Tomato plant responses to feeding behavior of three zoophytophagous predators (Hemiptera: Miridae)

Pérez‐Hedo, Meritxell; Bouagga, Sarra; Miret, Josep Anton Jaques; Flors, Vı́ctor

doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.04.006

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“…However, in other pepper producing regions such as greenhouses in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, N. tenuis is considered a key natural enemy against whiteflies, aphids and thrips, where despite reaching high populations it has not been described to cause damage through plant feeding (Komi, 2016). Despite significant differences in plant feeding behaviour between the two mirid species, the level of cell wounding was sufficient in both species to activate the defence mechanisms in sweet pepper, as has been described in tomato plants (Pérez-Hedo et al, 2015a, 2015bPappas et al, 2015Pappas et al, , 2016Naselli et al, 2016). A significant increase in ABA and JA signalling pathways was found in both N. tenuis and M. pygmaeus-punctured plants which are co-regulated in response to wounding.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Such evidence has also been obtained for N. tenuis, M. pygmaeus and O. laevigatus, who responded to the odour emitted from prey infested plants (Moayeri et al, 2006;Ingegno et al, 2011;Lins et al, 2014;De Backer et al, 2015;Rim et al, 2015Rim et al, , 2017Vaello et al, 2017). Recently, the activity (feeding behaviours and oviposition) of zoophytophagous predators was observed to induce HIPVs (De Puysseleyr et al, 2011;Pérez-Hedo et al, 2015a, 2015bPappas et al, 2015Pappas et al, , 2016Naselli et al, 2016 …”

Section: Zoophytophagous Predator Induced Plant Defencementioning

confidence: 83%

“…Recently, Moerkens et al (2016Moerkens et al ( , 2017 De Puysseleyr et al, 2011;Pérez-Hedo et al, 2015a, 2015b, Pappas et al, 2015, 2016Naselli et al, 2016). These finding might provide an explanation for the great success recently achieved by the use of mirids as key biocontrol agents for tomato crop (Pérez-Hedo et al, 2017a).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…All this supports that feeding on plant material is common and ecologically relevant for omnivorous Orius. induce plant responses in tomato plants (Pérez-Hedo et al, 2015a, 2015bPappas et al, 2015Pappas et al, , 2016 …”

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“…This flexibility in their behaviour increases survival rates by taking advantage of plant resources when prey is either less abundant or completely absent Urbaneja et al, 2005;Biondi et al, 2016). As in herbivores, the phytophagous behaviour of mirid predators may also induce indirect plant defences (Pérez-Hedo et al, 2015a, 2015bPappas et al, 2015Pappas et al, , 2016Naselli et al, 2016). It is well known that plants can respond to the damage induced In this work, the potential of N. tenuis and M. pygmaeus to induce plant defences in sweet pepper is investigated and whether this could be an additional benefit to their role as a biological control agent in this crop.…”

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Zoophytophagous mirids provide pest control by inducing direct defences, antixenosis and attraction to parasitoids in sweet pepper plants

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Plant defences induced by the feeding of mirid predators, their subsequent effects on the behaviour of both pests and natural enemies, and the persistence of these observed effects open the door to new control strategies in the sweet pepper crop. Further application of this research is discussed, such as the vaccination of plants by zoophytophagous mirids in the nursery before transplantation. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.

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Zoophytophagous mites can trigger plant‐genotype specific defensive responses affecting potential prey beyond predation: the case of Euseius stipulatus and Tetranychus urticae in citrus

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BACKGROUND: Zoophytophagous predators can trigger plant defenses affecting prey populations beyond predation. Euseius stipulatus is a presumed zoophytophagous phytoseiid common in citrus. The response of citrus to one of its potential prey, Tetranychus urticae, is genotype dependent, with Citrus reshni and C. aurantium exhibiting extreme susceptibility and resistance, respectively. Volatile blends produced upon infestation affected the behavior of these two mites. We wondered whether E. stipulatus could trigger similar responses. RESULTS:Euseius stipulatus triggered genotype-dependent defense responses in citrus. Whereas C. aurantium upregulated the Jasmonic Acid, Salicylic Acid and flavonoids defensive pathways, C. reshni upregulated JA only. Likewise, different volatile blends were induced. These blends were exploited by E. stipulatus to select less-defended plants (i.e., those in which higher pest densities are expected) and, interestingly, did not prevent T. urticae from choosing E. stipulatus-infested plants. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that this type of response has been described for a zoophytophagous phytoseiid. CONCLUSION:The observed responses could affect herbivore populations through plant-mediated effects. Although further research is needed to fully characterize them and include other arthropods in the system, these results open opportunities for more sustainable and effective pest control methods (i.e., combining semiochemicals and biological control).

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Tomato plant responses to feeding behavior of three zoophytophagous predators (Hemiptera: Miridae)

Cited by 82 publications

References 49 publications

Enhancing pest management in sweet pepper by the exploitation of zoophytophagy

Enhancing pest management in sweet pepper by the exploitation of zoophytophagy

Zoophytophagous mirids provide pest control by inducing direct defences, antixenosis and attraction to parasitoids in sweet pepper plants

Zoophytophagous mites can trigger plant‐genotype specific defensive responses affecting potential prey beyond predation: the case of Euseius stipulatus and Tetranychus urticae in citrus

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