Functional Responses of the European Earwig and Two Species of Coccinellids to Densities of <i>Eriosoma lanigerum</i> (Hausmann) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Asante, S. K.

doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1995.tb01295.x

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“…The 1996/1997 program comprised seven sprays with the last applied on February 24 1997. The 1995The / 1996The and 1996 fenoxycarb programs each comprised seven sprays applied between October 20 and January 31 and October 21 and February 5 respectively.…”

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“…Introduced in 1923 the parasitoid Aphelinus mali (Haldeman) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) is reported to have provided a significant level of control (Wilson, 1960). The European earwig Forficula auricularia L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae), which is wide spread in Australia, is capable of consuming up to 106 aphids per day (McLeod and Chant, 1952;Asante, 1995).…”

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Abundance and natural control of the woolly aphid Eriosoma lanigerum in an Australian apple orchard IPM program

2005

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Woolly aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum Hausmann) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), was monitored over three growing seasons (1995)(1996)(1997)(1998) to assess its abundance and management under apple IPM programs at Bathurst on the Central Tablelands of NSW, Australia. Woolly aphid infestations were found to be extremely low in IPM programs utilising mating disruption and fenoxycarb for codling moth Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) control. This was the direct result of increased numbers of natural enemies. No insecticides were applied for woolly aphid control. Under the IPM strategies tested the principal control agent was identified as European earwig (Forficula auricularia L.) (Dermaptera: Forficulidae). Earwigs in combination with Aphelinus mali (Haldeman) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) reduced woolly aphid infestations below the action threshold set by commercial growers. However, A. mali together with other flying natural enemies, e.g., ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies, did not provide commercially acceptable control of woolly aphid in the absence of earwigs. Under the conventional spray program, using the broad-spectrum insecticide azinphos-methyl for codling moth control, the level of woolly aphid infestation increased with each successive season and biological control was not established. When azinphos-methyl was withdrawn, natural enemies migrated in and provided control of woolly aphid within one season. This is the first study to show that the biological control of woolly aphid can be achieved in a commercially viable IPM program.

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Abundance and natural control of the woolly aphid Eriosoma lanigerum in an Australian apple orchard IPM program

2005

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“…The role of earwigs in food chains is not well known, but most species are probably omnivorous (Albouy & Caussanel 1990) and tend to feed on the most accessible nutrient-rich foods such as easily accessible animal protein (e.g. Franke 1985;Mueller et al 1988;Albouy & Caussanel 1990;Asante 1995;Kocarek et al 2015). Thus, some species of earwigs may consume pests and help control pest outbreaks but may also damage crops when animal food is unavailable (e.g.…”

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Vertical distribution of earwigs (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) in a temperate lowland forest, based on sampling with a mobile aerial lift platform

Kirstová

Pyszko

Šipoš

et al. 2017

Entomological Science

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Although earwigs (Dermaptera) may be important components of ecosystems because of their locally high abundance and omnivory, their vertical distribution among forest strata is poorly understood. This study used a mobile aerial lift platform to survey the spatiotemporal distribution of earwigs along the vertical dimension in a forest. In 2013 and 2014, 57 trees in a lowland floodplain forest were sampled in the southeastern Czech Republic, Central Europe. Earwigs were collected along the complete vertical gradient of the foliage of the trees using square beating sheets and exhaustors. Of the three recorded earwig species (Apterygida media, Chelidura acanthopygia and Forficula auricularia), A. media was the most abundant. The distribution of its abundance with the height from ground (in the tree leaf layer) was unimodal, with a peak at 4–10 m, indicating that A. media is arboricolous. The vertical stratification of A. media differed among developmental stages, and in its abundance among tree species. Investigation of insect vertical stratification in forests should be facilitated by the use of a mobile aerial lift platform.

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“…For instance, it has been reported to predate on pear psylla Cacopsylla pyri Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) Sauphanor et al, 1994;Höhn et al, 2007), codling moth Cydia pomonella Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Glenn, 1977;Jones et al, 2012;Sauphanor et al, 2012), apple leafcurling midge Dasineura mali Kieffer (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) (He et al, 2008), diaspidid scale insects (Hill et al, 2005;Logan et al, 2007), the leafroller Epiphyas postvittana Walker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Suckling et al, 2006;Frank et al, 2007), and aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) such as the woolly apple aphid (WAA) Eriosoma lanigerum Hausmann (Mueller et al, 1988;Asante, 1995;Nicholas et al, 2005), the rosy apple aphid (RAA) Dysaphis plantaginea Passerini (Brown & Mathews, 2007;Dib et al, 2010) and the green apple aphid Aphis pomi DeGeer (Carroll & Hoyt, 1984;Hagley & Allen, 1990). Therefore the promotion of F. auricularia populations in pip fruit crops seems to be an effective biocontrol strategy.…”

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Phenology and interspecific association of Forficula auricularia and Forficula pubescens in apple orchards

Lordan¹,

Alegre²,

Moerkens

et al. 2015

Span. j. agric. res.

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The European earwig Forficula auricularia L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) has been widely studied as a key predator of pests in temperate regions, but its phenology and behavior may differ in warmer areas such as the Mediterranean. Here we assessed the phenology, aggregation, and interspecific association of F. auricularia and Forficula pubescens Gené, the only two species found consistently in both ground and canopy shelters in Mediterranean apple orchards. In addition to F. auricularia and F. pubescens, three other earwig species, namely Labidura riparia Pallas, Nala lividipes Dufour and Euborellia moesta Gené, were found occasionally. The mature stages of F. auricularia were observed mainly from May to November in tree shelters and immature ones from October to June in ground shelters. Adult individuals of F. pubescens were observed year-round and nymph instars were detected from April to June in ground as well as in tree shelters. The suitability of the current degree-days models for temperate regions was evaluated for the prediction of European earwig phenology in a Mediterranean climate. Regarding interspecific association, F. auricularia and F. pubescens co-occurred in canopies without apparent competition. This study provides useful weekly data about the phenology of the two earwig species throughout the year that can be used to detect the key periods during which to enhance their populations in pip fruit orchards or to control them in stone fruit crops. Furthermore, our results are of relevance for the development of new phenological models of earwigs in Mediterranean areas where nymphs hibernate, a feature that makes current models inaccurate. Additional key words: biological control; Dermaptera; earwig; Forficulidae; Mediterranean; pest

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Functional Responses of the European Earwig and Two Species of Coccinellids to Densities of Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Cited by 24 publications

References 14 publications

Abundance and natural control of the woolly aphid Eriosoma lanigerum in an Australian apple orchard IPM program

Abundance and natural control of the woolly aphid Eriosoma lanigerum in an Australian apple orchard IPM program

Vertical distribution of earwigs (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) in a temperate lowland forest, based on sampling with a mobile aerial lift platform

Phenology and interspecific association of Forficula auricularia and Forficula pubescens in apple orchards

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