scholarly journals New Tools for Conservation Biological Control: Testing Ant-Attracting Artificial Nectaries to Employ Ants as Plant Defenders

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Enrico Schifani ◽  
Cristina Castracani ◽  
Daniele Giannetti ◽  
Fiorenza Augusta Spotti ◽  
Roberto Reggiani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Conservation Biological Control ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
Pear Fruit ◽  
Pear Trees ◽  
Venturia Pyrina

Knowledge of the role of ants in many agroecosystems is relatively scarce, and in temperate regions the possibility to exploit ants as biocontrol agents for crop protection is still largely unexplored. Drawing inspiration from mutualistic ant–plant relationships mediated by extrafloral nectaries (EFNs), we tested the use of artificial nectaries (ANs) in order to increase ant activity on pear trees and to evaluate the effects on the arthropods, plant health and fruit production. While EFNs secrete a complex solution mainly composed of sugars and amino acids, ANs were filled with water and sucrose only. The results suggest that ANs can be used as manipulative instruments to increase ant activity over long periods of time. High ant activity was significantly linked to lower incidence of the pathogen fungus Venturia pyrina (pear scab) on pear leaves, and of the presence of Cydia pomonella (codling moth) caterpillars on pear fruit production. These results further encourage exploring underrated possibilities in the development of new tools for conservation biological control (CBC).

scholarly journals The distribution of Liotryphon caudatus a parasitoid of codling moth (Cydia pomonella) in Hawkes Bay apple orchards

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 222-226
Author(s):  
L.M. Cole ◽  
J.T.S. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
Apple Orchards ◽  
Laboratory Colony ◽  
Corrugated Cardboard ◽  
Integrated Fruit Production

The ichneumonid parasitoid Liotryphon caudatus was introduced into New Zealand in 1906 for biological control of codling moth Cydia pomonella a pest of pipfruit Following release it was found in the Auckland area with only isolated recoveries in the 1970s in Waikato and Hawkes Bay In 2010 96 parasitism of codling moth by L caudatus in larvae collected from a Hawkes Bay orchard was recorded Liotryphon caudatus harvested from this collection were used to establish a laboratory colony for behavioural observations In 2011 15 sites across Hawkes Bay comprising abandoned organic and Integrated Fruit Production apple orchards were surveyed for the presence of L caudatus Cocooned codling moth larvae in corrugated cardboard bands were placed at each site for 3 weeks and assessed for parasitism Liotryphon caudatus was recovered from four of five abandoned orchards with up to 13 parasitism but was not found in either organic or IFP orchards

Mass rearing and release of Mastrus ridens (Hym: Ichneumonidae) a parasitoid for the biological control of codling moth Cydia pomonella.

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. M. Sandanayaka ◽  
J. G. Charles ◽  
V. A. Davis ◽  
A. Chhagan ◽  
P. W. Shaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Mass Rearing ◽  
Mastrus Ridens

scholarly journals Role of host feeding niches and host refuges in habitat-related behaviour ofHyssopus pallidus(Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a larval parasitoid of the codling moth

2005 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 429-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Hausmann ◽  
L. Mattiacci ◽  
S. Dorn
Keyword(s):  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Tree Bark ◽  
Reproduction Rate ◽  
Host Feeding ◽  
Parasitoid Behaviour ◽  
Larval Parasitoid ◽  
Fruit Species ◽  
Plant Level

AbstractParasitoid fitness depends largely on the capability to locate a host in an ecosystem. A parasitoid of a polyphagous host might not be able to find or to access the host in all its feeding niches. This study evaluated the niche selection ofHyssopus pallidus(Askew), a larval parasitoid ofCydia pomonella(Linnaeus), at the plant level with the goal of assessing its potential for biological control on different fruit crops throughout the plant cycle. Parasitoid behaviour during host location and reproduction rate were investigated on host caterpillars actively feeding on apple, pear, apricot or plum, and on caterpillars diapausing under the bark. Under laboratory conditions, the host searching behaviour ofH. pallidusvaried depending on the fruit species offered and the infestation of the fruits. Parasitoid females searched longer on apples than on other fruit species, and they searched longer on infested than on uninfested apples. Female wasps were able to locate and parasitize host caterpillars under the tree bark, and their behaviour did not vary with host accessibility. The numbers of caterpillars attacked byH. pallidusdepended on the fruit species. The highest numbers of caterpillars were parasitized in apples and apricots. Their accessibility (i.e. position) within the fruit or on the branch did not influence parasitism success. Although hosts were parasitized throughout the season, the best results were achieved with early and late releases. Therefore, the host niche selection behaviour ofH. pallidusmost likely co-evolved with the hostC. pomonellaon apples, which rendersH. pallidusa valuable biocontrol agent for successful release at different times of the season into apple orchards.

