{"id":3737,"date":"2017-06-14T12:25:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T19:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=3737"},"modified":"2022-05-16T11:32:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T18:32:25","slug":"operophtera-brumata-l-winter-moth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=3737","title":{"rendered":"Operophtera brumata (L.) | Winter Moth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>California Pest Rating for<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Operophtera brumata<\/em><\/strong><strong> (L.):\u00a0 Winter Moth<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lepidoptera:\u00a0 Geometridae<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PEST RATING PROFILE<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Initiating Event: <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>In January 2013 USDA announced that <em>Operophtera brumata<\/em>, winter moth, was under consideration for deregulation at our ports.\u00a0 Stephen Brown (CDFA) recommended a rating proposal for the moth.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>History &amp; Status:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong><u>Background<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0 Winter moth is an invasive, polyphagous moth that feeds on flower and leaf buds and expanding leaf clusters of more than 160 species of trees and shrubs from 14 plant families<sup>3<\/sup>.\u00a0 In Oregon, adult moths emerge from pupae in soil from early November through December<sup>1<\/sup>.\u00a0 Females are unable to fly.\u00a0 They climb trees, mate, and lay eggs in bark crevice.\u00a0 Eggs hatch mid-March. First (1<sup>st<\/sup>) instar larvae may balloon by wind; closely related species have been documented dispersing 850m<sup>2<\/sup>.\u00a0 By May larvae have completed development.\u00a0 They then drop from trees and pupate 1-12 cm below the soil surface<sup>3<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Worldwide Distribution<\/u>:<\/strong> <em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> is native to Palearctic region.\u00a0 It was first detected in North America in Nova Scotia in 1949, but is believed to have been introduced before 1935<sup>1<\/sup>.\u00a0 It was found in British Columbia in 1976 and Oregon in 1978.\u00a0 However, museum specimens from a natural history museum indicate that the moth was present in Oregon in 1958, but misidentified as the native moth <em>Operophtera occidentalis<\/em>.\u00a0 Recently, winter moth has invaded Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York (Long Island).<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Official Control<\/u>:<\/strong> United States Department of Agriculture has listed <em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> as an actionable pest.\u00a0 It is unknown if winter moth is under official control anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>California Distribution<\/u>:<\/strong> \u00a0<em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> has never been found in California.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>California Interceptions<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong> <em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> has never been intercepted in California.<\/p>\n<p>This risk winter moth would pose to California is evaluated below.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Consequences of Introduction:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>1) Climate\/Host Interaction:<\/strong> <em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> is highly polyphagous and can be expected to find a plethora of suitable hosts in California. Temperatures above 27\u02daC (80.6\u02daF) are reportedly lethal to eggs<sup>6<\/sup>; therefore, winter moth may not be able to establish in portions of southern California where temperatures are warm between January and March.\u00a0 Winter moth is expected to establish a widespread distribution in the cooler parts of California.\u00a0 Winter moth receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>High (3)<\/strong><\/span> in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate if the pest would have suitable hosts and climate to establish in California.\u00a0 Score:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> Not likely to establish in California; or likely to establish in very limited areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Medium (2)<\/strong> may be able to establish in a larger but limited part of California.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>High (3)<\/strong> likely to establish a widespread distribution in California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Pest Host Range:<\/strong> <em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> feeds on more than 160 species of trees and shrubs from 14 plant families.\u00a0 The moth receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>High(3)<\/strong><\/span> in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate the host range of the pest. Score:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> has a very limited host range.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Medium (2)<\/strong> has a moderate host range.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>High (3)<\/strong> has a wide host range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Pest Dispersal Potential:<\/strong> While adult winter moths have limited natural dispersal capabilities given their flightless females, wind-aided larval dispersal by ballooning is a valid concern. \u00a0Furthermore, the moth may be moved long distances through trade in nursery stock. \u00a0Female winter moths lay 150-350 eggs. \u00a0<em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Medium(2)<\/strong><\/span> in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate the natural and artificial dispersal potential of the pest. Score:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> does not have high reproductive or dispersal potential.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>Medium (2)<\/strong> has either high reproductive or dispersal potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>High (3)<\/strong> has both high reproduction and dispersal potential.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Economic Impact:<\/strong> Winter moth is considered a major pest of blueberries (an $82 million industry in California) and deciduous trees in Washington.