Natural Enemies of Bemisia tabaci: Predators and Parasitoids

Arnó, Judit; Gabarra, Rosa; Liu, Tong‐Xian; Simmons, Alvin M.; Gerling, Dan

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“…Two of these zoophytophagous predators, N. tenuis and M. pygmaeus, are massreared and have been released in augmentative biocontrol programs aimed at controlling whiteflies and T. absoluta, mainly in protected crops (Arnó et al 2010;Calvo et al 2012a, b;Urbaneja et al 2012). However, D. maroccanus was recently first detected actively preying on T. absoluta in the Iberian Peninsula in tomato crops .…”

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Prospects for predatory mirid bugs as biocontrol agents of aphids in sweet peppers

Pérez‐Hedo

2014

J Pest Sci

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In recent years, biological control strategies to control many major horticultural pests have been successfully implemented in the Eastern Mediterranean basin. However, the management of some pests, such as aphids in sweet pepper crops, can still be improved. The goal of this study was to examine the potential of the omnivorous predatory mirids Nesidiocoris tenuis, Macrolophus pygmaeus, and Dicyphus maroccanus as biocontrol agents of aphids in sweet pepper crops. First, the capacity to detect Myzus persicae-infested and un-infested plants was studied in a Y-tube olfactometer. Females of the three species of predatory mirids were strongly attracted to the odor of infested M. persicae plants. Second, the prey suitability of young and mature nymphs of M. persicae for these three mirid species was studied. The three species actively preyed on M. persicae, although D. maroccanus resulted the most voracious species preying both young and mature nymphs. Finally, the capacity of the three omnivorous predators to reduce M. persicae in heavily infested plants was determined in semi-field conditions. The three species of mirids could reproduce on aphids and establish on sweet pepper plants. Mirids significantly reduced the number of M. persicae per leaf, reaching levels of aphid reduction close to 100 % when compared to the untreated control. These results suggest that mirids might play a major role in aphid management in sweet peppers. The potential implementation methods of predatory mirids for the biological control in sweet peppers are discussed.

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Prospects for predatory mirid bugs as biocontrol agents of aphids in sweet peppers

Pérez‐Hedo

2014

J Pest Sci

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“…The number of species recorded from the B. tabaci species complex has greatly increased over recent years from the 35 listed in Gerling et al (2001), to 55 in Arnó et al (2010) to 81 here. Minus a few exceptional cases, female Encarsia are primary endoparasitoids whereas males develop as ectophagous hyperparasitoids on conspecific or heterospecific individuals including those of other genera (Walter 1983;Hunter & Woolley 2001).…”

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New records of hyperparasitism of Tamarixia triozae (Burks) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) by Encarsia spp. (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in California

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2011

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

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“…The developed resistance to several chemical classes of insecticides, including the neonicotinoids which were commonly used for B. tabaci control (Elbert and Nauen, 2000), increase the need for BC of this pest. Several natural enemies are currently used for the management of whiteflies in sweet pepper (Gerling et al, 2001;Naranjo, 2001;Arnó et al, 2010b) (Table 1.1).…”

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“…For their control locating them in early stages is very pertinent as they live grouped in very specific areas, hiding during the day and feeding during the night ( Main pests and their associated natural enemies in sweet pepper greenhouses (Source: van Lenteren and Loomans, 1998;Onillon, 1999;Griffiths, 1999;Gerling et al, 2001;Arnó et al, 2010b;Sánchez et al, 2011;van de Velden et al, 2012;van Lenteren, 2012;van Lenteren et al, 2018;Blom, 2017). (Heimpel and Miles, 2017;van Lenteren et al, 2018;Barratt et al, 2018).…”

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“…Europe and conservation of their natural populations have been very effective for controlling key tomato pests, including B. tabaci and T. absoluta (Arnó et al, 2010b;Calvo et al, 2012c;Gabarra et al, 2008;Gerling et al, 2001;Urbaneja et al, 2012). Unlike tomato, sweet pepper plants have smooth, waxy leaf surfaces with trichomes clustered in domatia only on the abaxial side (Ferreira et al, 2008); this lack of trichomes could be a disadvantage for hairy plant associated bugs like N. tenuis and M. pygmaeus and might explain the scarce use of mirids in sweet pepper crops (Tavella and Goula, 2001;Sánchez et al, 2003).…”

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Enhancing pest management in sweet pepper by the exploitation of zoophytophagy

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Natural Enemies of Bemisia tabaci: Predators and Parasitoids

Cited by 38 publications

References 146 publications

Prospects for predatory mirid bugs as biocontrol agents of aphids in sweet peppers

Prospects for predatory mirid bugs as biocontrol agents of aphids in sweet peppers

New records of hyperparasitism of Tamarixia triozae (Burks) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) by Encarsia spp. (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in California

Enhancing pest management in sweet pepper by the exploitation of zoophytophagy

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