Oviposition behavior of the biological control agent Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in environments with multiple pest aphid species (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Jandricic, S.E.; Wraight, Stephen P.; Gillespie, D. R.; Sanderson, John P.

doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.01.013

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“…Upon receipt, pupae were placed in emergence cages as described in Jandricic et al (2013) [12]. Adult midges were used instead of pupae to provide better management of the actual number of adult flies released.…”

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“…Thus, the same A. aphidimyza population had a choice of M. persicae or A. solani -infested plants randomized on benches. Predators were released at the center point of each grid of plants on each bench, as in Jandricic et al (2013) [12]. The total release rate used per compartment was 2.5× the high-release rate of two midges/m 2 suggested by commercial biocontrol companies, which is equivalent to a predator: prey ratio of 1:10 at the time of release.…”

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“…However, a collection of previous research demonstrates that A. aphidimyza oviposits preferentially in aphid colonies that occupy new growth of plants (especially meristematic tissue) compared to other plant locations [10,11]; and recently [12]. Specifically, Jandricic et al 2013 [12] demonstrated that the foxglove aphid ( Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach)), using lower leaves of vegetative plants as its primary feeding site, received fewer A. aphidimyza eggs than plants infested with green peach aphid ( M. persicae (Sulzer)), which aggregated on plant meristems.…”

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“…Specifically, Jandricic et al 2013 [12] demonstrated that the foxglove aphid ( Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach)), using lower leaves of vegetative plants as its primary feeding site, received fewer A. aphidimyza eggs than plants infested with green peach aphid ( M. persicae (Sulzer)), which aggregated on plant meristems. These results suggest that M. persicae may have the ability to interfere with control of A. solani when present in the same crop; the same may also be true of other aphid species combinations.…”

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Biological Control Outcomes Using the Generalist Aphid Predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza under Multi-Prey Conditions

Jandricic

Wraight

Gillespie

et al. 2016

Insects

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The aphidophagous midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is used in biological control programs against aphids in many crops. Short-term trials with this natural enemy demonstrated that that females prefer to oviposit among aphids colonizing the new growth of plants, leading to differential attack rates for aphid species that differ in their within-plant distributions. Thus, we hypothesized that biological control efficacy could be compromised when more than one aphid species is present. We further hypothesized that control outcomes may be different at different crop stages if aphid species shift their preferred feeding locations. Here, we used greenhouse trials to determine biological control outcomes using A. aphidimyza under multi-prey conditions and at different crop stages. At all plant stages, aphid species had a significant effect on the number of predator eggs laid. More eggs were found on M. persicae versus A. solani-infested plants, since M. persicae consistently colonized plant meristems across plant growth stages. This translated to higher numbers of predatory larvae on M. periscae-infested plants in two out of our three experiments, and more consistent control of this pest (78%–95% control across all stages of plant growth). In contrast, control of A. solani was inconsistent in the presence of M. persicae, with 36%–80% control achieved. An additional experiment demonstrated control of A. solani by A. aphidimyza was significantly greater in the absence of M. persicae than in its presence. Our study illustrates that suitability of a natural enemy for pest control may change over a crop cycle as the position of prey on the plant changes, and that prey preference based on within-plant prey location can negatively influence biological control programs in systems with pest complexes. Careful monitoring of the less-preferred pest and its relative position on the plant is suggested.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Biological Control Outcomes Using the Generalist Aphid Predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza under Multi-Prey Conditions

Jandricic

Wraight

Gillespie

et al. 2016

Insects

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“…The best-known species is Aphidoletes aphidimyza Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) ( Figure 14), which is commonly used in biological control programs (van Schelt and Mulder, 2000). Aphidoletes aphidimyza is also recognized for the impressive ability of the adults to detect oviposition sites (El Titi, 1974) using honeydew excreted by aphids as a cue (Choi et al, 2004) and to choose large colonies situated on the meristems of the plants to oviposit (Jandricic et al, 2013). A positive correlation was found between aphid density and oviposition of females (El Titi, 1974;Lucas and Brodeur, 1999;Choi et al, 2004).…”