\u00a0 Hosts also include a number of other economically important crops, including almond<sup>5 <\/sup>($3.9 billion), raspberries ($223 million), cherry<sup>5,7<\/sup> ($197 million), pears ($98 million), and apple ($58 million).\u00a0 <em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> has the potential to impact crops by consuming flower buds and defoliating trees, reducing crop yield.\u00a0 The moth may also trigger additional treatment programs during prebloom and bloom stages, increasing crop production costs.\u00a0 Chemical treatments during bloom have the potential to disrupt pollination services, negatively changing normal cultural practices.\u00a0 The moth is therefore expected to have a significant economic impact on California.\u00a0 Winter moth receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>High(3)<\/strong><\/span> rating in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate the economic impact of the pest to California using the criteria below. Score:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economic Impact: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">A, B, D<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>A<\/strong>. The pest could lower crop yield.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>B<\/strong>. The pest could lower crop value (includes increasing crop production costs).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">C. The pest could trigger the loss of markets (includes quarantines).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>D<\/strong>. The pest could negatively change normal cultural practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">E. The pest can vector, or is vectored, by another pestiferous organism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">F. The organism is injurious or poisonous to agriculturally important animals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">G. The organism can interfere with the delivery or supply of water for agricultural uses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economic Impact Score: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> causes 0 or 1 of these impacts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Medium (2)<\/strong> causes 2 of these impacts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>High (3)<\/strong> causes 3 or more of these impacts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>5) Environmental Impact:<\/strong> \u00a0As O<em>perophtera brumata<\/em> invades new areas, it can cause widespread defoliation<sup>4<\/sup>.\u00a0 Forest trees can be defoliated and forced to grow a second set of flush.\u00a0 When combined with other stressors, such as drought, this can kill trees.\u00a0 <em>Rosa<\/em> is listed as a host of winter moth and small-leaved rose (<em>Rosa minutifolia<\/em>) is listed as an endangered species by the state of California.\u00a0 However, winter moth is not expected to establish in warmer parts of the state where small-leaved rose is found.\u00a0 Winter moth may also impact home\/urban gardening and ornamental plantings by defoliating trees, reducing fruit yields, or triggering additional treatments by residents.\u00a0 <em>O. brumata<\/em> receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>High(3)<\/strong><\/span> rating in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate the environmental impact of the pest on California using the criteria below. Score:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environmental Impact: \u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\">A, D, E<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>A<\/strong>. The pest could have a significant environmental impact such as lowering biodiversity, disrupting natural communities, or changing ecosystem processes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">B. The pest could directly affect threatened or endangered species.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">C. The pest could impact threatened or endangered species by disrupting critical habitats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>D<\/strong>. The pest could trigger additional official or private treatment programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>E<\/strong>. The pest significantly impacts cultural practices, home\/urban gardening or ornamental plantings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Score the pest for Environmental Impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environmental Impact Score: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> causes none of the above to occur.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Medium (2)<\/strong> causes one of the above to occur.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>High (3)<\/strong> causes two or more of the above to occur.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Consequences of Introduction to California for Winter Moth:<\/strong>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>High (14)<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Add up the total score and include it here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;<strong>Low<\/strong> = 5-8 points<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;<strong>Medium<\/strong> = 9-12 points<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211;<strong>High<\/strong> = 13-15 points<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>6) Post Entry Distribution and Survey Information:<\/strong> <em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> has never been collected in California.\u00a0 Winter moth therefore receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Not established (0)<\/strong> <\/span>in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate the known distribution in California. Only official records identified by a taxonomic expert and backed up by voucher specimens deposited in natural history collections should be considered. Pest incursions that have been eradicated, are under eradication, or have been delimited with no further detections should not be included.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211;<strong>Not established (0)<\/strong> Pest never detected in California, or known only from incursions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;<strong>Low (-1)<\/strong> Pest has a localized distribution in California, or is established in one ecoarea (region).