Olfactory response by the aphidophagous gall midge, <i>Aphidoletes aphidimyza</i> to honeydew from green peach aphid, <i>Myzus persicae</i>

Choi, Man-Young; Roitberg, Bernard D.; Shani, A.; Raworth, D. A.; Lee, Geon-Hwui

doi:10.1111/j.0013-8703.2004.00151.x

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“…gemmifera ) among 76 non‐infested plants in a greenhouse . Aphid detection is triggered by volatiles emitted from the aphid honeydew . However, an electroantennograph study did not identify preference among the honeydew from four aphid species .…”

Section: Morphology Distribution General Biology and Ecology Of A mentioning

confidence: 97%

Optimizing aphid biocontrol with the predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza, based on biology and ecology

Boulanger

Jandricic

Bolckmans

et al. 2019

Pest Management Science

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Aphidoletes aphidimyza is one of the most important predators used in the augmentative biological control of aphids, key pests of many crops worldwide. Adult females are very efficient in locating aphid infestations over a relatively long range, up to 45 m, and deposit eggs near or within aphid colonies. The predatory larvae are aphid generalists preying on several agriculturally important aphid species. The successful use of this biocontrol agent in agricultural systems depends on several biotic and abiotic factors. Among biotic factors, aphid species, plant structure, interspecific competition and intraguild predation may significantly impact the predator´s population dynamics. Key abiotic conditions include day lengths (above a critical threshold to prevent diapause), availability of mating sites in the crop, temperature (above 15 °C to enable egg laying), air relative humidity (above 70%) and availability of pupation sites. Although several successes have been reported in open field crops with naturally occurring or released populations, commercial releases are primarily used in protected crops. Optimized emergence boxes combining provisioning of food sources for the adults, integration with the technological advances that occurred in the greenhouse environment lately, insights into the nutritional ecology in open field crops and exploration of the genetic variability are proposed as future directions to improve adoption and efficacy of A. aphidimyza in crop protection. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry

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Section: Morphology Distribution General Biology and Ecology Of A mentioning

confidence: 97%

Optimizing aphid biocontrol with the predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza, based on biology and ecology

Boulanger

Jandricic

Bolckmans

et al. 2019

Pest Management Science

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“…Often, the natural enemy needs physical contact with honeydew to change its behaviour (Dixon, 1959;Bombosch & Volk, 1966;Carter & Dixon, 1984;Budenberg, 1990;Ide et al, 2007). Aphid honeydew also acts as an oviposition stimulus for syrphid flies and for the predatory gall midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) (Choi et al, 2004). The spraying of artificial honeydew to increase numbers of Hippodamia spp.…”

Section: Aphid Locationmentioning

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Chemical cues mediating aphid location by natural enemies

Hatano¹,

Kunert²,

Michaud³

et al. 2008

Eur. J. Entomol.

113

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Abstract. There is increasing evidence that chemical cues play a pivotal role in host selection by the natural enemies of aphids. We use Vinson's (1976) division of the host selection process into habitat location, host location and host acceptance for both parasitoids and predators and review what is known about the role of semiochemicals in aphid selection by natural enemies. For habitat location (i.e. detection of the host plant), volatiles emitted by plants after aphid attack have been described for a number of plant-aphid interactions. These synomones indicate not only the presence of an aphid host plant to the predator or parasitoid, but also the presence of aphids. Volatiles emitted from undamaged host plants are often attractive to aphid parasitoids, but less so for predators. Host location by the natural enemy on the food plant is guided by semiochemicals that mostly originate from the aphids, in particular aphid alarm pheromone, honeydew, or the smell of the aphid itself. Host acceptance is guided by contact chemicals for both predators and parasitoids. In parasitoids, host recognition may be based on visual cues or on contact chemicals on the aphid's cuticle, whereas host acceptance is ultimately based on as yet unknown substances within the aphid's hemolymph. While it appears that many predators and parasitoids are attracted to the same semiochemicals, synergistic and antagonistic interactions among chemical substances have only rarely been investigated. More research into model systems is needed, not only to identify important semiochemicals, but also to determine their range of attraction. Recent progress in the development of analytical techniques has created new opportunities to improve our understanding of the chemical ecology of aphid-natural enemy interactions in the coming years.

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“…This predator has been commercially used in many countries for biological control of aphid populations, particularly in greenhouse crops such as vegetables and roses, for more than 4 decades (e.g., Markkula & Tiittanen, ; Havelka & Zemek, ; Solarska, ). Aphidoletes aphidimyza females have the ability to discriminate between species and varieties of plants (El‐Titi, ; Mansour, ; Lucas & Brodeur, ; Sentis et al, ; Jandricic et al, ) and can find a single aphid‐infested plant among 75 non‐infested plants (El‐Titi, ) using a combination of olfactory stimuli (honeydew of aphids) and visual stimuli (prey host plant) as cues (Chandler, ; Choi et al, ). Although many researchers have investigated the predation capacity (Madahi et al, ) and life table (Havelka & Zemek, ; Madahi et al, ,b) of A. aphidimyza and its functional response to different prey densities (Madahi et al, ; Mottaghinia et al, ; Jalalipour et al, ), no study has been done on tritrophic interaction between A. aphidimyza , A. gossypii, and their prey host plants.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bottom‐up effect of host plants on life‐history characteristics of Aphidoletes aphidimyza feeding on Aphis gossypii

Madahi

Sahragard

Hosseini

et al. 2019

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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The predatory midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is widely used for the control of Aphis spp. in many agricultural systems. We aimed to determine the most suitable host plant for rearing the predatory midges on the prey Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Six host plants were selected: cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. cv. Beith Alpha), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. Falat111), eggplant (Solanum melongena L. cv. Yummy), pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv. Bertene) (all Solanaceae), okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moensch cv. Clemson Spineless] (Malvaceae), and squash (Cucurbita pepo L. cv. Hybrid rajai) (Cucurbitaceae). Some physical traits (length and density of trichomes) and chemical attributes (nitrogen content) of prey host plants were investigated. The results showed that prey host plants differed significantly in their effect on fitness of the predator. The shortest immature development time (18.07 ± 0.257 days), the longest female adult longevity (7.5 ± 0.18 days), and the highest fecundity (89 eggs/female) of A. aphidimyza were found with squash as prey food. The highest intrinsic rate of increase (0.171 ± 0.009 day−1) and also the shortest mean generation time (22.4 ± 0.32 days) were also obtained when A. aphidimyza fed on A. gossypii reared on squash. Canonical correlation analysis (CCA) approved the correlation between life‐history traits of A. aphidimyza and characteristics of prey host plants. The suitability of squash for rearing A. aphidimyza can be attributed to the higher nitrogen content, longer trichomes, and relatively high density of trichomes, which provided a better environment for A. gossypii and indirectly favored A. aphidimyza. This study showed that squash is the most suitable host plant for rearing A. aphidimyza feeding on A. gossypii.

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Olfactory response by the aphidophagous gall midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza to honeydew from green peach aphid, Myzus persicae

Cited by 33 publications

References 30 publications

Optimizing aphid biocontrol with the predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza, based on biology and ecology

Optimizing aphid biocontrol with the predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza, based on biology and ecology

Chemical cues mediating aphid location by natural enemies

Bottom‐up effect of host plants on life‐history characteristics of Aphidoletes aphidimyza feeding on Aphis gossypii

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