Establishment, dispersal and impact of the flower-galling mite Aceria lantanae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) on Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) in South Africa

Mukwevho, Ludzula; Olckers, T.; Simelane, David O.

doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.01.009

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“…In particular, among the different populations of St. John's wort present in Australia, two of them did not support the development of A. hyperici populations, while the other four were susceptible, but showed some variations in population growth and impact on the plants [24]. This pattern is similar to what was also observed with A. malherbae on field bindweed, Aceria lantanae (Cook) on lantana (Lantana camara L., Verbenaceae) or A. altamurgensis on medusahead, for which variations in the susceptibility to infestation was experimentally demonstrated by testing different populations of their respective targets [103,[110][111][112]. However, A. altamurgensis performed very poorly on the medusahead plants from the location where it was collected (i.e., Apulia, Italy), whereas it performed much better on plants from Sicily, Italy, and from Idaho and Nevada, USA [110].…”

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“…This is not unique to this system and mowing has been investigated as an integrated management strategy for the control of the light pink 163LP variety of lantana using A. lantanae [120]. In particular, the combination of mowing did not seem to affect the mite's occurrence and infestation patterns [111], however, there was a 78.5% increase in the number of galled inflorescences per shoot, when compared to plants that were not mowed [120]. These studies highlight potential problems of relying solely on laboratory studies.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Eriophyid Mite Impact On the Target Weed And Imentioning

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Eriophyid Mites in Classical Biological Control of Weeds: Progress and Challenges

Marini¹,

Weyl

Vidović

et al. 2021

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A classical biological control agent is an exotic host-specific natural enemy, which is intentionally introduced to obtain long-term control of an alien invasive species. Among the arthropods considered for this role, eriophyid mites are likely to possess the main attributes required: host specificity, efficacy, and long-lasting effects. However, so far, only a few species have been approved for release. Due to their microscopic size and the general lack of knowledge regarding their biology and behavior, working with eriophyids is particularly challenging. Furthermore, mites disperse in wind, and little is known about biotic and abiotic constraints to their population growth. All these aspects pose challenges that, if not properly dealt with, can make it particularly difficult to evaluate eriophyids as prospective biological control agents and jeopardize the general success of control programs. We identified some of the critical aspects of working with eriophyids in classical biological control of weeds and focused on how they have been or may be addressed. In particular, we analyzed the importance of accurate mite identification, the difficulties faced in the evaluation of their host specificity, risk assessment of nontarget species, their impact on the weed, and the final steps of mite release and post-release monitoring.

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Eriophyid Mites in Classical Biological Control of Weeds: Progress and Challenges

Marini¹,

Weyl

Vidović

et al. 2021

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“…To assess the impact of established agents, insecticidal exclusion methods are often used, which enable comparisons of host plant fitness between agentinfested and agent-free plants (Crawley 1989;Tipping and Center 2002), thus quantifying the impact of the biocontrol agents on plant performance (Cilliers 1987;Lonsdale et al 1995;Adair and Holtkamp 1999;Sheppard et al 2001;Mukwevho et al 2017). An earlier study (Cilliers 1987) quantified the impact of three introduced leaf-attacking biocontrol agents on the growth of a pink-flowered lantana variety under maritime climatic conditions on the coast of KwaZulu-Natal Province (KZN), South Africa, where they were found to be significantly damaging to the vegetative growth of the weed.…”

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“…However, laboratory results may not always accurately predict agent performance under field conditions (Morin et al 2009). In recent years, a field-based insecticidal exclusion experiment, also conducted in the coastal province of KZN, measuring the impact of lantana biocontrol agents, mainly focusing on a new bud-attacking agent, A. lantanae, found significant reductions in the reproductive output of the weed (Mukwevho et al 2017).…”

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Impact of biocontrol agents on Lantana camara in an inland area of South Africa

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Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) is a weed of significant concern in many tropical and subtropical countries. This work aimed to quantify the combined impact of the established suite of lantana biocontrol agents on plant growth under field conditions in an inland area with a continental climate in South Africa. An insecticidal exclusion method was employed to compare plant growth parameters and agent damage between exclusion plants and biocontrol plants. Despite failing to maintain exclusion plants completely biocontrol agent-free, leaf damage was 44% greater, and side-stem production 16% less, in biocontrol compared to exclusion plants. There was a positive relationship between leaf damage and reduction in side-stem production over the study period. Overall, insecticidal exclusion, though only partially effective, showed that the established suite of lantana biocontrol agents is having a measurable growthinhibitory impact on the target weed. Keywords Agent damage Á Carbofuran Á Insecticidal exclusion Á Invasive alien plants Á Teleonemia scrupulosa Handling Editor: S. Raghu.

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“…Mites disperse themselves by walking ( Sabelis & Dicke, 1985 ) to find a suitable site for colonization and feeding ( Tixier, Kreiter & Auger, 2000 ; Aguilar-Fenollosa et al, 2016 ; Moerman, 2016 ; Mukwevho, Olckers & Simelane, 2017 ; Sousa et al, 2019 ). One major factor for dispersal is environmental contamination, due to pesticide application ( Lima et al, 2015 ; Guedes et al, 2016 ; Mohammed et al, 2019 ; Monteiro et al, 2019b ).…”

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Behavioral response ofPanonychus citri(McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) to synthetic chemicals and oils

Qayyoum

Song

Zhang

et al. 2021

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Background Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) population outbreaks after the citrus plantation’s chemical application is a common observation. Dispersal behavior is an essential tool to understand the secondary outbreak of P. citri population. Therefore, in the current study, the dispersal activity of P. citri was observed on the leaf surfaces of Citrus reticulata (Rutaceae) treated with SYP-9625, abamectin, vegetable oil, and EnSpray 99. Method Mites were released on the first (apex) leaf of the plant (adaxial surface) and data were recorded after 24 h. The treated, untreated, and half-treated data were analyzed by combining the leaf surfaces (adaxial right, adaxial left, abaxial right, and abaxial left). All experiments were performed in open-air environmental conditions. Results The maximum number of mites was captured on the un-treated or half-treated surfaces due to chemicals repellency. Chemical bioassays of the free-choice test showed that all treatments significantly increased the mortality of P. citri depending on application method and concentration. A significant number of mites repelled away from treated surfaces and within treated surfaces except adaxial left and abaxial right surfaces at LC30. In the no-choice test, SYP-9625 gave maximum mortality and dispersal by oils than others. No significant differences were observed within the adaxial and abaxial except abaxial surface at LC30. Therefore, the presence of tested acaricides interferes with P. citri dispersal within leaf surfaces of plantations depending on the mites released point and a preferred site for feeding.

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Establishment, dispersal and impact of the flower-galling mite Aceria lantanae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) on Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) in South Africa

Cited by 24 publications

References 26 publications

Eriophyid Mites in Classical Biological Control of Weeds: Progress and Challenges

Eriophyid Mites in Classical Biological Control of Weeds: Progress and Challenges

Impact of biocontrol agents on Lantana camara in an inland area of South Africa

Behavioral response ofPanonychus citri(McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) to synthetic chemicals and oils

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