Natural Enemies of Mealybugs

Shylesha, A. N.; Mani, M.

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“…40 https://doi.org/10.38141/10783/2023). As for the pathogens, according to Shylesja and Mani [47], only entomopathogenic fungi are reported as causing natural infection in mealybugs. Moore [48] reported 13 species of fungi recorded in different countries, including the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschn) (Sorokīn, 1883), which exercises control over mealybugs such as D. brevipes, Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893), Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813), P. lilacinus (Cockerell, 1905), and Planococcus sp.…”

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Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Pests in Coffee Crops

Góngora,

Gil,

Constantino

et al. 2023

Agronomy

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Coffee is a worldwide commodity, and both coffee-producing and coffee-consuming countries have real concerns about environmental problems and economic growth strategies based on the efficient use of resources. Because this crop is a perennial, pests can significantly affect coffee production, causing considerable yield losses and threatening coffee supply and security. The presence of insects and control strategies for coffee pests is becoming a challenge. Environmental sustainability, conservation of biodiversity, and safety of the coffee seed must go hand in hand with the economic sustainability of coffee growers. This is especially important, as there has been an increase in demand for coffee and new consumer interest in differentiated quality coffee. Regular pest control methods based only on the use of synthetic pesticides are no longer effective or sustainable due to the development of insecticide resistance and negative effects on the environment, human health, and biodiversity. Thus, to ensure better control and ecological sustainability, it is crucial to reduce pesticide use by adopting original alternative strategies to maintain pest populations below the economic threshold level and towards reaching the European Green Deal. In this review, we collect information available for sustainable control of the principal coffee pests in Colombia: coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei; Monalonion velezangeli; coffee root mealybugs; coffee leaf miner: Leucoptera coffeella; and the coffee red spider mite: Oligonychus yothersi. The control strategies include deep knowledge of the biology of insects and the coffee plant, their relationship with weather and habitats, as well as natural controllers. These control strategies do not involve the use of insecticides, are ecologically friendly and novel, and can be applied in other coffee-producing countries.

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Section: Economic Damagementioning

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Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Pests in Coffee Crops

Góngora,

Gil,

Constantino

et al. 2023

Agronomy

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“…La literatura reporta como principales enemigos naturales de las cochinillas harinosas a los depredadores, parasitoides y patógenos. Dentro de los depredadores se destacan las familias Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Chrysopidae y Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera), Syrphidae, Cecidomyiidae y Drosophilidae (Diptera) (Shylesja & Mani 2016). Dentro del grupo de los coccinélidos la especie Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1853 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) ha sido ampliamente utilizada para el control de varias especies de insectos escama en todo el mundo.…”

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“…Dentro del grupo de los coccinélidos la especie Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1853 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) ha sido ampliamente utilizada para el control de varias especies de insectos escama en todo el mundo. Otros géneros de coccinélidos importantes para el control de estos insectos son Aspidimerus, Brumus, Brumoides, Cleophora, Diomus, Exochomus, Harmonia, Hyperaspis, Nephus, Orcus, Parasidis, Pseudoscymnus, Sasajiscymnus, Sidis, Stictobura y Scymnus (Shylesja & Mani 2016).…”

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Enemigos naturales de cochinillas harinosas (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae y Putoidae) asociados a las raíces del café en Colombia

Gil¹,

Constantino²,

Machado³

2023

Rev. Colomb. Entomol.

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Algunas especies de Pseudococcidae y Putoidae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha), son plagas importantes de las raíces del café en varias partes del mundo, para su manejo el control biológico es una alternativa; por lo tanto, en ocho departamentos cafeteros de Colombia se realizó la búsqueda e identificación de enemigos naturales de cochinillas harinosas de las raíces del café. Se recolectaron y depositaron en alcohol muestras de pseudocóccidos y putoideos de 520 fincas, las cuales se limpiaron y se separaron por color y tamaño. Se encontraron 120 especímenes de enemigos naturales en 44 fincas parasitando cochinillas harinosas de las familias Putoidae y Pseudococcidae. Caldas presentó el mayor porcentaje de fincas con parasitoides con 15,3%, le sigue Antioquia con 14,1%, Cauca con 13,8%, Valle del Cauca con 10,4 %, Tolima con 4,2%, Risaralda con 3,8 % y por último Quindío con 1,2%. Posteriormente, se visitaron nuevamente 20 de los predios donde hubo parasitismo y se recolectaron individuos de cochinillas harinosas, las cuales se transportaron vivas al laboratorio. En las cámaras de cría de las cochinillas harinosas emergieron 28 avispas parasitoides adultas, i.e. Aenasius caeruleus Brues, 1910, Aenasius bolowi Mercet, 1947, Aenasius tachigaliae (Brues, 1922), Aenasius af. mitchellae Noyes and Ren, 1995, Zarhopalus putophilus Bennett, 1957, Hambletonia pseudococcina Compere, 1936, Hambletonia sp., Prochiloneurus af. dactylopii (Howard, 1885), Leptomastix sp., Cicoencyrtus sp. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) y cinco adultos cecidómidos (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). También se registraron dos especies de coccinélidos (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) y un hongo antagonístico Trichoderma sp. De estos hallazgos puede concluirse que existen varias especies de enemigos naturales que están ejerciendo control natural en campo sobre las cochinillas harinosas que infestan las raíces del café. Se recomienda explorar una alternativa de control biológico por aumentación.

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Establishment and yearly/seasonal occurrence of the exotic coccidophagous ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in citrus groves in Shizuoka City, central Japan: a 5-year survey on adult numbers

Kaneko

2017

Appl Entomol Zool

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Natural Enemies of Mealybugs

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Pests in Coffee Crops

Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Pests in Coffee Crops

Enemigos naturales de cochinillas harinosas (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae y Putoidae) asociados a las raíces del café en Colombia

Establishment and yearly/seasonal occurrence of the exotic coccidophagous ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in citrus groves in Shizuoka City, central Japan: a 5-year survey on adult numbers

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