scholarly journals Organizmy pożyteczne w strategiach biologicznego zwalczania – grzyby owadobójcze

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Augustyniuk-Kram
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Conservation Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Biological Pest Control ◽  
Fungal Entomopathogens

Fungal entomopathogens are widespread in nature and contribute to the natural regulation of insects. They can be exploited for pest management as biological control agents of pests in attempts to improve the sustainability of crop protection. Four types of biological control are recognized: classical, inoculation, inundation, and conservation biological control. Classical biological control is the intentional introduction and permanent establishment of an exotic biological agent for long-term pest management. Inoculation biological control is the intentional release of a living organism as a biological control agent with the expectation that it will multiply and control the pest for an extended period, but not permanently. Inundation biological control is the release of large numbers of mass-produced biological control agents to reduce a pest population without necessarily achieving continuing impact or establishment. Conservation biological control is a modification of the environment or existing practices to protect and enhance specific natural enemies or other organisms to reduce the effect of pests. The traditional and the most popular approach in biological control with entomopathogenic fungi has been to apply the fungal material to the cropping system (as biopesticide), using an inundation biological control strategy. The term biopesticide is used for microbial biological pest control agents that are applied in a similar manner to chemical pesticides. The use of biopesticides can substitute for some (but not all) chemicals and provide environmentally safe and sustainable control of pests but EU legislation and prohibitive registration costs are discouraging the development and commercialization of many promising new products.

scholarly journals Longevity and fecundity of laboratoryreared Liotryphon caudatus an ectoparasitoid of codling moth

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 318-318
Author(s):  
V.A. Davis ◽  
W.R.M. Sandanayaka ◽  
J.G. Charles
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Laboratory Colony ◽  
Mastrus Ridens

Liotryphon caudatus was introduced into New Zealand to control codling moth (CM; Cydia pomonella) in the early 1900s As part of ongoing research into the biological control of CM a laboratory colony of L caudatus was established from fieldcollected adults reared on diapausing CM larvae The longevity and fecundity of laboratoryreared L caudatus adults were measured at 231C and 16 h photoperiod Longevity in a nonhost environment was measured by holding a newly emerged female and a male in a container with water and food Survival of 18 pairs was monitored daily The food and water in the containers were refreshed regularly The fecundity and the longevity of females were measured by providing five diapausing CM larvae to each of nine mated females (age 710 days) in a similar container with food and water The CM larvae were replaced every 48 hours until the females were dead In the interactions between L caudatus and Mastrus ridens a recently released gregarious ectoparasitoid of codling moth in applegrowing areas where L caudatus has already established

scholarly journals Cryptophlebia peltastica Nucleopolyhedrovirus Is Highly Infectious to Codling Moth Larvae and Cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg T. Wennmann ◽  
Marina Eigenbrod ◽  
Tamryn Marsberg ◽  
Sean D. Moore ◽  
Caroline M. Knox ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
Laboratory Culture ◽  
Pome Fruit ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Imminent Threat ◽  
Cydia Pomonella Granulovirus

