Incidence of cabbage maggot (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) infestation and plant damage in seeded Brassica fields in California's central coast

Joseph, Shimat V.; Martínez, J.

doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2014.04.016

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“…For example, general predators can also play a significant role in controlling lepidopteran pests in brassica crops (Furlong et al 2004, Bryant et al 2014, which may be expected to lead to a reduction in plant damage. Likewise, other herbivores in the system (e.g., cabbage maggot) have the potential to cause considerable plant damage (Joseph and Martinez 2014). Importantly, some of these enemies and pests can also use non-crop habitats as refugia during disturbances caused by agricultural practices, causing them to recolonize crop fields from the surrounding landscape (Joseph andMartinez 2014, Saqib et al 2017).…”

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“…Likewise, other herbivores in the system (e.g., cabbage maggot) have the potential to cause considerable plant damage (Joseph and Martinez 2014). Importantly, some of these enemies and pests can also use non-crop habitats as refugia during disturbances caused by agricultural practices, causing them to recolonize crop fields from the surrounding landscape (Joseph andMartinez 2014, Saqib et al 2017). Our data do not allow us to exactly determine which species may be driving these additional effects, but it highlights the importance of exploring landscape effects at multiple scales and across trophic levels.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Contrasting effects of landscape composition on crop yield mediated by specialist herbivores

Pérez-Álvarez

Nault

Poveda

2018

Ecological Applications

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Landscape composition not only affects a variety of arthropod-mediated ecosystem services, but also disservices, such as herbivory by insect pests that may have negative effects on crop yield. Yet, little is known about how different habitats influence the dynamics of multiple herbivore species, and ultimately their collective impact on crop production. Using cabbage as a model system, we examined how landscape composition influenced the incidence of three specialist cruciferous pests (aphids, flea beetles, and leaf-feeding Lepidoptera), lepidopteran parasitoids, and crop yield across a gradient of landscape composition in New York, USA. We expected that landscapes with a higher proportion of cropland and lower habitat diversity would lead to an increase in pest pressure of the specialist herbivores and a reduction in crop yield. However, results indicated that neither greater cropland area nor lower landscape diversity influenced pest pressure or yield. Rather, pest pressure and yield were best explained by the presence of non-crop habitats (i.e., meadows) in the landscape. Specifically, cabbage was infested with fewer Lepidoptera in landscapes with a higher proportion of meadows likely resulting from increased parasitism. Conversely, cabbage was infested with more flea beetles and aphids as the proportion of meadows in the landscape increased, suggesting that these pests benefit from non-crop habitats. Furthermore, path analysis confirmed that these landscape-mediated effects on pest populations can have either positive or negative cascading effects on crop yield. Our findings illustrate how different pest species within the same cropping system show contrasting responses to landscape composition with respect to both the direction and spatial scale of the relationship. Such tradeoffs resulting from the complex interaction between multiple-pests, natural enemies, and landscape composition must be considered, if we are to manage landscapes for pest suppression benefits.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Contrasting effects of landscape composition on crop yield mediated by specialist herbivores

Pérez-Álvarez

Nault

Poveda

2018

Ecological Applications

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“…The cabbage fly, Delia radicum L. (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), can be an important insect pests of cruciferous crops (Soroka et al 2004, Joseph andMartinez 2014). For this crucifer specialist insect, B. napus 'Yudal' and B. rapa have been successfully tested as trap crops (Rousse et al 2003, Kergunteuil et al 2015a.…”

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Trap Crops and Insectary Plants in the Order Brassicales

