2015
DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov115
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Laboratory Population Parameters and Field Impact of the Larval EndoparasitoidPseudapanteles dignus(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on its HostTuta absoluta(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Tomato Crops in Argentina

Abstract: The tomato moth, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a key pest of tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum L., crops in Central and South America. At present it is dispersing rapidly in Africa and Eurasian continents as an invasive pest, threatening worldwide tomato production. Pseudapanteles dignus (Muesebeck) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an American endoparasitoid reported as the main natural enemy of T. absoluta in commercial tomato. To gain knowledge of the potential role of P. dignus in the bio… Show more

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“…Also of interest is the finding that only P. dignus appears to establish a persistent interaction with T. absoluta in eggplant and S. americanum , even though the parasitoid complex present in these horticultural farms had a richness of 18 parasitoid species. The interaction found in these two solanaceous plants was similar to that found in tomato by Nieves et al () throughout the crop cycle, exhibiting typical host–parasitoid oscillations. Eggplant and tomato represent concentrated resources, which are easy to find for the pest, allowing its fast population increase and the subsequent colonization of the parasitoid.…”
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“…Also of interest is the finding that only P. dignus appears to establish a persistent interaction with T. absoluta in eggplant and S. americanum , even though the parasitoid complex present in these horticultural farms had a richness of 18 parasitoid species. The interaction found in these two solanaceous plants was similar to that found in tomato by Nieves et al () throughout the crop cycle, exhibiting typical host–parasitoid oscillations. Eggplant and tomato represent concentrated resources, which are easy to find for the pest, allowing its fast population increase and the subsequent colonization of the parasitoid.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…Among them, the native larval endoparasitoid Pseudapanteles dignus (Muesebeck) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) is a promising candidate for use in augmentative releases for T. absoluta control. Several traits of P. dignus are beneficial for pest control: seasonal synchronization with host populations, aggregative response to host density, instantaneous attack rate greater than the intrinsic growth rate of the host and high field parasitism rates (Luna et al , ; Sánchez et al , ; Nieves et al , ).…”
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“…de Buenos Aires se han registrado porcentajes de parasitoidismo de este bracónido de hasta un 70 %, siendo las tasas de parasitoidismo independientes de la densidad de larvas de T. absoluta (Sánchez et al, 2009;Nieves et al, 2015).…”
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“…En la actualidad ha surgido interés en la búsqueda de prácticas alternativas para controlar esta plaga, tanto en la región de origen de la plaga como en las invadidas (Sánchez et al, 2009), siendo una de ellas el control biológico, basado en el uso de insectos depredadores y parasitoides (Luna et al, 2007;Desneux et al, 2010;Salas Gervassio et al, 2016;Luna et al, 2015). Con respecto a los parasitoides, en la Argentina se ha progresado en el estudio del endoparasitoide larval Pseudapanteles dignus (Muesebeck) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) (Colomo et al, 2002;Nieves et al, 2015;Salas Gervassio et al, 2016;Savino et al, 2016). Investigaciones recientes (Luna et al, 2007;Sánchez et al, 2009;Nieves et al, 2015;Luna et al, 2016 a y b;Salas Gervassio et al, 2016), indican, a priori, que P. dignus posee características positivas para ser considerado un buen agente de control biológico mediante liberaciones aumentativas estacionales y también amerita la conservación de las poblaciones ya presentes en los predios hortícolas.…”
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