Effect of local and landscape factors on abundance of ground beetles and assessment of their role as biocontrol agents in the olive growing area of southeastern Madrid, Spain

Lantero, Esther; Ortega, M.; Sánchez‐Ramos, Ismael; González‐Núñez, Manuel; Fernández, Cristina E.; Rescia, Alejandro J.; Matallanas, Beatriz; Callejas, C.; Pascual, Susana

doi:10.1007/s10526-019-09974-w

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“…Landscape structure affected bees in the sampled olive grove area. This has been shown not only for pollinators but also for other arthropods important in the olive agroecosystem, both phytophagous and natural enemies, and in other olive-growing areas (Alves et al, 2021;Boccaccio & Petacchi, 2009;Gkisakis et al, 2018;Lantero et al, 2019;Martinez-Nunez et al, 2021;Ortega & Pascual, 2014;Picchi et al, 2016;Santoiemma et al, 2019;Scalercio et al, 2012;Tscheulin et al, 2011;Villa et al, 2020). In our study, landscape indices affecting bees were the scrubland area (CAMME), the olive grove area (CAO) and the mean shape index (MSI).…”

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“…However, some published works indicate that landscape complexity affects this important group of insects in olive groves (Martínez-Núñez et al, 2019;Neokosmidis et al, 2018;Tscheulin et al, 2011). Landscape structure in the olive agroecosystem affects other insects, such as pests and natural enemies of pest (Alves et al, 2021;Boccaccio & Petacchi, 2009;Lantero et al, 2019;Ortega & Pascual, 2014;Santoiemma et al, 2019;Villa et al, 2020).…”

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Landscape composition and configuration affect bees in the olive agroecosystem

Pascual

2021

J Applied Entomology

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Olive groves constitute a landscape that covers a large area in the Mediterranean basin, with essential economic importance, but which can also have environmental importance if an olive grove landscape is designed that favours populations of beneficial insects. Bees are also essential from an economic and environmental viewpoint and are in increasing decline. This work aimed to determine the landscape F I G U R E 1 Location of the study area within Spain and the Community of Madrid. Buffer areas of 1,500 m around the sampled olive groves are shown, with the SIOSE digitalization on the PNOA photograph

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Landscape composition and configuration affect bees in the olive agroecosystem

Pascual

2021

J Applied Entomology

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“…The complexity of the landscape surrounding olive groves has also been shown to be related to lower abundance of another important olive pest, the olive moth (Prays oleae, Bernard) [27]. In addition, several other works indicate a favourable effect of landscape complexity on different biocontrol organisms/processes [9,12,28] and the general biodiversity of arthropods [29,30]. However, other works did not detect any landscape variables explaining the distribution of olive fruit flies [31].…”

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Olive Landscape Affects Bactrocera oleae Abundance, Movement and Infestation

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The economic importance of Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) and the problems associated with insecticides make necessary new management approaches, including deeper biological knowledge and its relationship with landscape structure. Landscape complexity reduces B. oleae abundance in late summer–autumn in areas of high dominance of olive groves, but the effect of landscape structure in spring and in areas less dominated by olive groves has not been studied. It is also unknown whether the insect disperses from olive groves, using other land uses as a refugee in summer. This work evaluates the effect of landscape structure on olive fruit fly abundance and movement in spring and autumn, and infestation in autumn, in central Spain, an area where the olive crop does not dominate the landscape. A cost–distance analysis is used to evaluate the movement of the fly, especially trying to know whether the insects move away from olive groves in summer. The results indicate that B. oleae abundance is consistently lower in complex landscapes with high scrubland area (CAS), patch richness (PR) and Simpson landscape diversity index (SIEI), and low olive grove area (CAO). The cost–distance analysis shows that the fly moves mainly in spring, and amongst olive groves, but there is no evidence that land uses other than olive groves serve as a summer refuge. Olive fly infestation decreased with decreasing CAO and increasing CAS and SIEI, accordingly with the effect of landscape on abundance. Thus, mixing olive groves with other land uses, which are not a source of flies, can help improve control of this important pest.

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“…The complexity of the landscape surrounding olive groves has also been shown to be related to lower abundance of another important olive pest, the olive moth (Prays oleae, Bernard) (Villa et al 2020). In addition, several other works indicate a favourable effect of landscape complexity on different biocontrol organisms/processes (Boccaccio and Petacchi 2009;Lantero et al 2019;Ortega et al 2018), and general arthropod biodiversity (Cotes et al 2011;Gkisakis et al 2018). However, other works did not detect any landscape variables explaining the distribution of olive fruit ies (Picchi et al 2016).…”

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Olive Landscape Affects Bactrocera Oleae Abundance, Movement and Damage

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The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a key pest of olive groves. Because of its economic importance and problems associated with chemical control, new approaches to reduce the damage caused by this pest and a deeper knowledge of the biology of the insect and the relationship of landscape structure to different biological parameters are needed. B. oleae can fly long distances and its ability to move within the landscape can determine the damage caused to olive groves. This work evaluates the effect of landscape structure on olive fruit fly abundance, movements and damage at three times of year—spring, early autumn and late autumn—in central Spain. This area is less dominated by olive groves than southern Spain, where the relationship between olive grove area and B. oleae abundance is already known. A cost-distance analysis is used to evaluate the landscape effect on the movement of the fly along the crop cycle. The olive grove area is the landscape composition factor with the greatest effect on the parameters studied, with a decrease in B. oleae abundance in a more complex landscape during spring and early autumn. The cost-distance analysis shows that the olive fruit fly moves mainly in spring, and amongst olive groves. There is no evidence that land uses other than olive groves serve as a summer refuge for B.oleae in the studied landscape context. Olive grove area and land use diversity index had significant effects on olive damage in more than one year.

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Effect of local and landscape factors on abundance of ground beetles and assessment of their role as biocontrol agents in the olive growing area of southeastern Madrid, Spain

Cited by 11 publications

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Landscape composition and configuration affect bees in the olive agroecosystem

Landscape composition and configuration affect bees in the olive agroecosystem

Olive Landscape Affects Bactrocera oleae Abundance, Movement and Infestation

Olive Landscape Affects Bactrocera Oleae Abundance, Movement and Damage

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