Tropical citrus pests.

Smith, D. H.; Peña, Jorge E.; Sharp, Jennifer L.; Wysoki, M.

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“…Because of the diversity of cultivars and climates in which they are grown, citrus is perhaps the most widely distributed tree fruit crop, ranging from tropical and subtropical climes to temperate habitats. Consequently, a huge range of arthropod pests are reported from citrus varieties (178). A number of important citrus pests have been studied for suitability to microbial control.…”

Section: Citrusmentioning

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Microbial Control of Insect Pests in Temperate Orchard Systems: Potential for Incorporation into IPM

Lacey

Shapiro‐Ilan

2008

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

178

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Because of their selectivity and safety, microbial control agents (MCAs) appear to be ready-made components of integrated pest management (IPM) systems that do not pose a threat to applicators or the environment and allow other natural enemies to function. Control of several orchard pest insects using MCAs, including viruses, Bacillus thuringiensis, fungi, and entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs), have been demonstrated in apple, pear, stone fruits, citrus, and several nut crops. B. thuringiensis is the most used MCA for control of lepidopteran orchard pests. Significant use of EPNs in citrus for control of root weevils is also reported. The granulovirus of codling moth is used increasingly in apple and pear by organic growers, with interest also shown by conventional growers. Although some success has been achieved, in most orchard systems MCAs account for a relatively small proportion of the pest control tactics employed, and in some systems they are not used at all. Research toward improving MCA efficacy and economic competitiveness is required to enhance the role of MCAs in IPM.

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Section: Citrusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microbial Control of Insect Pests in Temperate Orchard Systems: Potential for Incorporation into IPM

Lacey

Shapiro‐Ilan

2008

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

178

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“…The yellow tea thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is an important insect pest that damages more than 100 plant species . S. dorsalis is distributed worldwide, including Asia, Africa, North America, Eastern Europe and Oceania .…”

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Temperature-dependent fecundity of overwinteredScirtothrips dorsalis(Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and its oviposition model with field validation

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“…Pristhesancus plagipennis (Walker) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is Australia’s largest assassin bug. It is a recognised predator of the bug pests Biprorulus bibax (Breddin) and Nezara viridula (L.) in citrus ( Summerville 1931; James 1992; Smith et al 1997 ), Creontiades dilutus (Stål) and Nysius spp. in sunflowers (P. Grundy, unpubl.…”

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Predation by the assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis (Walker) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in the laboratory

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Maelzer

2000

Australian Journal of Entomology

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The predatory capacity of the Australian assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis (Walker) was measured in the laboratory using a predation arena. Each juvenile instar of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Nezara viridula (L.) was presented as prey to each P. plagipennis instar to provide a series of predator/prey combinations. The number of insects killed or eaten by each predator instar was recorded for each predator/prey combination. The rate of predation on both prey species increased exponentially with predator development. First‐ and second‐instar P. plagipennis were limited in their ability to capture prey larger than second‐instar H. armigera and third‐instar N. viridula. Third‐, fourth‐ and fifth‐instar P. plagipennis were able to prey on the widest spectrum of prey instars. None of the P. plagipennis nymphal stages were capable of preying on fifth instars of either H. armigera or N. viridula. The data suggest that nymphs of P. plagipennis have the potential to be used as an augmentative biological control agent against these pests.

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Tropical citrus pests.

Cited by 22 publications

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Microbial Control of Insect Pests in Temperate Orchard Systems: Potential for Incorporation into IPM

Microbial Control of Insect Pests in Temperate Orchard Systems: Potential for Incorporation into IPM

Temperature-dependent fecundity of overwinteredScirtothrips dorsalis(Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and its oviposition model with field validation

Predation by the assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis (Walker) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in the laboratory

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