‘Banker’ Plant Production of <i>Encarsia formosa</i> Gahan and its Use in the Control of Glasshouse Whitefly on Tomatoes

Stacey, D. L.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3059.1977.tb01025.x

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“…obs.). In addition, by choosing a banker plant of the same plant species as the crop, need for additional propagation of specific banker plants is avoided and banker plants may be harvested alongside the crop (Stacey, 1977). In fact, Goolsby and Ciomperlik (1999) showed that their cantaloupe banker plants produced a normal yield, thus offsetting the cost of banker plants.…”

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The Banker Plant Method in Biological Control

Huang

Enkegaard

Osborne

et al. 2011

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“…In a few cases, among the investigated systems (6% of systems listed in Tables 2-4), the plant species chosen as banker plant is the same as the crop species (Parr and Stacey, 1976;Stacey, 1977;Goolsby and Ciomperlik, 1999;Pickett et al, 2004;G. Murphy, pers.…”

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The Banker Plant Method in Biological Control

Huang

Enkegaard

Osborne

et al. 2011

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

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135

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“…have proposed using the term ''banker plants'' to describe this strategy. The same term was first coined by Stacey (1977) to describe greenhouse produced tomato plants inoculated with parasitoids. He recognized that parasitoids introduced into greenhouses on the same plants used for propagation could reduce the cost of control over repeated releases during the growing season.…”

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Augmentative biological control of whiteflies using transplants

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Field studies showed that transplants can be used to move parasitoids into fields of commercially grown cantaloupe, Cucumis melo (Cucurbitaceae), and augment parasitism of sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci biotype B (=Bemisia argentifolii) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Methods were developed to inoculate cantaloupe seedlings with newly imported Eretmocerus spp. (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), then transfer plants into both organic and conventional fields of cantaloupe in the desert growing region of southeastern California. Several obstacles to inoculating ''banker plants'' with an adequate number of parasitized whiteflies were overcome and numbers of parasitoids per transplant increased. In 1999 the use of banker plants was compared to a standard hand-release method and a no-release control in a replicated study at an organic farm. Augmentation through releases of parasitoids increased parasitism over that in the norelease controls (p < 0.05). Banker plants increased the proportion of parasitized whiteflies more than the hand-release method (0.21 vs. 0.08). During a region-wide demonstration spring 2000, plots receiving banker plants significantly increased parasitism over paired control plots at seven commercial farms of cantaloupe. Parasitism in banker plant treated plots in 2000 was higher in organic fields (seasonal average ¼ 0.30) than conventional ones (seasonal average ¼ 0.06). Differences may be due to the use of imidacloprid, a systemic insecticide, in conventional fields for whitefly control. Over the 2-year study, however, releases of parasitoids did not consistently reduce densities of B. tabaci. Only in late season at some sites in 2000 were whitefly densities lower in release plots than paired controls. Most of the parasitoids recovered and identified from plots receiving parasitoids were the same as those released, Eretmocerus spp. (ex. Ethiopia M96076), and E. hayati (M95012, ex. Pakistan).

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“…BPs are non-crop plants that provide resources to sustain natural enemies of pests in the absence of their prey (Stacey, 1977;Frank, 2010;Huang et al, 2011;Parolin et al, 2012 a, b). They are introduced as rearing systems for biocontrol agents.…”

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Presence of Arthropod Pests on Eight Species of Banker Plants in a Greenhouse

Bresch¹,

Ruiz²,

Poncet³

2013

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Despite precautions, the spontaneous invasion of undesired arthropod pests in greenhouses seems to be unavoidable. Secondary plants can be employed in biological control to enhance the proliferation of desired natural enemies of arthropod pests. However, these additional plants may also attract pests which in turn attack the crop plants. The present study is part of a long-term experiment to test eight species of banker plants (BPs) and their efficiency for biological protection against the spider mite Tetranychus urticae, employing the predatory mite Amblyseius californicus as natural enemy. Our goal was to find the best suited local plant species to be used as BPs, which enhances the reproduction and continuous release of the predators in a greenhouse. In the present paper, we document the spontaneous invasion of arthropods on eight species of BPs in a time span of three months, in a greenhouse in Southern France. The first arthropods appeared spontaneously on some of the plants after 4-8 weeks. After three months, there were 6 additional species of arthropods (whiteflies Trialeurodes vaporariorum, rose aphids Rhodobium porosum, gall midges Feltiella acarisuga, flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis, parasitic wasps Encarsia sp. and predatory mites Phytoseiulus persimilis). Different species of plants attracted different species of arthropods. None of the pest arthropods reproduced on the available BPs in the experimental phase and thus did not represent a problem for the ornamental crop (rose plants). This shows that the mere presence of arthropods in a greenhouse might not affect the crop, as long as there is certain diversity of plant species. Although BPs may act as involuntary multipliers for pests, our study shows that, under the given conditions, this was not the case for the chosen BPs. ResumenEn los cultivos de invernadero, a pesar de las precauciones, a veces es inevitable la instalación espontánea de especies no deseadas de plagas de artrópodos. Para el control biológico, se pueden emplear plantas secundarias que aumenten la proliferación de los enemigos naturales de dichos artrópodos plaga. Sin embargo, estas plantas adicionales también pueden atraer plagas que ataquen a los cultivos. El presente estudio tiene que ver con los datos producto del efecto secundario de un experimento a largo plazo que ponía a prueba ocho especies de plantas banco (PB) y su eficacia para la protección biológica contra el ácaro Tetranychus urticae, empleando al ácaro depredador Amblyseius californicus como enemigo natural. La intención era encontrar las mejores especies de plantas locales adecuadas para ser utilizadas como PB, que mejoren la reproducción y liberación continua de los depredadores en un invernadero. A pesar de todas las precauciones, después de un corto período hubo muchas especies exóticas en las PB en el invernadero. En el presente trabajo se documenta la instalación espontánea de artrópodos en ocho especies de BP en un plazo de tres meses, en un invernadero en el sur de Francia. Después de 4-...

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‘Banker’ Plant Production of Encarsia formosa Gahan and its Use in the Control of Glasshouse Whitefly on Tomatoes

Cited by 47 publications

References 2 publications

The Banker Plant Method in Biological Control

The Banker Plant Method in Biological Control

Augmentative biological control of whiteflies using transplants

Presence of Arthropod Pests on Eight Species of Banker Plants in a Greenhouse

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