The potential of crop management practices to reduce pollen beetle damage in oilseed rape

Skellern, Matthew; Cook, S. M.

doi:10.1007/s11829-017-9571-z

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“…Intensive agricultural monocultures and simple agricultural landscapes do not provide natural enemies with favorable resources and conditions [1][2][3] . Natural enemy populations are negatively affected by frequent and intense human disturbance from harvest, tillage and pesticide use that characterize intensive agriculture 2,4 . Remnant non-crop habitats such as ground cover or wild plants can provide shelter, being a source habitat from which natural enemies can colonize crops 1,5 .…”

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Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) selectively attracts and enhances the performance of Cotesia vestalis, a parasitoid of Plutella xylostella

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Mao

Reynolds

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the use of nectar-providing plants to nourish natural enemies of pest species has become a widelyused approach in conservation biological control to reduce pest damage without the indiscriminate use of insecticides. Choice of plant species is crucial to maximize benefits, but suitable species are yet to be identified for many important crop-pest systems. Here we explored the suitability of three candidate nectar plants for use in brassica vegetables to suppress the globally significant pest, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: plutellidae), using the widely-distributed parasitoid, Cotesia vestalis (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Volatiles of alyssum (Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv) (Brassicaceae) were attractive to the parasitoid and access to flowering shoots increased adult longevity and realized fecundity of C. vestalis. Moreover, adult diamondback moth derived no benefit from this flower. In contrast, buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) (polygonaceae), a species widely used in conservation biological control in other systems, increased the longevity and fecundity of both pest and parasitoid, rendering it less suitable. A third plant, heronsbill (Portulaca grandiflora Hook.) (Portulacaceae) denied benefit to the pest and promoted longevity of the parasitoid under nochoice conditions but did not improve fecundity and was repellent to female parasitoids under choice conditions. The contrasting effects of this set of plants illustrate the need to test multiple response variables and effects on both pest and natural enemy when seeking optimal nectar plants for use in a novel conservation biological control system.

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Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) selectively attracts and enhances the performance of Cotesia vestalis, a parasitoid of Plutella xylostella

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Mao

Reynolds

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“…The pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) is a major pest throughout Europe, with its importance increasing due to the development of insecticide resistance (Skellern and Cook, 2018). Feeding damage of adults induces bud abscission and may result in yield losses up to 70% (Nilsson, 1987;Williams, 2010).…”

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A Global Survey on Diseases and Pests in Oilseed Rape—Current Challenges and Innovative Strategies of Control

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The introduction of high-yielding and hybrid cultivars and the opening of new markets in the food and feed sector have steadily increased rapeseed production since the 1980s in the main production regions, Canada, Europe, China, India, and Australia. Since the 1990s, however, the average growth rate of yields has declined in Europe and Australia, which has been associated with a less effective control of biotic stresses. A global survey including the knowledge of 22 experts from 10 countries revealed a total of 16 diseases, 37 insect pests, several species of nematodes, and slugs currently affecting rapeseed production globally. A ranking of the top 10 most important biotic stresses in the four global regions where Brassica napus is grown (Canada, China, Europe, Australia) indicated an increase in several important stresses and distinct regional differences in the priority of prevailing diseases and pests. A stronger overlap exists among diseases, with Sclerotinia stem rot, Phoma stem canker, and clubroot occurring in all the four global regions on the top 10 list, while the range of prevailing insect pests was more diverse among the regions, with no top 10 insect playing an equally important role worldwide. Management options are substantially broader in disease than in pest control, making the latter the larger challenge. Since common integrated pest management (IPM) tools such as crop rotation, soil management, resistant cultivars or biocontrol are ineffective or not available, insect control largely relies on insecticides. Increasing restrictions on insecticide use, particularly in Europe, and losses in insecticide efficacy threaten the profitability of oilseed rape production and its role as an important break crop in cereal dominated cropping systems. Since the survival time of insects in the absence of their main host is relatively short (<1 year), a regional synchronization of cropping schemes resulting in one or more years without the crop could lead to a substantial disruption of regional insect populations. If rotation schemes were implemented on the landscape instead the farm level, by coordination among growers in zones covering the range distances of insect pests, an efficient and chemical low management strategy could be established and enable a more sustainable rapeseed production in the future.

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“…Vruchtwisseling heeft hierdoor op bedrijfsniveau mogelijk weinig effect. Op regionaal niveau kan vruchtwisseling een populatieverdunnend effect hebben, wat heeft geleidt tot voorstellen voor een ruimtelijke en temporele aanpak (Skellern & Cook, 2018).…”

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“…• Er zijn geen commercieel resistente en tolerante rassen beschikbaar, maar verschillende raseigenschappen hebben een duidelijke potentie tegen schade (Skellern & Cook, 2018).…”

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“…Het glucosinolaatgehalte, waarvan de afbraakproducten belangrijk zijn voor het bepalen van de locatie van de waardplant van de koolzaadglanskever, neemt toe bij toename van nutriënten. Maar op bodems van hogere kwaliteit kan de productie van andere secundaire verbindingen de afweer van planten verhogen tegen de koolzaadglanskevers (Skellern & Cook, 2018).…”

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Allema³

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Dit rapport geeft een overzicht van bodemmaatregelen die ingezet kunnen worden om bodemplaaginsecten in de Nederlandse akkerbouw te beheersen. De nadruk ligt op de gewassen aardappelen, cichorei, granen, kool-en raapzaad, peen, peulvruchten, suikerbiet en ui. Relevante kennis in de wetenschappelijke literatuur en rapporten en kennis aanwezig bij experts vanuit lopend onderzoek is voor de meest voorkomende problematische bodemplagen, zowel insecten, enkele andere geleedpotige bodemplagen en slakken, in kaart gebracht.

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The potential of crop management practices to reduce pollen beetle damage in oilseed rape

Cited by 25 publications

References 100 publications

Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) selectively attracts and enhances the performance of Cotesia vestalis, a parasitoid of Plutella xylostella

Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) selectively attracts and enhances the performance of Cotesia vestalis, a parasitoid of Plutella xylostella

A Global Survey on Diseases and Pests in Oilseed Rape—Current Challenges and Innovative Strategies of Control

Beheersing van bodemplaaginsecten via bodemgezondheidsmaatregelen : Een overzicht van de beschikbare kennis voor een selectie van akkerbouwgewassen met hun bijbehorende bodemplaaginsecten

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