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The influence of acclimation, endosymbionts and diet on the supercooling capacity of the predatory bug Macrolophus pygmaeus [PDF]

BioControl, 2012
The generalist predator Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a key biological control agent in European greenhouses. The influence of acclimation, infection with endosymbiotic bacteria and diet on the cold tolerance of the Mediterranean biocontrol population was assessed by determining the supercooling point, i.e.
Maes, Sara, Machtelinckx, Thijs, de Clercq, Patrick, Moens, Maurice, Grégoire, Jean-Claude   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Endophytic entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents of insect pests

Pest Management Science, Volume 80, Issue 12, Page 6033-6040, December 2024.
Interaction between plants and endophytic entomopathogenic fungi. Fungal metabolites and induced systemic resistance enhance the plant's defense mechanisms against pests and pathogens. In addition, volatile compounds emitted by the plants colonized by endophytic entomopathogenic fungi play an important role in recruiting natural enemies of insect pests,
Neha Panwar, Adrianna Szczepaniec
wiley   +1 more source

Ex vivo delivery of dsRNA targeting ryanodine receptors for control of Tuta absoluta

Pest Management Science, Volume 80, Issue 12, Page 6400-6408, December 2024.
Long dsRNA molecules homologous to the Ryanodine receptor delivered via detached leaf bioassays reduce target gene expression and adult emergence in Tuta absoluta. Abstract BACKGROUND RNA interference (RNAi) is an endogenous eukaryote viral defence mechanism representing a unique form of post‐transcriptional gene silencing.
William T. Askew, Martin G. Edwards, Angharad M.R. Gatehouse   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary experience alters predatory behavior of two ladybird species on tomato potato psyllid

Insect Science, Volume 31, Issue 5, Page 1579-1590, October 2024.
Past feeding experiences influence the predation behavior of two ladybirds on tomato potato psyllids. Abstract The tomato potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli, is an invasive pest in Australia, which can cause severe economic loss in the production of Solanaceous crops. As an invasive pest, B.
Shovon Chandra Sarkar, Stephen Paul Milroy, Wei Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of tomato treatments with commercial formulations of entomopathogenic fungi on the pest Tuta absoluta and the predator Macrolophus pygmaeus

Biological Control
Tuta absoluta is a devasting pest causing severe yield losses in most tomato-growing areas. Macrolophus pygmaeus is a generalist predator released in tomato crop to control T. absoluta.
Sara Scovero, Silvia T. Moraglio, Luciana Tavella   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oviposition behavior of the mirid Macrolophus pygmaeus under risk of intraguild predation and cannibalism [PDF]

, 2020
Zoophytophagous mirid species, that feed and develop either on prey or plant resources, are often found simultaneously on the same host. Hence, these species can engage in both intraguild predation and cannibalism, which can pose a threat to mirid eggs ...
Lucas, Éric, Alomar, Oscar, Dumont, François   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Identification, synthesis, and field evaluation of components of the female‐produced sex pheromone of Helopeltis cinchonae (Hemiptera: Miridae), an emerging pest of tea

Pest Management Science, Volume 80, Issue 9, Page 4243-4252, September 2024.
Helopeltis cinchonae male elicited two gas chromatography–electroantennographic detection (GC–EAD) responses to female extract. These were identified as hexyl (R)‐3‐acetoxybutyrate and (R)‐1‐acetoxy‐5‐butyroxyhexane using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS).
Fida Hussain Magsi, Xiaoming Cai, Zongxiu Luo, Zhaoqun Li, Lei Bian, Chunli Xiu, Nanxia Fu, Jianlong Li, David R Hall, Zongmao Chen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arthropod predator identity and evenness jointly shape the delivery of pest control services

Pest Management Science, Volume 80, Issue 2, Page 569-576, February 2024.
Studies investigating how natural enemy evenness and identity affect pest control efficiency are rare and have produced inconsistent results. Using experimental natural enemy communities under strictly controlled conditions, we found that pest control efficiency was predominantly determined by the abundance of the most efficient species, but was ...
Zulin Mei, Jeroen Scheper, David Kleijn
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of far‐red light on the behaviour and reproduction of the zoophytophagous predator Macrolophus pygmaeus and its interaction with a whitefly herbivore

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 47, Issue 1, Page 187-196, January 2024.
Abstract Plants can detect neighbouring plants through a reduction in the ratio between red and far‐red light (R:FR). This provides a signal of plant–plant competition and induces rapid plant growth while inhibiting defence against biotic stress, two interlinked responses designated as the shade avoidance syndrome (SAS).
Davy Meijer, Syb Hopkoper, Berhane T. Weldegergis, Wendy van't Westende, Gerrit Gort, Joop J. A. van Loon, Marcel Dicke   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

تاثیر پنبه تراریخته Bt بر ویژگی های زیستی سن شکارگر (Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur (Hem.: Miridae [PDF]

تحقیقات آفات گیاهی, 2016
یکی از مهم ­ترین پژوه ش­ها پیرامون گیاهان تراریخته مطالعه تاثیر این گیاهان روی بندپایان غیر هدف است. این گیاهان می­توانند اثرات مستقیم (کشندگی) و غیر مستقیم (از طریق گیاه­خوار) روی دشمنان طبیعی بگذارند.
سولماز عظیمی, شیما رحمانی, احمد عاشوری   +2 more
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