Using <i>Calendula officinalis</i> as a floral resource to enhance aphid and thrips suppression by the flower bug <i>Orius sauteri</i> (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

Zhao, Jing; Guo, Xiaojun; Tan, Xi; Desneux, Nicolas; Zappalà, Lucia; Zhang, Fan; Wang, Su

doi:10.1002/ps.4474

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“…Our results confirm the usefulness of using banker plants in order to conserve predators during crop-free periods and ensure an early and quick crop colonization soon after transplant. Calendula officinalis has also been shown to contribute to the establishment of other predators in greenhouses (Zhao et al, 2017). Such open rearing units ensure predator persistence in the crop at low pest populations (Messelink et al, 2014).…”

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Development of a PCR‐based method to monitor arthropod dispersal in agroecosystems: Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) from banker plants to tomato crops

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Development of conservation biological control programs requires the identification of sources that contribute to predator colonization of crops. Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is an efficient polyphagous predator used in biological control programs in vegetable crops in Europe. We have developed a marking method based on spraying with a solution of the brine shrimp Artemia spp. (Anostraca: Artemiidae) cysts, followed by a PCR detection of Artemia DNA to monitor M. pygmaeus dispersal from banker plants to tomato crops. Experiments conducted in climatic chambers show that the topical application of this marking solution on M. pygmaeus does not significantly reduce adult longevity and that it is detected up to 6 d after the application. When this Artemia solution was applied on Calendula officinalis L. banker plants harboring M. pygmaeus and maintained outdoors, Artemia DNA was still detected on 62% of the insects after 6 d. The conducted field applications in commercial greenhouses have confirmed the usefulness of this method to monitor M. pygmaeus dispersal from banker plants to a newly planted tomato crop. This method can be used to assess arthropod movement, being an interesting molecular approach for further improving future pest management strategies.

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Development of a PCR‐based method to monitor arthropod dispersal in agroecosystems: Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) from banker plants to tomato crops

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“…Numbers of these predators often increase as pear psyllid density increases . Like other Orius species, Orius sauteri (Poppius) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) is a generalist predator in Asia that feeds on a variety of arthropod prey including mites, thrips, etc . O. sauteri is also a zoophytophagous predator that engages in some modest level of plant feeding alongside its insect prey .…”

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“…25,26 Like other Orius species, Orius sauteri (Poppius) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) is a generalist predator in Asia that feeds on a variety of arthropod prey including mites, thrips, etc. 27,28 O. sauteri is also a zoophytophagous predator that engages in some modest level of plant feeding alongside its insect prey. 29 Importantly, O. sauteri is one of the most abundant predators in pear orchards in Beijing (Zhang XC, 2013), and O. sauteri is able to feed on 2 nd to 5th nymphal instars of C. chinensis (Yang and Li) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) according to our field and laboratory studies (Ge Y, unpublished, 2013).…”

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A sticky situation: honeydew of the pear psylla disrupts feeding by its predator Orius sauteri

Zhang

et al. 2019

Pest Management Science

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Background Honeydew is valuable food source for predators that can build predator numbers and strengthen biological control. Honeydew excreted by hemipterans often supplements the diets of their predators and parasitoids. However, dense sticky honeydew also creates a difficult foraging environment, potentially limiting predator efficiency. Results We examined the benefits and costs of honeydew excreted by the pear psylla (Cacopsylla chinensis [Yang and Li]) for its key predator in much of Asia, the anthocorid bug Orius sauteri (Poppius). We found these predators spent more time foraging and laid more eggs in the presence of psyllid honeydew compared to the control. However, predators more often foraged among psylla without honeydew than those coated in honeydew. This suggests that while O. sauteri recognized honeydew as a useful cue to prey presence, the predators were more likely to attack pear psylla lacking the sugary excretion. In foraging trials, honeydew consistently reduced the number of psyllids killed by the predator, suggesting it limited O. sauteri mobility or reduced the nutritional value of psyllids as prey. We also found slowed development, reduced longevity, and reduced fecundity of O. sauteri reared on moth eggs (Sitotroga cerealella [Olivier]) coated in honeydew compared to those reared on moth eggs alone. Conclusion Altogether, our results suggest that psyllid honeydew could serve as a prey‐location and oviposition cue for O. sauteri. However, honeydew also limited predator foraging with the potential to limit biological control. More generally, honeydew might form an important type of defense for stationary feeders like psyllids. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry

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“…Ecological engineering has been studied in several crop systems and has been shown that strategies to conserve natural enemies can improve pest management (Wäckers et al 2007;Lundgren et al 2009;Simpson et al 2011;Gurr et al 2004Gurr et al , 2012aGurr et al , 2015Balzan et al 2014;Jamont et al 2014;Maselou et al 2014;Zhu et al 2014;Lu et al 2015). The studies revealed the importance of honeydew, nectar and pollen as food sources to enhance adult longevity and reproductive rate and dispersal of natural enemies van Rijn 2005, 2012;Irvin et al 2007;Winkler et al 2009a;Biondi et al 2016;Tena et al 2016;Zhao et al 2017).…”

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Effects of sesame nectar on longevity and fecundity of seven Lepidoptera and survival of four parasitoid species commonly found in agricultural ecosystems

Zhu

Lü

et al. 2017

Journal of Integrative Agriculture

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Ecological engineering involves the use of plants to promote establishment, survival and efficiency of natural enemies in agricultural systems. Some plant species may be hosts or provide resources to some pest species. We assessed the risks and benefits of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), as a nectar source for seven economically important Lepidopteran pest and four parasitoid species in a range of vegetable crop systems. Our results showed that the mean longevities of arthropod parasitoids Pteromalus puparum (L.), Encarsia sophia (Girault & Dodd) and male Microplitis tuberculifer (Wesmael) were significantly extended when fed on sesame flowers compared to the water control. Sesame flowers had no effect on adult longevities and fecundities of six out of the seven Lepidoptera pest species tested except Plutella xyllostella (L.) females laid more eggs when fed on sesame flowers. It is likely that the increased fecundity is due to accessibility to nectar at the bottom of corolla because of their smaller body sizes. Our findings provide a first step towards better understanding of the risks and benefits of using sesame to implement ecological engineering for the management of vegetable pests.

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Using Calendula officinalis as a floral resource to enhance aphid and thrips suppression by the flower bug Orius sauteri (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

Abstract: C. officinalis can be used to increase available resources for natural enemies used in agricultural crops, notably in greenhouses. This study also provides evidence that increasing floral resources can enhance pest suppression provided by O. sauteri. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.

Cited by 60 publications

References 56 publications

Development of a PCR‐based method to monitor arthropod dispersal in agroecosystems: Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) from banker plants to tomato crops

Development of a PCR‐based method to monitor arthropod dispersal in agroecosystems: Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) from banker plants to tomato crops

A sticky situation: honeydew of the pear psylla disrupts feeding by its predator Orius sauteri

Effects of sesame nectar on longevity and fecundity of seven Lepidoptera and survival of four parasitoid species commonly found in agricultural ecosystems

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