/USDA Agricultural Research Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US
Caliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); larvae on a peach leaf, showing typical damage. USA.
LarvaeCaliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); larvae on a peach leaf, showing typical damage. USA.©Jerry A. Payne/USDA Agricultural Research Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US
Caliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); mature larva.
TitleLarva
CaptionCaliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); mature larva.
Copyright©Gyorgy Csoka/Hungary Forest Research Institute/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US
Caliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); mature larva.
LarvaCaliroa cerasi (pear and cherry slugworm); mature larva.©Gyorgy Csoka/Hungary Forest Research Institute/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US

Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Caliroa cerasi Linnaeus, 1758

Preferred Common Name

  • pear and cherry slugworm

Other Scientific Names

  • Caliroa adumbrata
  • Caliroa lacinata MacGillivray, 1909
  • Caliroa laudata MacGillivray, 1909
  • Caliroa limacina Retzius, 1873
  • Eriocampa adumbrata
  • Eriocampa cerasi
  • Eriocampa limacina
  • Eriocampoides adumbrata
  • Eriocampoides cerasi
  • Eriocampoides limacina Retzius
  • Monostegia antipoda Kirby, 1881
  • Selandria adumbrata
  • Selandria cerasi
  • Tenthredo (Allantus) adumbrata Klug, 1814
  • Tenthredo adumbrata
  • Tenthredo cerasi

International Common Names

  • English: cherry sawfly; cherry slug; pear sawfly; pear, slug; pear, slug sawfly; pearslug
  • Spanish: babosita de los frutales; babosita del peral; gusano limaco
  • French: nemate ou petite livree; tenthrède du poirier; tenthrède limace; tenthrède-limace des rosacées (Canada)

Local Common Names

  • Denmark: frugttraebladhvesp
  • Finland: kirsikkaetanainen
  • Germany: Blattwespe, Schneckemfoermige (Larve) Kirsch-; Blattwespe, Schwarze Kirsch-; Schwarze Kirschblattwespe
  • Israel: zirat ale haagas
  • Italy: limacina del pero; tentredine del ciliegio
  • Netherlands: Bastaardrups, slakvormige; Slakrups; Vruchtboombladwesp
  • Norway: frukttrebladveps
  • Sweden: fruktbladstekel

EPPO code

  • ERICLI (Eriocampoides limacina)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Hymenoptera
  •                         Family: Tenthredinidae
  •                             Genus: Caliroa
  •                                 Species: Caliroa cerasi

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

ChinaPresentSmith, 1971
IsraelPresentAvidov & Harpaz, 1969
Japan
-HokkaidoPresentHirashima, 1989
TurkeyPresentBenson, 1968

NORTH AMERICA

Canada
-British ColumbiaPresentSmith, 1971
-OntarioPresentSmith, 1971
-QuebecPresentSmith, 1971
USA
-CaliforniaPresentSmith, 1971
-ColoradoPresentSmith, 1971
-ConnecticutPresentSmith, 1971
-DelawarePresentSmith, 1971
-GeorgiaPresentSmith, 1971
-IdahoPresentSmith, 1971
-IllinoisPresentSmith, 1971
-IowaPresentSmith, 1971
-MainePresentSmith, 1971
-MassachusettsPresentSmith, 1971
-MichiganPresentSmith, 1971
-MinnesotaPresentSmith, 1971
-MontanaPresentSmith, 1971
-NebraskaPresentSmith, 1971
-New HampshirePresentSmith, 1971
-New JerseyPresentSmith, 1971
-New MexicoPresentSmith, 1971
-New YorkPresentSmith, 1971
-OregonPresentSmith, 1971
-PennsylvaniaPresentSmith, 1971
-Rhode IslandPresentSmith, 1971
-South DakotaPresentSmith, 1971
-UtahPresentSmith, 1971
-VirginiaPresentSmith, 1971
-WashingtonPresentSmith, 1971
-WisconsinPresentRaffa & Lintereur, 1988