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Integrated Pest Management of Aphis spiraecola (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in clementines: enhancing its biological control

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A ma mare "la entrada del neolítico es la del abuso y la del sojuzgamiento, y en ella seguimos, inadaptados" Félix Rodríguez de la FuenteAgraïments Agraixc als meus directors Alberto Urbaneja i Alejandro Tena tota la feina que han fet i que m'han empentat a fer per aconseguir este primer escaló.Gracies Alberto per la teua confiança i dedicació des de abans del primer dia de doctorat, després de cinc anys i una tesi, ara ja podem ser amics.Gracies Alejandro per estar pendent cada dia, amb eixa dedicació e il•lusió.He disfrutat molt dels nostres debats científics. Ara ja soc mig enginyer?També he de agrair a Josep Jaques la seua col•laboració en gran part de la tesi. Gracies Josep per aportar de la teua clarividència. Es molt fàcil aprendre amb tres mostres com estos.Vull agrair infinitament a Pablo Bru tot el temps dedicat i tota la faena que hem compartit al camp. Sense la seua ajuda gran part de la tesis no haguera sigut possible. I per suposat a tots aquells que també han compartit hores de sol i calor, fang, pluja i fred o inclús rossejades de aplicacions quimiques. Vull agrair de una manera especial a dos persones que foren molt importants en dos moments claus de la meua carrera com Entomòleg. Sense la seua espenta en eixe instant, no estaria ací. Gracies Manel Porcar i Paco Beitia.I també a totes aquelles persones que durant mes de deu anys en convertiren de Biòleg a Entomòleg. Gracies a Lara Navarro, Teresa Oltra, Olaf Strauss, Axel Gruppe, Rosa Vercher i Ferran Garcia Marí, Tatiana Pina, Alfonso Hermoso de Mendoza, Maria Jesus Verdú, Jose Manuel Michelena, Paul Rugman-Jones i un llarg etc.Agrair a tots els meus amics i a totes aquelles persones especials que han compartit en mi el temps mentre esta tesi prenia forma. Sense ells, haguera sigut un viatge mes pesat.Especialment a Marta, en tu tot es molt més fàcil, ara et toca a tu.Nomes hem falta agrair a ma mare i mon pare tot el que han fet per a que el meu somni continués endavant, i sobre tot per els valors que m'ensenyaren de humilitat i perseverança. ResumAphis spiraecola Patch. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) és una de les plagues clau en el cultiu de clementins de la conca Mediterrània. En primavera, este àfid colonitza les brotacions tendres dels clementins i provoca importants pèrdues econòmiques tots els anys. Actualment la gestió integrada d"A. spiraecola en clementins està basada en el control químic ja que es desconeix prou sobre el control biològic d"A. spiraecola en cítrics i els esforços realitzats fins ara s"han centrat en el us i conservació de parasitoids encara que es desconeix les causes de la seua baixa eficàcia. Per altra banda, es coneix molt bé el conjunt de depredadors d"A. spiraecola però el seu impacte sobre les poblacions de l"àfid no s"han documentat. Tenint en compte estos antecedents, els objectius d"esta tesis foren: i) desentrampar les raons per les quals els parasitoids no són efectius; ii) determinar quan i com els depredadors poden controlar les poblacions d"A. spiraecola; i finalment iii) determinar si una coberta de poàcies po...

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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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Oviposition behavior of the biological control agent Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in environments with multiple pest aphid species (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Cited by 21 publications

References 29 publications

Biological Control Outcomes Using the Generalist Aphid Predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza under Multi-Prey Conditions

Biological Control Outcomes Using the Generalist Aphid Predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza under Multi-Prey Conditions

Integrated Pest Management of Aphis spiraecola (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in clementines: enhancing its biological control

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

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