Ants affect the infestation levels but not the parasitism of honeydew and non-honeydew producing pests in citrus

Calabuig, Altea; Garcia‐Marí, F.; Pekas, Apostolos

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“…Apparently, ant presence is associated with increased abundances of P. pergandii, as already found for other armored scales (Calabuig et al, 2013;Pekas et al, 2010;Yoo et al, 2013). Other parasitoid species of non-honeydew producers did not follow this trend.…”

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“…In fact, the impact of the three species on the community structure of natural enemies was quite similar. In a previous study it was found that the three ant species induced similar increases of the herbivore populations A. aurantii and A. floccossus (Calabuig et al, 2013). …”

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confidence: 79%

“…These results may have practical implications for biological pest control. Despite the fact that ants have no negative impact on the abundance and diversity of predators and parasitoids at the community level their impact on specific natural enemy species may explain the highest pest densities associated with ant presence in citrus (Calabuig et al, 2013;Dao et al, 2014;Pekas et al, 2010;Yoo et al, 2013). This would also highlight the importance of certain species, especially predators, rather than natural enemy assemblages on regulating pest populations as recently was demonstrated in olive groves in the Mediterranean (Paredes et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 88%

“…From now on we will refer to the orchards according to the acronym of the predominant ant species present. Thus, in the orchard PP the predominant ant species was Pheidole pallidula (Nylander), in the orchard LG the predominant ant species was Lasius grandis Forel and in the orchard LH Linepithema humile (Mayr) was the only ant species present and foraging on the tree canopies (for details see Calabuig et al, 2013).…”

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Ants in citrus: impact on the abundance, species richness, diversity and community structure of predators and parasitoids

Calabuig

Garcia‐Marí

Pekas

2015

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

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Although ants act as plant biotic defences, in agricultural ecosystems they are often associated with outbreaks of honeydew-producing pests mainly due to the protection they offer to the plant feeders in exchange for honeydew. In such an interaction ants may alter the abundance, diversity and community structure of predators and parasitoids. In the present study, we conducted ant-exclusion experiments in three commercial citrus orchards, each one dominated by one ant species (Pheidole pallidula, Lasius grandis or Linepithema humile) during two consecutive years (2011 and 2012). We then compared the abundance, species richness, diversity and community structure of predators and parasitoids between the antallowed and ant-excluded treatments. A total of 176,000 arthropods belonging to 81 taxa were captured and identified. Regarding abundance, our results showed a species specific response between treatments. When examining functional groups, in the ant-allowed treatment, seven species of predators decreased and four increased in abundance, whereas four species of parasitoids decreased and 18 increased in abundance. The species richness (S) was significantly lower for predators and higher for parasitoids in the ant-allowed treatment. The Shannon diversity index (H) was not different between treatments in the case of predators, whereas in the case of parasitoids diversity was significantly higher in the antallowed treatment. Finally, the community structure of predators and parasitoids was not significantly different between treatments. These results suggest that ants in the citrus agroecosystem are not associated with a dramatic decrease in natural enemy abundance or biodiversity; on the contrary ants were associated with increased parasitoid species richness and diversity. Despite the fact that ants have no negative impact on the abundance and diversity of predators and parasitoids at the community level their impact on specific natural enemy species, mainly predators, may explain the highest pest densities associated with ants in citrus.

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confidence: 66%

Section: Species Richness Diversity and Community Structure Of Predamentioning

confidence: 79%

Section: Species Richness Diversity and Community Structure Of Predamentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Study Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ants in citrus: impact on the abundance, species richness, diversity and community structure of predators and parasitoids

Calabuig

Garcia‐Marí

Pekas

2015

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

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“…The ant attendance symbiosis provides protection from natural enemies, results in higher aphid growth rates, improves hygiene conditions and increases the transport and dispersal abilities of the pest, thus increasing the rate of infestations (Buckley, 1987;Stadler and Dixon, 2005;Calabuig et al, 2014). This myrmecophilous association was described specifically for A. spiraecola on citrus (Shindo, 1972;Pekas et al, 2011;Tena et al, 2013) (Figure 4).…”

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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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Development of an alginate hydrogel to deliver aqueous bait for pest ant management

Tay

Hoddle

Mulchandani

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Pest Management Science

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Ants affect the infestation levels but not the parasitism of honeydew and non-honeydew producing pests in citrus

Abstract: Abstract:22 Ants can act simultaneously as predators and as hemipteran mutualists, and thus may affect 23 the composition and the population dynamics of a wide arthropod community. We

Cited by 25 publications

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Ants in citrus: impact on the abundance, species richness, diversity and community structure of predators and parasitoids

Ants in citrus: impact on the abundance, species richness, diversity and community structure of predators and parasitoids

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

Development of an alginate hydrogel to deliver aqueous bait for pest ant management

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