Antrocephalus mitys(Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) in Laboratory Cultures ofTenebrio molitor(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), and Possible Role in Biological Control ofEphestia cautella(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Pereira, Alexandre Igor de Azevedo; Pikart, Tiago Georg; Ramalho, Francisco de Souza; Manickavasagam, S.; Serrão, José Éduardo; Zanúncio, José Cola

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“…Wasps from this family can parasite many holometabolous insects from many orders (Lotfalizadeh, Ebrahimi and Delvare, 2012). Some species are used as effective agents of biological control in South America against defoliators insects beetles and caterpillars and in North America against the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) (Pereira et al, 2013;Roscoe, 2014;Delvare, 2017).…”

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Intercropping coffee with Varronia curassavica Jacq. affects arthropod biodiversity

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Coffee is one of the most important commodities in Brazil, and the country is the largest producer of coffee berries in the world. The changes in the global perception of the importance of agricultural landscapes, climate change, contamination by pesticides and loss of biodiversity haves led to improve the research and the practices on more sustainable agroecosystem and food production. In this sense, companion crop plants can be powerful allies to promote sustainable agroecossystems, reducing the effects of climate changes and loss of biodiversity, as well as improving the natural pest control by offering plant resources needed by natural enemies, resulting in less crop damage by pests. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of Varronia curassavica as companion crop to improve pest control of coffee leafminer (CLM) and coffee berry borer (CBB) and to increase the biodiversity, especially parasitoids and predators, as well as studying its protection to coffee plants. The first experiment was carried out in a coffee farm in Paula Cândido, in the Atlantic Forest biome, and the second in Patrocínio, in the Cerrado biome, both in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. At Paula Cândido, we sampled coffee plants for CLM and CBB from January and May of 2023. Biodiversity was also evaluated by sampling arthropods on coffee trees using entomological net and by tray beating. The effect of distance on the protection of coffee plants against CLM provided by V. curassavica was evaluate on transects in a farm where V. currassavica was associated to coffee in Patrocinio. No differences in infestation levels in diversified and conventional plots were observed in Paula Cândido, which was low probably due to chemical inputs and the rainy season. The total number of natural enemies sampled was not significant different in both plots, but diversified plots showed significant higher abundance of predators of Geocoridae and Linyphiidae families and parasitoids of Tachinidae and Chalcididae families. The mean infestation rate of Leucoptera coffeella on the diversified system in Cerrado was low and no differences were observed on the infestation levels across the transect. These results show that Varronia curassavica can be a suitable plant to be used in agroecossystems Keywords: Coffee leafminer. Coffee berry borer. Natural enemies. Biodiversity.

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Intercropping coffee with Varronia curassavica Jacq. affects arthropod biodiversity

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Insect Pest Management for Healthy Seed Production

Rezaei

Talebi

2020

Advances in Seed Production and Management

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Integrated Pest Management for Stored Grain: Potential Natural Biological Control by a Parasitoid Wasp Community

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Insect contamination of stored grain is a major concern for the grain industry. Phosphine is currently the standard fumigant used to control insect pests in stored grain. However, some species and populations of insects that infest stored grain exhibit resistance to this fumigant and consumers are concerned about pesticide residues. Therefore, alternative methods of effective pest control are needed to partially or completely replace the use of phosphine. There is growing interest in biological control via parasitoid wasps. However, there is evidence that biological control will succeed only if used alongside other pest-management measures. Integrating biological control with the use of chemical insecticide is challenging and may lead to severe reductions in parasitoid survival and success. The main aim of the current study is to shed light on a greatly overlooked issue: the parasitoid community found in stored grain before and after phosphine treatment. The current study results indicate that there is a high level of parasitoid biodiversity within grain stores. We found common parasitoids at both semi-arid and Mediterranean sites, suggesting that those parasitoids can be active across a wide range of abiotic conditions. This research indicates that the community may recover even though phosphine has an immediate negative effect on a parasitoid community. Nevertheless, the parasitoid wasps seem to reduce the host population insufficiently. In light of the findings presented here, those interested in implementing pest-management strategies that include both phosphine treatment and biological control should consider conservation and augmentation of the naturally occurring parasitoid population. These studies should take into account interactions between and within parasitoid populations and phosphine distribution within the grain storage. To limit the effect of phosphine on the parasitoids, pest-management strategies should also reflect careful consideration of the timing of phosphine treatment and the need for sufficient refuge for the parasitoids.

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Antrocephalus mitys(Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) in Laboratory Cultures ofTenebrio molitor(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), and Possible Role in Biological Control ofEphestia cautella(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

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Intercropping coffee with Varronia curassavica Jacq. affects arthropod biodiversity

Intercropping coffee with Varronia curassavica Jacq. affects arthropod biodiversity

Insect Pest Management for Healthy Seed Production

Integrated Pest Management for Stored Grain: Potential Natural Biological Control by a Parasitoid Wasp Community

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