SOUTH AMERICA

ArgentinaPresentSmith, 1971
ChilePresentSmith, 1971
UruguayPresentSmith, 1971

EUROPE

AustriaPresentListon, 1995
BelgiumPresentListon, 1995
BulgariaPresentBorovinova & Sredkov, 2006
DenmarkPresentListon, 1995
FinlandPresentListon, 1995
FrancePresentChevin, 1984; Liston, 1995
GermanyPresentHoop, 1983; Liston, 1995
HungaryPresentZombori, 1982; Liston, 1995
IrelandPresentListon, 1995; Connor et al., 1997
ItalyPresentFornaciari & Vergnani, 2006
LithuaniaPresentZayanchkauskas & Rilishkene, 1979
LuxembourgPresentListon, 1995
NetherlandsPresentListon, 1995
PolandPresentMiczulski, 1964
RomaniaPresentListon, 1995
Russian FederationIndigenous, localizedChepurnaya & Myalova, 1981
-Russian Far EastPresentStorozhenko & Kuznetzov, 1995
SwitzerlandPresentListon, 1995

OCEANIA

AustraliaPresentSmith, 1971
-New South WalesPresentHely et al., 1982
-TasmaniaPresentSmith, 1971
New ZealandPresentValentine & Walker, 1991; Smith, 1971; Penman, 1984

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Fruit

premature drop

Leaves

abnormal colours
abnormal forms
abnormal leaf fall
abnormal patterns
external feeding
leaves rolled or folded

Whole plant

dwarfing

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Anthocoris nemorumPredatorEggs/Larvae
Blastocrithidia caliroaePathogenLarvae
Euryproctus sinisterParasite
Lathrolestes luteolatorParasiteLarvaeNew Zealandfruit trees
Mesoleius caninaeParasiteNew Zealandfruit trees
Rhinotorus congruensParasiteLarvae
SynomelisParasiteLarvae
Vibrissina turritaParasiteLarvae

References

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Agriculture Canada, 1983. Pear Slug. Insect Identification Sheet, 66, unpaginated. Ottawa, Canada: Agriculture Canada.

Avidov Z, Harpaz I, 1969. Plant pests of Israel. Jerusalem, Israel: Israel Universities Press.

Bashkatova TV, Prokof'ev MA, Ogneva LI, Shamanskaya LD, 1983. Tested in orchards in Siberia. Zashchita Rasteni, No. 8:30.

Benson RB, 1952. Hymenoptera 2, Symphyta, Section (b). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, 6, 2(b):51-137.

Benson RB, 1968. Hymenoptera from Turkey Symphyta. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Series, 22:109-207.

Borovinova M, Sredkov I, 2006. Comparison of integrated and conventional plant protection of cherry orchards. Notulae Botanicae, Horti Agrobotanici, Cluj-Napoca, 34:93-99.

Burks BD, 1979. Family Eulophidae. In: Krombein KV, Hurd PD Jr, Smith DR, Burks BD, eds. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico, Vol. I. Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution Press, 967-1022.

Cameron PJ, Hill RL, Bain J, Thomas WP, 1989. A review of biological control of invertebrate pests and weeds in New Zealand 1874 to 1987. CAB Institute of Biological Control, Technical Communication No. 10. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Carl KP, 1972. On the biology, ecology and population dynamics of Caliroa cerasi (L.) (Hym., Tenthredinidae). Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Entomologie, 71(1):58-83

Carl KP, 1976. The natural enemies of the pear-slug, Caliroa cerasi (L.) (Hym., Tenthredinidae), in Europe. Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Entomologie, 80(2):138-161

Chepurnaya VI, Myalova LA, 1981. Pests and diseases of cherry. Zashchita Rastenii, No. 7:53-55.

Chevin H, 1984. Recherches sur les biocénoses céréalieres: inventaire des hyménoptFres symphytes. La Défense des Végetaux, 227:156-162.

Fornaciari M, Vergnani S, 2006. Organic and integrated pear production: towards a common strategy? (Pericoltura biologica e integrata: verso una strategia comune?.) Rivista di Frutticoltura e di Ortofloricoltura, 68(2):60-63.

Forsius R, 1919. Kleinere BeitrSge zur Kenntnis der Tenthredinoiden-Eier I. Meddelanden af Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica, 45:169-184.

