Development and validation of a model forecasting the phenology of <scp>E</scp>uropean tarnished plant bug <i>Lygus rugulipennis</i> in the <scp>U.K</scp>

Xu, Xiangming; Jay, Chantelle; Fountain, Michelle; Linka, Judit; Fitzgerald, J.

doi:10.1111/afe.12054

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“…Parallel studies of trap design and placement by Fountain et al (2017) have further optimized these parameters, and these traps can be used for standardised monitoring programmes. In adddition, the traps can be used to explore the relationships between trap catches and field populations and plant damage by L. rugulipennis (Xu et al, 2014).…”

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Combining plant volatiles and pheromones to catch two insect pests in the same trap: Examples from two berry crops

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Most horticultural crops are attacked by more than one insect pest. As broad-spectrum chemical control options are becoming increasingly restricted, there is a need to develop novel control methods. Semiochemical attractants are available for three important horticultural pests, strawberry blossom weevil, Anthonomus rubi Herbst (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), European tarnished plant bug, Lygus rugulipennis Poppius (Hemiptera: Miridae) and raspberry beetle, Byturus tomentosus deGeer (Coleoptera: Byturidae). Traps targeting more than one pest species would be more practical and economical for both monitoring and mass trapping than traps for single-species. In this study we aimed to (1) improve the effectiveness of existing traps for insect pests in strawberry and raspberry crops by increasing catches of each species, and (2) test if attractants for two unrelated pest species could be combined to capture both in the same trap without decreasing the total catches. Field tests were carried out in four European countries and different combinations of semiochemicals were compared. A volatile from strawberry flowers, 1,4 dimethoxybenzene (DMB), increased the attractiveness of the aggregation pheromone to both sexes of A. rubi. The host-plant volatile, phenylacetaldehyde (PAA), increased the attraction of female L. rugulipennis to the sex pheromone, and, in strawberry, there was some evidence that adding DMB increased catches further. Traps baited with the aggregation pheromone of A. rubi, DMB, the sex pheromone of L. rugulipennis and PAA attracted both target species to the same trap with no significant difference in catches compared to those single-species traps. In raspberry, catches in traps baited with a combination of A. rubi aggregation pheromone, DMB and the commercially available lure for B. tomentosus, based on raspberry flower volatiles, were similar to those in single-species traps. In both crops the efficiency of the traps still needs improvement, but the multispecies traps are adequate for monitoring and should not lead to confusion for the user as the target species are easy to distinguish from each other.

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“…For example, this is the case for tarnished plant bugs of the genus Lygus (Hemiptera: Miridae). Only adults of this pest migrate to greenhouse crops, where they can survive for long periods and cause serious crops damage [73]. Reducing the influx of adult plant bugs might be achieved by promoting parasitism or predation of the nymphal stages in the vegetation near greenhouses [74].…”

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Biodiversity in and around Greenhouses: Benefits and Potential Risks for Pest Management

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Janssen

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One of the ecosystem services of biodiversity is the contribution to pest control through conservation and stimulation of natural enemies. However, whether plant diversity around greenhouses is beneficial or a potential risk is heavily debated. In this review, we argue that most greenhouse pests in temperate climates are of exotic origin and infest greenhouses mainly through transportation of plant material. For indigenous pests, we discuss the potential ways in which plant diversity around greenhouses can facilitate or prevent pest migrations into greenhouses. As shown in several studies, an important benefit of increased plant diversity around greenhouses is the stimulation of indigenous natural enemies that migrate to greenhouses, where they suppress both indigenous and exotic pests. How this influx can be supported by specific plant communities, plant characteristics, and habitats while minimising risks of increasing greenhouse pest densities, virus transmission, or hyperparasitism needs further studies. It also requires a better understanding of the underlying processes that link biodiversity with pest management. Inside greenhouses, plant biodiversity can also support biological control. We summarise general methods that growers can use to enhance pest control with functional biodiversity and suggest that it is particularly important to study how biodiversity inside and outside greenhouses can be linked to enhancement of biological pest control with both released and naturally occurring species of natural enemies.

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“…Under UK conditions, L. rugulipennis overwinters as male and female adult stages that become active from around February 7,8 . Female adults lay eggs in the spring and the resulting generation is a major pest of everbearing strawberry varieties from late July to early August 9 .…”

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“…6 Under UK conditions, L. rugulipennis overwinters as male and female adult stages that become active from around February. 7,8 Female adults lay eggs in the spring and the resulting generation is a major pest of everbearing strawberry varieties from late July to early August. 9 Both L. rugulipennis nymphs and adults feed on strawberry flower buds, flowers and early fruitlets 6,10 using piercing and sucking mouthparts (stylets), which they insert into the plant tissue 11 injecting digestive enzymes.…”

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An effective ‘push–pull’ control strategy for European tarnished plant bug, Lygus rugulipennis (Heteroptera: Miridae), in strawberry using synthetic semiochemicals

Fountain

Deakin

Farman

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Pest Management Science

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BACKGROUND European tarnished plant bug, Lygus rugulipennis (Heteroptera: Miridae), is a polyphagous pest damaging a range of arable and horticultural crops. Management is reliant upon chemical insecticides for control. These studies developed a synthetic semiochemical push–pull control strategy to reduce numbers of L. rugulipennis and subsequent fruit damage in UK strawberry crops. Using a series of small field experiments and testing in commercial strawberry crops we explored the efficacy of hexyl butyrate (HB) as the push element and female sex pheromone combined with phenylacetaldehyde as the pull element. RESULTS HB dispensers placed 1.0, 3.5, 5.0 and 7.0 m from all‐green Unitraps baited with L. rugulipennis female sex pheromone significantly reduced male catches by 99%, 54%, 44% and 20% compared with untreated control, respectively. Subsequently, in commercial crops, HB dispensers at 2‐m intervals along the crop row (the push) combined with a perimeter pull reduced numbers of adult and nymph L. rugulipennis by up to 80% in organic strawberry crops compared with the untreated control. Finally, the push–pull system halved fruit damage (8%) compared with untreated areas (16%) in conventional crops. In organic strawberry crops, 90% of untreated strawberries had some mirid damage compared with only 41–51% in push–pull‐treated areas. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a push–pull approach using synthetic semiochemicals giving a significant reduction in crop damage by mirids and paves the way for non‐pesticide control of a range of mirid species on multiple crops. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry

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Development and validation of a model forecasting the phenology of European tarnished plant bug Lygus rugulipennis in the U.K

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

Combining plant volatiles and pheromones to catch two insect pests in the same trap: Examples from two berry crops

Combining plant volatiles and pheromones to catch two insect pests in the same trap: Examples from two berry crops

Biodiversity in and around Greenhouses: Benefits and Potential Risks for Pest Management

An effective ‘push–pull’ control strategy for European tarnished plant bug, Lygus rugulipennis (Heteroptera: Miridae), in strawberry using synthetic semiochemicals

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