ABSTRACT Cydia pomonella granulovirus (CpGV) is a cornerstone of codling moth (Cydia pomonella) control in integrated and organic pome fruit production, though different types of resistance to CpGV products have been recorded in codling moth field populations in Europe for several years. Recently, a novel baculovirus named Cryptophlebia peltastica nucleopolyhedrovirus (CrpeNPV) was isolated from a laboratory culture of the litchi moth, Cryptophlebia peltastica, in South Africa. Along with CpGV, it is the third known baculovirus that is infectious to codling moth. In the present study, parameters of infectiveness of CrpeNPV, such as the median lethal concentration and median survival time, were determined for codling moth larvae susceptible or resistant to CpGV. In addition, the permissiveness of a codling moth cell line with respect to infection by CrpeNPV budded virus was demonstrated by infection and gene expression studies designed to investigate the complete replication cycle. Investigations of the high degree of virulence of CrpeNPV for codling moth larvae and cells are of high significant scientific and economic value and may offer new strategies for the biological control of susceptible and resistant populations of codling moth. IMPORTANCE The emergence of codling moth populations resistant to commercially applied isolates of CpGV is posing an imminent threat to organic pome fruit production. Very few CpGV isolates are left that are able to overcome the reported types of resistance, emphasizing the demand for new and highly virulent baculoviruses. Here we report the recently discovered CrpeNPV as highly infectious to all types of resistant codling moth populations with a high speed of killing, making it a promising candidate baculovirus in fighting the spread of resistant codling moth populations.

scholarly journals Pest Management Challenges and Control Practices in Codling Moth: A Review

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Kadoić Balaško ◽  
Renata Bažok ◽  
Katarina M. Mikac ◽  
Darija Lemic ◽  
Ivana Pajač Živković
Keyword(s):  
Insecticide Resistance ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Pome Fruit ◽  
Proactive Management

The codling moth, Cydia pomonella L., is a serious insect pest in pome fruit production worldwide with a preference for apple. The pest is known for having developed resistance to several chemical groups of insecticides, making its control difficult. The control and management of the codling moth is often hindered by a lack of understanding about its biology and ecology, including aspects of its population genetics. This review summarizes the information about the origin and biology of the codling moth, describes the mechanisms of resistance in this pest, and provides an overview of current research of resistant pest populations and genetic research both in Europe and globally. The main focus of this review is on non-pesticide control measures and anti-resistance strategies which help to reduce the number of chemical pesticides used and their residues on food and the local environment. Regular monitoring for insecticide resistance is essential for proactive management to mitigate potential insecticide resistance. Here we describe techniques for the detection of resistant variants and possibilities for monitoring resistance populations. Also, we present our present work on developing new methods to maintain effective control using appropriate integrated resistance management (IRM) strategies for this economically important perennial pest.

scholarly journals Combined Effects of Mating Disruption, Insecticides, and the Sterile Insect Technique on Cydia pomonella in New Zealand

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 837
Author(s):  
Rachael M. Horner ◽  
Peter L. Lo ◽  
David J. Rogers ◽  
James T. S. Walker ◽  
David Maxwell Suckling
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sterile Insect Technique ◽  
Mating Disruption ◽  
Cydia Pomonella ◽  
Codling Moth ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
Initial Population ◽  
Phytosanitary Measures ◽  
High Level ◽  
Integrated Fruit Production

Codling moth was introduced into New Zealand, and remains a critical pest for the apple industry. Apples exported to some markets require strict phytosanitary measures to eliminate the risk of larval infestation. Mating disruption and insecticide applications are the principal means of suppression in New Zealand. We tested the potential for the sterile insect technique (SIT) to supplement these measures to achieve local eradication or suppression of this pest. SIT was trialed in an isolated group of six integrated fruit production (IFP) orchards and one organic orchard (total 391 ha), using sterilized insects imported from Canada, with release by unmanned aerial vehicle and from the ground. Eradication was not achieved across the region, but a very high level of codling moth suppression was achieved at individual orchards after the introduction of sterile moths in combination with mating disruption and larvicides. After six years of releases, catches of wild codling moths at three IFP orchards (224 ha) were 90–99% lower than in 2013–2014, the year before releases began. Catches at three other IFP orchards (129 ha) decreased by 67–97% from the year before releases began (2015–2016), from lower initial levels. At a certified organic orchard with a higher initial population under only organic larvicides and mating disruption, by 2019–2020, there was an 81% reduction in wild moths capture from 2016–2017, the year before releases began.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document