Hely PC, Pasfield G, Gellatley JG, 1982. Insect Pests of Fruit and Vegetables in NSW. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Department of Agriculture, New South Wales, viii + 312 pp.

Hirashima Y, 1989. A Check List of Japanese Insects. Fukuoka, Japan: Kyushu University, Faculty of Agriculture, Entomological Laboratory.

Hoop M, 1983. Die Nahrungspflanzen der Pflanzenwespen (Symphyta, Hymenoptera) Schleswig-Holsteins. Faunstisch-+koloische Mitteilungen, Supplement 4:1-52.

Klausnitzer B, 1978. Plant pests. Vol. 9. Hymenoptera. Pflanzenschadlinge. Band 9. Hautflugler. Leipzig, German Democratic Republic: Neumann Verlag, 212 pp.

Liston AD, 1995. Compendium of European sawflies. Gottfrieding, Germany: Chalastos Forestry.

Lorenz K, Kraus M, 1957. Die Larvalsystematik der Blattwespen (Tenthredinoidea und Megalodontoidea). Adhandlungen zur Larvalsystematik der Insekten, 1:1-339.

Luhman JC, 1990. A taxonomic revision of Nearctic Endasys Foerster 1868 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Gelinae). University of California Publications in Entomology, No. 109:185 pp.

Marsh PW, 1979. Family Braconidae. In: Krombein KV, Hurd PD, Smith DR, Burks BD, eds. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico, 1. Washington, D.C., USA: Smithsonian Institution Press, 144-313.

Miczulski B, 1964. Bonkowki (Hymenoptera) w biocenozie upraw rzepaku Cz I. Ro liniarki (Symphyta). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne, Series B, 35-36:189-201.

Miles HW, 1935. Biological studies of certain species of Caliroa Costa and Endelomyia Ashmead (Hymenoptera Symphyta). Annals of Applied Biology, 22:116-133.

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1972. Pear and cherry slugworm. Advisory Leaflet, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 3(No. 84):3 pp.

O'Connor JP, Liston AD, Speight MCD, 1997. A review of the Irish sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) including a checklist of species. Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society, 20(1):2-99; 8 pp. of ref.

Okutani T, 1965. The Japanese sawflies of the genus Caliroa, with a description of its larval character. Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology, 9(1):29-33.

Penman DR, 1984. Deciduous tree fruit pests. In: Scott RR, ed. New Zealand Pests and Beneficial Insects. Canterbury, New Zealand: Lincoln University College of Agriculture, 33-50.

Raffa KF, Lintereur GL, 1988. New host records and developmental notes on the pear slug Caliroa cerasi (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), feeding on Cotoneaster and Chpnomeles species. Great Lakes Entomologist, 21(2):75-79.

Smirle MJ, Wei ShuGe, 1996. Effects of neem oil on feeding behaviour and development of the pear sawfly, Caliroa cerasi. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 80(2):403-407; 14 ref.

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Smith DR, 1973b. Sawflies of Chile: a new genus and species and key to genera of Tenthredinidae (Hymenoptera: Symphyta). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 75(4):402-408.

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Storozhenko S Yu, Kuznetzov VN, 1995. Pest Insects of the Russian Far East. Vladivostok, Russia, Dal'nauka.

Valentine EW, Walker AK, 1991. Annotated catalogue of New Zealand Hymenoptera. Auckland, New Zealand; DSIR Plant Protection, 84 pp.

Zajanckauskas P, Ryliskiene M, 1979. Bioecology of the cherry slug (Caliroa limacina Retz.) in orchards of the Lithuanian SSR. Acta Entomologica Lituanica, 4:127-140

Zombori L, 1982. Tenthredinoidea II. Fuana Hungarica, 153.