Badenes‐Pérez

2018

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

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This paper reviews the most important cases of trap crops and insectary plants in the order Brassicales. Most trap crops in the order Brassicales target insects that are specialist in plants belonging to this order, such as the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), the pollen beetle, Meligethes aeneus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), and flea beetles in the genera Phyllotreta and Psylliodes (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). In most cases, the mode of action of these trap crops is the preferential attraction of the insect pest for the trap crop located next to the main crop. With one exception, these trap crops in the order Brassicales have been used with brassicaceous crops. Insectary plants in the order Brassicales attract a wide variety of natural enemies, but most studies focus on their effect on aphidofagous hoverflies and parasitoids. The parasitoids benefiting from insectary plants in the order Brassicales target insects pests ranging from specialists, such as P. xylostella, to highly polyfagous, such as the stink bugs Euschistus conspersus Uhler and Thyanta pallidovirens Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). In the order Brassicales, the three most common trap crops are Indian mustard, Brassica juncea (L.) Czern, Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa L., and yellow rocket, Barbarea vulgaris R. Br., while the three most common insectary plants are sweet alyssum, Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv., white mustard, Sinapis alba L, and B. vulgaris. Except for Tropaeolum majus L. (Tropaeolaceae) and Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew. (Capparaceae), the tested trap crops and insectary plants in the order Brassicales belong to the family Brassicaceae.

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“…Larvae of the root flies feed on the root tissue of the cabbage plants followed by fungal invasion of the wound, which may result in growth retardation or even plant mortality. In temperate zones root fly damage is severe in spring and early summer (Griffiths 1986) when overwintered adult flies oviposit on young plants, whereas in warmer climatic zones the root fly persists the whole year (Joseph and Martinez 2014). In Western Europe and North America, economic losses due to root fly damage have been estimated to amount up to $100 million in some years.…”

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“…Apart from the fact that the root fly has already developed resistance to many insecticides (Myrand et al 2015), most of these chemicals are hazardous to the environment and have been banned or are likely to be banned in the near future. For example, the European Union has banned the major insecticide Lindane, a chlorinated hydrocarbon [European Union Regulatory Decision 79/117/EEC (1981) and 304/2003 (00/801)]; in the U.S., increasing restrictions on the use of organophosphate insecticides also led to increased yield loss in cabbage crops due to cabbage root fly (Joseph and Martinez 2014). Furthermore, the lack of effective biological or cultural/physical control methods is an issue.…”

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Antibiosis resistance against larval cabbage root fly, Delia radicum, in wild Brassica-species

Shuhang

Voorrips²,

Steenhuis-Broers³

et al. 2016

Euphytica

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Cabbage root flies (Delia radicum) are a major threat to cabbage production in Western Europe and North America. Host plant resistance is the most promising option in controlling cabbage root fly damage. In a no-choice field test, we evaluated 94 accessions belonging to 16 Brassica-species for antibiosis resistance against the larvae. Thirteen accessions were selected as putatively resistant, which were subsequently re-tested in the greenhouse. The proportion of eclosed flies was introduced as the main parameter to assess antibiosis in the greenhouse, together with other insect and plant parameters. High levels of antibiosis resistance were identified in B. fruticulosa PI663081 and B. spinescens BRA2994, with significantly lower proportions of eclosed flies (1 % of the number of eggs used for infestation) compared to other accessions. Both species are difficult to cross with B. oleracea. Plants with a high level of antibiosis and medium to high tolerance were found in several accessions of other Brassica species (B. villosa BRA2922, B. montana BRA2950, B. hilarionis HRIGU12483, B. macrocarpa BRA2944) which are more amenable for crossing with B. oleracea. Selection of the most resistant plants belonging to these accessions may yield promising candidates for breeding cabbages resistant to Delia radicum.

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Incidence of cabbage maggot (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) infestation and plant damage in seeded Brassica fields in California's central coast

Cited by 16 publications

References 26 publications

Contrasting effects of landscape composition on crop yield mediated by specialist herbivores

Contrasting effects of landscape composition on crop yield mediated by specialist herbivores

Trap Crops and Insectary Plants in the Order Brassicales

Antibiosis resistance against larval cabbage root fly, Delia radicum, in wild Brassica-species

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