The influence of food supply on the parasitoid against Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) on the longevity and fecundity of the pea leafminer, Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

Mitsunaga, Takayuki; Mukawa, Shigeyuki; Shimoda, Takeshi; Suzuki, Yoshito

doi:10.1303/aez.2006.277

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“…These studies illustrate the potential dangers of introducing to an agroecosystem an inappropriate nectar plant. Even if natural enemy enhancement brings a target pest under control there remains the possibility that other pest species, especially Lepidoptera, are promoted by the floral resource supply (Mitsunaga et al 2006). It is, therefore, critical that plants introduced to a crop system for ecological engineering are selectively providing benefit to key natural enemies but do not benefit major pests (Baggen and Gurr 1998).…”

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Selective enhancement of parasitoids of rice Lepidoptera pests by sesame (Sesamum indicum) flowers

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Rice is one of the most important global crops but, despite suffering serious insect pest damage, has been less the subject of conservation biological control research compared with crops of importance in developed countries. Earlier studies of sesame (Sesamum indicum) as a nectar plant grown on the bunds around rice crop to promote natural enemies of rice pests had focused on the natural enemies of planthopper pests. But there is little available information on the effects of this plant's nectar on parasitoids of important rice stem borer pests, or on the extent to which sesame may be a selective food plant such that adult Lepidoptera do not feed on its nectar. The present laboratory study assessed the effect of sesame flowers on Apanteles ruficrus, Cotesia chilonis and Trichogramma chilonis and their stem borer hosts, Sesamia inferens and Chilo suppressalis. Adult survival of all parasitoid species was increased by the presence of S. indicum flowers compared with a water control. Realized fecundity of T. chilonis was significantly enhanced by sesame flowers. Egg production of both stem borer species was comparable for S. indicum and the water treatment, and significantly lower than the honey solution control. The same trend, illustrating lack of benefit from access to sesame nectar, was also apparent in adult longevity of C. suppressalis. These findings indicate that sesame is a selective food plant that is unlikely to promote key Lepidoptera pests of rice

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Selective enhancement of parasitoids of rice Lepidoptera pests by sesame (Sesamum indicum) flowers

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“…Conversely, artificial food supply may involve risks to facilitate the reproduction of pests. For example, an artificial food supply may double the expected lifetime fecundity of the pea leafminer Chromatomyia horticola at maximum 23 . Thus, an effective food-supply system may improve the effectiveness of biological control agents in IPM, and further optimization remains a future task in the sustainable utilization of natural enemies.…”

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Color and Height Influence the Effectiveness of an Artificial Feeding Site for a Larval Endoparasitoid, Cotesia Vestalis (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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An effective means of supplying food to Cotesia vestalis, the larval endoparasitoid of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, was examined in a laboratory and an experimental small greenhouse. Compared to the red and blue boards, yellow boards significantly attracted parasitoids in the laboratory and in the small greenhouse, the yellow feeding site was more effectively utilized by parasitoids than the white one. The parasitoid tended to utilize a feeding site hung 50 cm above ground more than one hung 200 cm above ground, hence we concluded that color and height were important factors for the recognition of the feeding sites by C. vestalis. Discipline: Insect pestAdditional key words: Plutella xylostella, artificial food supply, integrated pest management (IPM)Present address:

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“…The searching efficiency and reproductive capacity of female predatory and parasitic arthropods is often dependent upon the food available to the adult stage (Rivero & Casas, ; Jervis et al ., ; Mitsunaga et al ., , ; Shearer & Atanassov, ). For example, adult Syrphidae Toxomerus marginatus Say, Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken and Allograpta obliqua Say have been shown to benefit from flowering plants enhancing the impact of their predatory larvae on aphids (Hogg et al ., ).…”

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Mechanisms for flowering plants to benefit arthropod natural enemies of insect pests: Prospects for enhanced use in agriculture

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Reduction of noncrop habitats, intensive use of pesticides and high levels of disturbance associated with intensive crop production simplify the farming landscape and bring about a sharp decline of biodiversity. This, in turn, weakens the biological control ecosystem service provided by arthropod natural enemies. Strategic use of flowering plants to enhance plant biodiversity in a well-targeted manner can provide natural enemies with food sources and shelter to improve biological control and reduce dependence on chemical pesticides. This article reviews the nutritional value of various types of plant-derived food for natural enemies, possible adverse effects on pest management, and the practical application of flowering plants in orchards, vegetables and field crops, agricultural systems where most research has taken place. Prospects for more effective use of flowering plants to maximize biological control of insect pests in agroecosystem are good but depend up on selection of optimal plant species based on information on the ecological mechanisms by which natural enemies are selectively favored over pest species.

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The influence of food supply on the parasitoid against Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) on the longevity and fecundity of the pea leafminer, Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

Cited by 21 publications

References 27 publications

Selective enhancement of parasitoids of rice Lepidoptera pests by sesame (Sesamum indicum) flowers

Selective enhancement of parasitoids of rice Lepidoptera pests by sesame (Sesamum indicum) flowers

Color and Height Influence the Effectiveness of an Artificial Feeding Site for a Larval Endoparasitoid, Cotesia Vestalis (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Mechanisms for flowering plants to benefit arthropod natural enemies of insect pests: Prospects for enhanced use in agriculture

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