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Argentina: Present
Smith, 1971Austria: Present
Liston, 1995Australia: Present
Smith, 1971Australia
See regional map for distribution within the countryAustralia
See regional map for distribution within the countryBelgium: Present
Liston, 1995Bulgaria: Present
Borovinova & Sredkov, 2006Canada
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See regional map for distribution within the countryCanada
See regional map for distribution within the countrySwitzerland: Present
Liston, 1995Chile: Present
Smith, 1971China: Present
Smith, 1971China: Present
Smith, 1971Germany: Present
Hoop, 1983; Liston, 1995Denmark: Present
Liston, 1995Finland: Present
Liston, 1995France: Present
Chevin, 1984; Liston, 1995Hungary: Present
Zombori, 1982; Liston, 1995Ireland: Present
Liston, 1995Israel: Present
Avidov & Harpaz, 1969Israel: Present
Avidov & Harpaz, 1969Italy: Present
Fornaciari & Vergnani, 2006Japan
See regional map for distribution within the countryLithuania: Present
Zayanchkauskas & Rilishkene, 1979Luxembourg: Present
Liston, 1995Netherlands: Present
Liston, 1995New Zealand: Present
Valentine & Walker, 1991; Smith, 1971; Penman, 1984Poland: Present
Miczulski, 1964Romania: Present
Liston, 1995Russian Federation: Indigenous, localized
Chepurnaya & Myalova, 1981Russian Federation: Indigenous, localized
Chepurnaya & Myalova, 1981Russian Federation
See regional map for distribution within the countryTurkey: Present
Benson, 1968Turkey: Present
Benson, 1968Turkey: Present
Benson, 1968USA
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Smith, 1971
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  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
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  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) China: Present
Smith, 1971Israel: Present
Avidov & Harpaz, 1969Hokkaido: Present
Hirashima, 1989Russian Federation: Indigenous, localized
Chepurnaya & Myalova, 1981Turkey: Present
Benson, 1968
Distribution map (europe) Austria: Present
Liston, 1995Belgium: Present
Liston, 1995Bulgaria: Present
Borovinova & Sredkov, 2006Switzerland: Present
Liston, 1995Germany: Present
Hoop, 1983; Liston, 1995Denmark: Present
Liston, 1995Finland: Present
Liston, 1995France: Present
Chevin, 1984; Liston, 1995Hungary: Present
Zombori, 1982; Liston, 1995Ireland: Present
Liston, 1995Italy: Present
Fornaciari & Vergnani, 2006Lithuania: Present
Zayanchkauskas & Rilishkene, 1979Luxembourg: Present
Liston, 1995Netherlands: Present
Liston, 1995Poland: Present
Miczulski, 1964Romania: Present
Liston, 1995Russian Federation: Indigenous, localized
Chepurnaya & Myalova, 1981Russian Far East: Present
Storozhenko & Kuznetzov, 1995Turkey: Present
Benson, 1968
Distribution map (africa) Israel: Present
Avidov & Harpaz, 1969Turkey: Present
Benson, 1968
Distribution map (north america) British Columbia: Present
Smith, 1971Ontario: Present
Smith, 1971Quebec: Present
Smith, 1971California: Present
Smith, 1971Colorado: Present
Smith, 1971Connecticut: Present
Smith, 1971Delaware: Present
Smith, 1971Georgia: Present
Smith, 1971Iowa: Present
Smith, 1971Idaho: Present
Smith, 1971Illinois: Present
Smith, 1971Massachusetts: Present
Smith, 1971Maine: Present
Smith, 1971Michigan: Present
Smith, 1971Minnesota: Present
Smith, 1971Montana: Present
Smith, 1971Nebraska: Present
Smith, 1971New Hampshire: Present
Smith, 1971New Jersey: Present
Smith, 1971New Mexico: Present
Smith, 1971New York: Present
Smith, 1971Oregon: Present
Smith, 1971Pennsylvania: Present
Smith, 1971Rhode Island: Present
Smith, 1971South Dakota: Present
Smith, 1971Utah: Present
Smith, 1971Virginia: Present
Smith, 1971Washington: Present
Smith, 1971Wisconsin: Present
Raffa & Lintereur, 1988
Distribution map (central america)
Distribution map (south america) Argentina: Present
Smith, 1971Chile: Present
Smith, 1971Uruguay: Present
Smith, 1971
Distribution map (pacific) Australia: Present
Smith, 1971New South Wales: Present
Hely et al., 1982Tasmania: Present
Smith, 1971China: Present
Smith, 1971New Zealand: Present
Valentine & Walker, 1991; Smith, 1971; Penman, 1984