Biological Control in Subtropical and Tropical Crops

Kennett, C. E.; McMurtry, J. A.; Beardsley, John W.

doi:10.1016/b978-012257305-7/50074-6

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“…Armored scale insects (Diaspididae) include many destructive pests of orchard crops, forestry, horticulture, and agriculture (Rosen 1990, Kennett et al 1999). The extent of damage they cause has been estimated at US$2 billion/yr in the United States, and they tend to be notoriously invasive .…”

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Cryptic Diversity in the Aspidiotus nerii Complex in Australia

Andersen

Gruwell

Morse

et al. 2010

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

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Aspidiotus nerii Bouché (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), oleander scale, is a cosmopolitan pest that feeds on >100 families of plants. A previous study of mitochondrial DNA variation in A. nerii suggested a possible Australian origin for the species. Here, we expand upon that study to include four gene regions and multiple Australian samples. We sequenced fragments of three nuclear genes (CAD, elongation factor 1α, and 28S rDNA) and one mitochondrial region (spanning parts of cytochrome oxidase I and II), for a total aligned sequence length of 2448 bp, from 22 individuals identified as A. nerii. We infer an allele genealogy for each gene region, and we interpret branches that are congruent across gene regions as indicative of species boundaries. Using this criterion, we recognize three species within our sample of A. nerii. One of these corresponds to the cosmopolitan pest species and the other two are found only in Australia. The two putative Australian species have overlapping ranges and both are found on multiple hosts. Contrary to previous suggestions, the cosmopolitan sexual and parthenogenetic lineages of A. nerii are not recognized as distinct species by both of our methods of phylogenetic reconstruction. Cryptic diversity within what seem to be single cosmopolitan armored scale insect species is a potential serious problem for plant quarantine.

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Cryptic Diversity in the Aspidiotus nerii Complex in Australia

Andersen

Gruwell

Morse

et al. 2010

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

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“…One of the key pests of citrus in Spain is the California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii Maskell (Hemiptera Diaspididae) (Franco et al, 2006;, and one of the most widespread and important natural enemies of this scale is Aphytis melinus DeBach (Hymenoptera Aphelinidae) (Kennett et al, 1999). This parasitoid, native to Pakistan and India, was introduced into California (USA) in the 1950s and since then in many citrus producing regions of the word (Kennet et al, 1999).…”

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“…Moreover, in some parts of the world, such as the European Union, pesticide regulations have reduced the number of active ingredients available (e.g., Council Directive 91/414/EEC; European Union, 2011). Determining the compatibility of pesticides with key biological control agents in a crop should be an ongoing activity, particularly in orchard crops such as citrus, where some key pests are under economically significant biological control (Kennett et al, 1999;Jacas & Urbaneja, 2010;Sorribas & García-Marí, 2010).…”

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Side effects of different pesticides used in citrus on the adult stage of the parasitoid Aphytis melinus DeBach (Hymenoptera Aphelinidae) and its progeny

González-Zamora

Castillo

Avilla

2013

Span. j. agric. res.

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Twelve pesticides commonly used in citrus in Spain were tested on adults of Aphytis melinus DeBach to determine their effects on parasitoid survival and fecundity, and the duration of the residue of each pesticide. Six of these pesticides were found to be harmless to moderately harmful to this parasitoid in a laboratory assay in closed Petri dishes: spinosad (bait formulation), azadirachtin, fenbutatin, fosetyl-Al, copper oxichloride, and mancozeb, with their scores on the reduction of beneficial capacity (RBC) index being between 21.4 and 94.6% after one week. The other six pesticides classified as harmful were tested on citrus plants to study their persistence over time under greenhouse conditions: Pirimicarb, pyriproxifen, paraffinic oil, abamectin, chlorpyrifos, and lambda-cyhalothrin. Most of these products reduced their negative effect on adults of A. melinus between one and six weeks after treatment, although lambda-cyhalothrin was still harmful to parasitoids 11 weeks after application. This information can help growers and consultants to make decisions about pesticide selection and application timing in citrus in order to support IPM implementation when A. melinus is present.

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“…Banana black weevil (BW), Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is the key pest of banana plant crops [1][2][3][4]. BW causes more damage to banana crops than any other arthropod pest.…”

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Volatile organic compounds from entomopathogenic and nematophagous fungi, repel banana black weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus)

Lozano-Soria

Picciotti

López-Moya

et al. 2020

Preprint

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AbstractFungal Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) repel banana black weevil (BW), Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824), the key-pest of banana (Musa spp.). The entomopathogens Beauveria bassiana (Bb1TS11) and Metarhizium robertsii (Mr4TS04) were isolated from banana plantation soils using an insect bait. Bb1TS11 and Mr4TS04 were pathogenic to BW adults. Bb1TS11, Bb203 (from infected palm weevils), Mr4TS04 and the nematophagous fungus Pochonia clamydosporia (Pc123), were tested for VOCs production. VOCs were identified by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry - Solid-Phase Micro Extraction (GC/MS-SPME). GC/MS-SPME identified a total of 97 VOCs in all strains tested. Seven VOCs (C1 – C7) were selected for their abundance or previous record as insect repellents. BW starved adults in the dark showed the highest mobility to banana corm in olfactometry bioassays. C7, produced by all fungal strains, is the best BW repellent (p<0.05), followed by C5. The rest of VOCs have a milder repellency to BW. C1 and C2 (known to repel palm weevil) block the attraction of banana corm and BW pheromone to BW adults in bioassays. Therefore, VOCs from biocontrol fungi can be used in future studies for biomanagement of BW in the field.

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Biological Control in Subtropical and Tropical Crops

Cited by 19 publications

References 107 publications

Cryptic Diversity in the Aspidiotus nerii Complex in Australia

Cryptic Diversity in the Aspidiotus nerii Complex in Australia

Side effects of different pesticides used in citrus on the adult stage of the parasitoid Aphytis melinus DeBach (Hymenoptera Aphelinidae) and its progeny

Volatile organic compounds from entomopathogenic and nematophagous fungi, repel banana black weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus)

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