Food Web Engineering to Enhance Biological Control of Tetranychus urticae by Phytoseiid Mites (Tetranychidae: Phytoseiidae) in Citrus

Miret, Josep Anton Jaques; Aguilar‐Fenollosa, Ernestina; Hurtado-Ruiz, Mónica A.; Piña, Tatiana

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“…Indeed, E. stipulatus is the most abundant phytoseiid species in citrus orchards in the Mediterranean basin . In Spain, this prevalence occurs in both the canopy and the cover crops associated with citrus, irrespective of the species/cultivar and management practices used in the orchard . This mite species is considered key in the natural regulation of populations of two important tetranychid herbivorous pest species in this agroecosystem, the two‐spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch and the citrus red mite Panonychus citri McGregor .…”

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Zoophytophagous mites can trigger plant‐genotype specific defensive responses affecting potential prey beyond predation: the case of Euseius stipulatus and Tetranychus urticae in citrus

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Pest Management Science

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BACKGROUND: Zoophytophagous predators can trigger plant defenses affecting prey populations beyond predation. Euseius stipulatus is a presumed zoophytophagous phytoseiid common in citrus. The response of citrus to one of its potential prey, Tetranychus urticae, is genotype dependent, with Citrus reshni and C. aurantium exhibiting extreme susceptibility and resistance, respectively. Volatile blends produced upon infestation affected the behavior of these two mites. We wondered whether E. stipulatus could trigger similar responses. RESULTS:Euseius stipulatus triggered genotype-dependent defense responses in citrus. Whereas C. aurantium upregulated the Jasmonic Acid, Salicylic Acid and flavonoids defensive pathways, C. reshni upregulated JA only. Likewise, different volatile blends were induced. These blends were exploited by E. stipulatus to select less-defended plants (i.e., those in which higher pest densities are expected) and, interestingly, did not prevent T. urticae from choosing E. stipulatus-infested plants. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that this type of response has been described for a zoophytophagous phytoseiid. CONCLUSION:The observed responses could affect herbivore populations through plant-mediated effects. Although further research is needed to fully characterize them and include other arthropods in the system, these results open opportunities for more sustainable and effective pest control methods (i.e., combining semiochemicals and biological control).

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confidence: 88%

Zoophytophagous mites can trigger plant‐genotype specific defensive responses affecting potential prey beyond predation: the case of Euseius stipulatus and Tetranychus urticae in citrus

Cruz-Miralles

Cabedo‐López

Pérez‐Hedo

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“…Conservation biological control includes the modification of the environment to protect and enhance specific natural enemies to reduce the impact of pests (Hajek 2004), and often focuses on targeted habitat management including field margins. Being the most important control agent of herbivorous mites in strawberry crops, the dependence of phytoseiids on rich and diverse vegetation in the field margins has been established for decades (Thomas and Marshall 1999 , which were the variables significantly affecting phytoseiid abundance according to a GLMM (Table 5) 1 3 Duso 2008).…”

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“…Tixier et al (2000) showed the role of woody margins as a source of beneficial arthropods, but only over a short distance, and the capability of mites to penetrate into the crop was only moderate. The majority of reported successes with phytoseiids come from either orchards or vineyards, where the beneficial arthropods can find their shelter in undergrowth vegetation (Solva et al 1997;Jaques et al 2015). In the case of strawberries, the conditions for survival within the plantation are severe (less than 50% of ground covered with vegetation), hence the colonization rates are lower, because mites must travel from the field margins.…”

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“…Although Tetranychidae species tend to develop resistance to acaricides, it is still controlled mostly with pesticides (Tirello et al 2012). Consequently, IPM is reasserting the importance of sustainable methods of control, including developing genetic resistance (Figueiredo et al 2012) and enhancing favourable conditions for natural enemies (Hajek 2004;Ramsden et al 2015). Populations of T. urticae can be effectively limited using predatory mites from the Phytoseiidae family, which occur commonly on the spontaneous vegetation of field margins (Niemczyk 2000;McMurtry et al 2013).…”

