Intraguild predation and sublethal interactions between two zoophytophagous mirids, Macrolophus pygmaeus and Nesidiocoris tenuis

Perdikis, D.; Lucas, Éric; Garantonakis, Nikolaos; Giatropoulos, Athanassios; Kitsis, Pavlos; Maselou, D.; Panagakis, S.; Lampropoulos, Panagiotis D.; Paraskevopoulos, A.; Lykouressis, D. P.; Fantinou, Argyro A.

doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.12.003

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“…Based on our earlier investigations in the area of the study, N. tenuis was firstly recorded on the tomato crops in early July (Perdikis et al 2007). Therefore, this technique favoured the earlier establishment of the predator.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Our previous studies showed that in western Peloponnesus, M. pygmaeus colonizes the crops earlier than N. tenuis (Perdikis et al 2007). Therefore, it was decided to test whether the pre-plant release of N. tenuis in the nursery could support its earlier establishment on the crop.…”

Section: Effect Of Pre-plant Release On the Establishment Of Nesidiocmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Aiming to obtain a higher efficacy of native predators in pest control, a key issue is to ensure their timely establishment on the crop, particularly in temporary agroecosystems (Ehler and Miller 1978). In areas like northwestern Italy and Greece the population of N. tenuis normally increases steadily only during August and September (Tavella et al 1997, Perdikis et al 2007 and this may increase the risk for damage in cases of early development of T. absoluta populations. In fact, the timely establishment of N. tenuis has been recognized as substantial for higher efficacy against T. absoluta (Urbaneja et al 2009, Calvo et al 2012a.…”

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Pre-plant release enhanced the earlier establishment of Nesidiocoris tenuis in open field tomato

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The invasive pest of the tomato crops, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), soon after its establishment became a major problem of outdoor and greenhouse tomato crops across the Mediterranean countries. The pre-plant release of the predator Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Heteroptera: Miridae) has been found to substantially contribute to its establishment on the crop and efficient control of T. absoluta in greenhouses. The aim of the current study was to assess whether the pre-plant release of N. tenuis could contribute to its earlier establishment. It was concluded that the release of N. tenuis in the nursery contributed substantially in the earlier increase of its numbers in the field in comparison to the control plots. The native populations of M. pygmaeus appeared on the tomato plants before the native populations of N. tenuis. Thus, the conservation of both predators should be taken into consideration in the integrated management strategies against T. absoluta. Therefore, the application of this method in open field tomato crop enhances the earlier establishment of N. tenuis and should be further evaluated in the control of T. absoluta.

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Section: Effect Of Pre-plant Release On the Establishment Of Nesidiocmentioning

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Pre-plant release enhanced the earlier establishment of Nesidiocoris tenuis in open field tomato

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“…However, its best development was always observed when it fed on prey (Lykouressis et al, 2001(Lykouressis et al, , 2008Perdikis and Lykouressis, 2004;Ingegno et al, 2011). On the contrary, Lykouressis et al (2014) and Maselou et al (2014) supported the idea that exclude a negative effect between plant feeding and predator functional response. In fact, the predation rate of M. pygmaeus did not differ on leaves of four host plants (tomato, pepper, eggplant and black nightshade) of varying suitability for development and/or reproduction.…”

Section: Phytophagous Behaviour Of Mirid Predatorsmentioning

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“…IGP appears to be common and associated with natural enemies used in greenhouse production systems (Rosenheim et al, 1995). Based on theory, IGP is not expected to benefit BC (Rosenheim et al, 1995), and could be a determining factor in the abundance and distribution of BC agents (Lucas and Alómar, 2001;Perdikis et al, 2014). However, in practice, results are diverse and the potential risk of IGP disrupting BC appears to be low in many cases (Janssen et al, 2006;Messelink and Janssen, 2014).…”

Section: 32dynamics Of a Swirskii When Co-occurred With Predatormentioning

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