Cereal Aphid Parasitoids in Europe (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae): Taxonomy, Biodiversity, and Ecology

Tomanović, Željko; Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.; Ye, Zhengpei; Nika, Erifili P.; Petrović, Andjeljko; Vollhardt, Ines M. G.; Vorburger, Christoph

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“…Rearing of insects (we did not feed them additionally) was performed at room temperature (20 ± 2°C) for 10–14 days from the day of sampling in the field. When parasitoids emerged, they were stored in 70% ethanol ( Tomanović et al 2022 ) for morphological identification and 100% ethanol for molecular identification. Molecular identification was only performed for Trichogramma brassicae Bezdenko (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) according to the methods previously described by Ivezić et al (2020) .…”

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Native natural enemies of plant pests in Slovenia with an emphasis on species suitable for mass rearing

Trdan,

Laznik,

Bohinc

2023

Journal of Insect Science

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In Slovenia, only the native natural enemies of plant pests that are on the EPPO Positive List of biological control agents can be used in agricultural production to control plant pests. The List of native species of organisms for biological control, which is an important part of the Regulations on biological control, currently includes a total of 35 species of beneficial insects and mites and entomopathogenic nematodes. Compared to the number of species on the first list that was established in 2006, the number of beneficial species that Slovenian growers of food and ornamental plants can currently use in everyday practice has doubled. This is the result of intensive professional and research work in the investigation of the occurrence and distribution of natural enemy species in Slovenia, which has been systematically supported by the state for many years. Natural enemy species, which are an integral part of the EPPO Positive List of biological control agents, can be included on the list of native biological control species via a special procedure. However, many natural enemy species that are not yet included on the EPPO Positive List have been identified in the period 2007–2022. In this paper, we list 75 such species and we present 5 candidates (Cotesia glomerata [L.], Diadegma semiclausum [Hellen], Anisopteromalus calandrae [Howard], Neochrysocharis formosa [Westwood] and Kampimodromus aberrans [Oudemans]) that, in our opinion, have high potential as biological controls and will be suitable in the future for mass rearing and use in augmentative biological control.

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Section: Materials and Methods Used In The Different Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Native natural enemies of plant pests in Slovenia with an emphasis on species suitable for mass rearing

Trdan,

Laznik,

Bohinc

2023

Journal of Insect Science

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The application of allelopathy in integrated pest management systems to control temperate European crop pests: a systematic map

Kiely,

Randall,

Kaczorowska-Dolowry

2023

CABI Agric Biosci

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Background Pesticides perform vital roles within agriculture but growing concern for their impact on the environment and non-target organisms has created a market for biopesticides with fewer ecological impacts. One source of biopesticides is allelochemicals, here defined as compounds released by an organism that have an inhibitory or stimulatory effect on neighbouring organisms. The focus of this study is allelopathic plants and their inhibitory effects on invertebrate herbivorous agricultural pests of temperate Europe. A systematic map is required to describe the current state of research and collate evidence. Methods Two academic databases were searched for relevant studies in temperate climates. The results were imported into EPPI-Reviewer, duplicates removed, studies screened and data extracted into a searchable database following the inclusion criteria and coding tool set out in the protocol. Screening consistency was checked at each stage using 5% of the studies. Critical appraisal was not conducted. Each unique combination of key variables (pest, plant, allelochemical, application method, intervention form) was treated as a separate datapoint or experiment. The data was then analysed and cross-tabulated to produce descriptive statistics and heatmaps. Results This systematic map produced a database which included 243 studies containing 717 experiments from 5550 initial results. Research was unevenly distributed among all key variables with a distinct bias towards extracted allelochemical experiments under laboratory conditions. Allyl isothiocyanate was the most studied allelochemical and of the 99 identified chemical groups, flavonoids and glucosinolates were the most frequent. A wide range of pest and plant species were identified. Brassicas were the most studied plant family and Lepidoptera the most studied pest order. Physical living plants, as opposed to plant extracts or isolated allelochemicals, were predominantly studied in terms of resistance. Allelopathy application methods were not specified in the abstract of 22% of experiments and only 10% of experiments were conducted under field conditions. Conclusion Allelopathy has been studied in the context of temperate invertebrate pest control in some breadth but little depth and key pest species have not been targeted. The map highlighted significant gaps in the evidence base and a distinct lack of field studies or studies comparing application methods. It contains insufficient evidence to guide policy or management decisions, but provides a research tool and indicates areas for future studies including highlighting topics for secondary research. Critical appraisal is needed to determine allelopathic affect and future search strings should detail all application methods. Protocol registration The a-priori protocol was peer-reviewed and published through PROCEED (Kiely C, Randall N. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: PROCEED. How have allelopathic plants been used within integrated pest management systems to control European crop pests in arable and field vegetable systems in temperate climates?: A Systematic Map Protocol. 2022. https://www.proceedevidence.info/protocol/view-result?id=14. Accessed 5 Jan 2023.).

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Cereal Aphid Parasitoids in Europe (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae): Taxonomy, Biodiversity, and Ecology

Cited by 2 publications

References 232 publications

Native natural enemies of plant pests in Slovenia with an emphasis on species suitable for mass rearing

Native natural enemies of plant pests in Slovenia with an emphasis on species suitable for mass rearing

The application of allelopathy in integrated pest management systems to control temperate European crop pests: a systematic map

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