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;<strong>Medium (-2)<\/strong> Pest is widespread in California but not fully established in the endangered area, or pest established in two contiguous ecoareas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;<strong>High (-3)<\/strong> Pest has fully established in the endangered area, or pest is reported in more than two contiguous or non-contiguous ecoareas.<\/p>\n<h5>Final Score:<\/h5>\n<p>The final score is the consequences of introduction score minus the post entry distribution and survey information score: \u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>High (14)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Uncertainty: \u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The parasitoids <em>Cyzenis albican<\/em> (Diptera: Tachinidae) and <em>Agrypon flaveolatum<\/em> (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) have been introduced to the United States and Canada as biological control agents to control winter moth populations.\u00a0 In most areas they have been successful at limiting damage from the moth.\u00a0 However, winter moth populations sometimes continue to reach outbreak levels after parasitoids are introduced<sup>3<\/sup>.\u00a0 It is not certain if the parasitoids would be successful in California, or if resources would be available for mass-rearing programs.\u00a0 It is also uncertain if <em>O. brumata<\/em> populations would be controlled by existing IPM programs in some agricultural ecosystems, mitigating economic damage.\u00a0 Also, since there have been no recent surveys, it is possible that winter moth might be established in limited areas of the state and unnoticed.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Conclusion and Rating Justification: <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Winter moth (<em>Operophtera brumata<\/em>) has potential to cause significant economic and environmental damage to California.\u00a0 An \u2018A\u2019 rating is justified.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>References: <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong><sup>1<\/sup><\/strong>Kimberling, D.N., J.C. Miller, and R.L. Penrose.\u00a0 1986.\u00a0 Distribution and parasitism of winter moth, <em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> (Lepitoptera: Geometridae), in western Oregon.\u00a0 Environmental Entomology 15: 1042-1046.<\/p>\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>Brown, C.E.\u00a0 1962.\u00a0 The life history and dispersal of the bruce spanworm, <em>Operophtera bruceata<\/em> (Hulst.), Lepidoptera: Geometridae.\u00a0 Can. Ent. 94:1103-1107.<\/p>\n<p><sup>3<\/sup>Horgan, F.G., J.H. Myers, and R. Van Meel. 1999.\u00a0 <em>Cyzenis albicans<\/em> (Diptera: Tachinidae) does not prevent the outbreak of winter moth (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in birch stands and blueberry plots on the lower mainland of British Columbia.\u00a0 Environ. Entomol. 28(1): 96-107.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ee\/article-abstract\/28\/1\/96\/502294\/Cyzenis-albicans-Diptera-Tachinidae-Does-Not?redirectedFrom=PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ee\/article-abstract\/28\/1\/96\/502294\/Cyzenis-albicans-Diptera-Tachinidae-Does-Not?redirectedFrom=PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>4<\/sup><\/strong>Elkinton, J.S., G.H. Boettner, M. Sremac, R. Cwiazdowski, R.R. Hunkins, J. Callahan, S.B. Schuefele, C.P. Donahue, A.H. Porter, A. Khrimian, B.M. Whited, and N.K. Campbell.\u00a0 2010.\u00a0 Survey for winter moth (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in northeastern North America with pheromone-baited traps and hybridization with the native bruce spanworm (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).\u00a0 Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 103(2): 135-145.<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>5<\/sup><\/strong>Rajaei, H., M. Abaii, and A. Hausmann.\u00a0 2010.\u00a0 First record of the winter moth Operophtera brumata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in northern Iran.\u00a0 Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 6(2):63-68.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=5&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjWgbGU3qnUAhUJxmMKHXHrA2IQFgg9MAQ&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fijab.um.ac.ir%2Findex.php%2Fbiosys%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F25213%2F4299&amp;usg=AFQjCNGYV9wmYICCMDmP4ftvpf2sKx6plw&amp;cad=rja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=5&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjWgbGU3qnUAhUJxmMKHXHrA2IQFgg9MAQ&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fijab.um.ac.ir%2Findex.php%2Fbiosys%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F25213%2F4299&amp;usg=AFQjCNGYV9wmYICCMDmP4ftvpf2sKx6plw&amp;cad=rja<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>6<\/sup><\/strong>Embree, D.G. 1970.\u00a0 The diurnal and seasonal pattern of hatching winter moth eggs, <em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> (Geometridae: Lepidoptera). Can. Ent. 102(6): 759-768.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.cambridge.org\/action\/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&amp;aid=8557345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/journals.cambridge.org\/action\/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&amp;aid=8557345<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>7<\/sup><\/strong>San, N.V. and K. Spitzer.\u00a0 1993.\u00a0 Isolated populations of the winter moth, <em>Operophtera brumata<\/em> (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), their heavy metal content and parasitism.\u00a0 Eur. J. Entomol. 90: 311-321.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eje.cz\/pdfarticles\/473\/eje_090_3_311_VanSanSpit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.eje.cz\/pdfarticles\/473\/eje_090_3_311_VanSanSpit.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Responsible Party:<\/h5>\n<p>Jason Leathers, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814, (916) 654-1211, plant.health[@]cdfa.ca.gov.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Comment Format:<\/h5>\n<p>\u2666 \u00a0Comments should refer to the appropriate California Pest Rating Proposal Form subsection(s)\u00a0being commented on, as shown below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Example Comment:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Consequences of Introduction: \u00a01. 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