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Thus far but no further: predatory mites do not migrate effectively into strawberry plantations

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Enhancing the performance of predatory mites is often regarded as the best biological control approach towards the spider mite Tetranychus urticae, the main pest of strawberry plantations. Optimizing the colonization of plantations by predators from adjacent areas such as field margins is seen as an important component of conservation biocontrol. We have investigated the factors contributing to enhancing the numbers of predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseidae), such as management of the field margins, vegetation composition and the effect of the presence of woody species. We also tested the penetration of the phytoseiids from the field margins into the crop. In a study carried out in 14 open-field extensively managed strawberry plantations in Poland we found phytoseiids to be abundant in field margins; 14 taxa were discovered. However, only two species Amblyseius andersoni and Euseius finlandicus dispersed a modest distance into the crop. We found that the diversity and densities of the predatory mites were enhanced somewhat by the management type of the field margins; especially the spontaneous vegetation favoured the presence of phytoseiids. However, despite the predatory mites being rather retained in the field margins also significant reduction in numbers of their prey T. urticae was recorded over the course of the year. The low penetration of predatory mites into the main part of the field, indicates that conservation biological control measures in the field margin might not be sufficient on their own to enhance the impact of predatory mites within the main part of the fields.

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“…They can regulate densities of different pest species, such as phytophagous mites, thrips, and whiteflies (Helle & Sabelis, 1985;Gerson et al, 2003;Zhang, 2003). In Spanish citrus orchards, there is a complex acarofauna population comprising two main herbivores, the Tetranychidae Tetranychus urticae Koch and Panonychus citri (McGregor), and several predatory mites belonging to the Phytoseiidae family (Abad-Moyano et al, 2009a;Aguilar-Fenollosa et al, 2011a,b;Jaques et al, 2015). Recently, our research group developed a multiplex PCR method for disentangling trophic relationships among these mites (Pérez-Sayas et al, 2015).…”

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When do predatory mites (Phytoseiidae) attack? Understanding their diel and seasonal predation patterns

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Predatory mites of the Phytoseiidae family are considered one of the most important groups of natural enemies used in biological control. The behavioral patterns of arthropods can differ greatly daily and seasonally; however, there is a lack of literature related to Phytoseiidae diel and seasonal predation patterns. The predatory activity of three phytoseiid species (two Tetranychidae-specialists, Phytoseiulus persimilis and Neoseiulus californicus, and one omnivore, Euseius stipulatus) that occur naturally in Spanish citrus orchards was observed under laboratory conditions in winter and summer. The temperature and photoperiod of the climatic chamber where the mites were reared did not change during the experiment. Our study demonstrates that phytoseiids can exhibit diel and seasonal predatory patterns when feeding on Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae). Neoseiulus californicus was revealed to be a nocturnal predator in summer but diurnal in winter. In contrast, P. persimilis activity was maximal during the daytime, and E. stipulatus showed no clear daily predation patterns. The predatory patterns described in this study should be taken into account when designing laboratory studies and also in field samplings, especially when applying molecular techniques to unveil trophic relationships.

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Food Web Engineering to Enhance Biological Control of Tetranychus urticae by Phytoseiid Mites (Tetranychidae: Phytoseiidae) in Citrus

Cited by 16 publications

References 74 publications

Zoophytophagous mites can trigger plant‐genotype specific defensive responses affecting potential prey beyond predation: the case of Euseius stipulatus and Tetranychus urticae in citrus

Zoophytophagous mites can trigger plant‐genotype specific defensive responses affecting potential prey beyond predation: the case of Euseius stipulatus and Tetranychus urticae in citrus

Thus far but no further: predatory mites do not migrate effectively into strawberry plantations

When do predatory mites (Phytoseiidae) attack? Understanding their diel and seasonal predation patterns

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