The effect of banker plant species on the fitness of Aphidius colemani Viereck and its aphid host (Rhopalosiphum padi L.)

Jandricic, S.E.; Dale, Adam G.; Bader, Ahmad Katbeh; Frank, Steven D.

doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.04.007

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“…Several different banker plant species have been used in aphid banker plant systems [ 4 ]. Jandricic et al [ 14 ] found that the four plant species we tested each had different effects on aphid and parasitoid life history characters such as sex-ratio but were unable to identify a best banker plant species. Our open bench study suggests banker plants remain effective sources of parasitoids for the same duration regardless of species.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…At least eight different grain species have been used as banker plants to maintain R. padi [ 4 ]. The effects of all these species on parasitoid fitness is not known but a recent study found that A. colemani populations reared on aphids fed on barley, oats, rye, or wheat each expressed a different suite of life history characteristics such as sex ratio [ 14 ]. Theory predicts diverse natural enemy communities or phenotypes should increase pest suppression [ 15 , 16 ].…”

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Grain Diversity Effects on Banker Plant Growth and Parasitism by Aphidius colemani

McClure

Frank

2015

Insects

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Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is a serious greenhouse pest with a short generation time, parthenogenetic reproduction and a broad host range. Banker plant systems are becoming a more common form of biological control for this pest. This system consists of grain “banker plants” infested with R. padi, an alternative hosts for the parasitoid Aphidius colemani. Thus A. colemani can reproduce on the banker plant when M. persicae populations are low. This system can increase pest suppression; however, like other biological control tools, efficacy is inconsistent. One reason is because several different grain species have been used. Our studies determined if there were benefits to planting interspecific mixture banker plants, similar to when open agricultural systems use mixed cropping. Our study found that although banker plants grow larger when planted as mixtures this added plant growth does not increase in the number of aphids, or mummies an individual banker plant can sustain. Rye banker plants grew larger, and sustained more mummies than the other species we tested, but barley banker plants resulted in a similar number of aphids in a more condensed area. Ultimately, we did not see any differences in pest suppression between monoculture banker plants, mixture banker plants, or our augmentative release treatment. However, using banker plants resulted in more female parasitoids than the augmentative release, a benefit to using banker plant systems.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Grain Diversity Effects on Banker Plant Growth and Parasitism by Aphidius colemani

McClure

Frank

2015

Insects

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“…; Jandricic et al . ). In the Netherlands, an open‐rearing system using Phytomyza caulinaris Hering reared on a buttercup species ( Ranunculus asiaticus ) to produce Dacnusa sibirica or Diglyphus isaea was tested successfully by van der Linden ().…”

Section: Promoting Parasitoids Within Australian Cropping Regionsmentioning

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“…One approach is to develop a 'banker plant system'. This is commonly used for generalist aphid parasitoids, which are reared on an alternative host, such as Aphidius colemani reared on Rhopalosiphum padi growing on potted cereal plants placed in a glasshouse to allow A. colemani to target Myzus persicae or Aphis gossypii in the target crop (Frank 2010;Huang et al 2011;Jandricic et al 2014). In the Netherlands, an open-rearing system using Phytomyza caulinaris Hering reared on a buttercup species (Ranunculus asiaticus) to produce Dacnusa sibirica or Diglyphus isaea was tested successfully by van der Linden (1992).…”

Section: Promoting Parasitoids Within Australian Cropping Regionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Potential for biological control of the vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae), in Australia with parasitoid wasps

Ridland

Umina

Pirtle³

et al. 2020

Austral Entomology

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The vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, poses a risk to vegetable and nursery production in mainland Australia since established in Cape York in 2015. Effective control overseas depends on maximising the impact of natural enemies. Problems with polyphagous Liriomyza pest species typically result from the destruction of their parasitoids by excessive use of non‐selective insecticides. Field studies are reviewed to identify parasitoid species involved in the biological control of L. sativae in open‐air and glasshouse production internationally and to assess the current knowledge of parasitoids of agromyzids in Australia. Overseas, invading Liriomyza populations have frequently been exploited by endemic parasitoids (often found on non‐pest agromyzid species), and non‐crop hosts have played a role as reservoirs of these parasitoids. The few published Australian field studies on the occurrence of agromyzid flies and their parasitoids show a large community of wasps attacking agromyzids, with species mainly from the Eulophidae, Pteromalidae and Braconidae. The most abundant recorded species are two cosmopolitan eulophid species, Hemiptarsenus varicornis (Girault) and Diglyphus isaea (Walker), and four Australian species: two eulophid species, Zagrammosoma latilineatum Ubaidillah and Closterocerus mirabilis Edwards & La Salle, one pteromalid species, Trigonogastrella sp., and one braconid species, Opius cinerariae Fischer, for which there is little biological information. One deficiency in the known assemblage in Australia is the absence of parasitoids from the Eucoilinae (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), a subfamily with several abundant species attacking agromyzids overseas. The composition and impact of the endemic parasitoid assemblage in Australia on populations of L. sativae needs to be assessed adequately in the field before the importation of additional exotic parasitoid species is contemplated. Overseas, two species, D. isaea and Dacnusa sibirica Telenga, are reared commercially for augmentative biological control, although the relatively high cost of production has restricted their release to protected cropping situations. Knowledge gaps remain locally about the taxonomy, distribution, host range and life cycle of parasitoids, and their potential impact on L. sativae.

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“…Bottom-up effects were evaluated using four cereal plant species with three levels of reproductive performance of R. padi and A. colemani, the most common banker plant system used worldwide. R. padi, on either wheat or barley, performed well in terms of aphid and parasitoid fitness and abundance [18]. Effects of monoculture or a mixture of four cereal plant species were evaluated according to the three levels of reproductive performance of R. padi and A. colemani.…”

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Functions of banker plants for biological control of arthropod pests in protected culture.

Yano¹

2019

CABI Reviews

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Banker plant systems have been developed for the biological control of various pest species in protected culture. In such systems, non-crop plants, i.e. banker plants, are placed in the greenhouse and harbour alternative food and beneficials. The banker plant system is an effective strategy for biological control in greenhouses, with many benefits over the conventional release of beneficials. Moreover, they facilitate the reproduction of beneficials. However, the way banker plants function in this setting has not been clarified. The mechanisms of selection by beneficials between the banker plant, with its hosts or prey, and the crop plants, with its pests, is also not understood. The extent of selection of the banker plants by natural enemies may result in a lack of dispersal from the plants to crops and reduce pest control efficiency, because after selection of the banker plant, the natural enemy should disperse from it to the crop plant. There are many publications demonstrating the usefulness of banker plants as an alternative food source for the reproduction of beneficials. However, few publications have considered selection. Herein, we propose a theoretical basis for the banker plant system based on a consideration of its functions.

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The effect of banker plant species on the fitness of Aphidius colemani Viereck and its aphid host (Rhopalosiphum padi L.)

Cited by 24 publications

References 43 publications

Grain Diversity Effects on Banker Plant Growth and Parasitism by Aphidius colemani

Grain Diversity Effects on Banker Plant Growth and Parasitism by Aphidius colemani

Potential for biological control of the vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae), in Australia with parasitoid wasps

Functions of banker plants for biological control of arthropod pests in protected culture.

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