Heterorhabditis amazonensis for biological control of fungus gnats Bradysia difformis in Daisy gerberas

San‐Blas, Ernesto; Luzardo, Mariangel; Portillo, Edgar; Fuenmayor, Yvan; Bastidas, Brynelly

doi:10.1007/s10526-017-9843-7

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“…To reduce the need for reliance on chemical pesticides, many environmentally-friendly approaches have been used against Bradysia spp., including abiotic approaches, such as sticky plates to trap adults, ozone water ( Shi et al, 2016 ), soil solarization ( Shi et al, 2018 ), and biotic approaches, such as Beauveria bassiana ( Hugo et al, 2018 ), entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) ( San-Blas et al, 2017 ), etc. Among them, EPNs have been intensively studied and considered to be potential alternative control agents for Bradysia spp.…”

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An innovative strategy for control of fungus gnats using entomopathogenic nematodes alone or in combination with waterlogging

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Ming-yang

et al. 2020

Journal of Nematology

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Chive gnat (Bradysia odoriphaga) is a soil-borne pest of Chinese chives, which causes millions of dollars in yield losses per year. Traditional methods, such as chemical pesticides leave detrimental chemical residues on plants, which potentially threaten human health. To find a sustainable method of reducing the chive gnat, the authors evaluated the effects of waterlogging and the addition of entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) on reducing chive gnat in Chinese chives via three pot experiments and one field demonstration. Results indicated that increasing the duration of waterlogging markedly increases chive gnat mortality. The presence of EPN also caused chive gnat mortality to increase with exposure time. Most importantly, the combination of waterlogging and EPN had synergistic effects on chive gnat mortality; the combination led to higher mortality than using waterlogging and EPN alone. The study demonstrated that a combination of two environmental friendly methods of fungus gnat control could lead to synergistic effects, which may provide novel approaches to economic and environmentally sustainable pest management measures.

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“…Among them, EPNs have been intensively studied and considered to be potential alternative control agents for Bradysia spp. on a large scale ( San-Blas et al, 2017 ; Katumanyane et al, 2018b ).…”

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