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Context-Dependence and the Development of Push-Pull Approaches for Integrated Management of Drosophila Suzukii insects Review Context-Dependence and the Development of Push-Pull Approaches for Integrated Management of Drosophila suzukii 1 1, , 2, , Jeroen T. Alkema , Marcel Dicke * y and Bregje Wertheim * y 1 Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; [email protected] 2 Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103, 9700 CC Groningen, The Netherlands * Correspondence: [email protected] (M.D.); [email protected] (B.W.) Shared senior authors and corresponding authors. y Received: 13 November 2019; Accepted: 10 December 2019; Published: 15 December 2019 Abstract: Sustainable pest control requires a systems approach, based on a thorough ecological understanding of an agro-ecosystem. Such fundamental understanding provides a basis for developing strategies to manipulate the pest’s behaviour, distribution, and population dynamics, to be employed for crop protection. This review focuses on the fundamental knowledge required for the development of an effective push-pull approach. Push-pull is a strategy to repel a pest from a crop, while attracting it toward an external location. It often relies on infochemicals (e.g., pheromones or allelochemicals) that are relevant in the ecology of the pest insect and can be exploited as lure or repellent. Importantly, responsiveness of insects to infochemicals is dependent on both the insect’s internal physiological state and external environmental conditions. This context-dependency reflects the integration of cues from different sensory modalities, the effect of mating and/or feeding status, as well as diurnal or seasonal rhythms. Furthermore, when the costs of responding to an infochemical outweigh the benefits, resistance can rapidly evolve. Here, we argue that profound knowledge on context-dependence is important for the development and implementation of push-pull approaches. We illustrate this by discussing the relevant fundamental knowledge on the invasive pest species Drosophila suzukii as an example. Keywords: behaviour; repellent; attractant; invasive pest; evolution 1. Introduction The aim of integrated pest management (IPM) is to design a cropping system that manages pests below the economic damage threshold [1]. Main components of IPM are biological control, host plant resistance, cultural control, and the use of infochemicals such as pheromones and repellents (behavioural control). While approaches focusing merely on pesticides aim at eradicating pests, IPM seeks to manage pests below the economic injury threshold by promoting activities that support factors regulating the pest while mitigating factors that interfere with such regulating factors [1–3]. Developing effective and efficient IPM strategies requires a thorough ecological understanding of the crop system. This includes, but is not restricted to, an understanding of how the pest interacts with its resources such as the crop plants, non-crop plants surrounding the crop, as well as conspecifics, competitors, and natural enemies [1]. Successfully implemented IPM strategies have been shown to result in improved resilience of the crop system, and to be financially and environmentally more beneficial than pesticide use [4–6]. Insects 2019, 10, 454; doi:10.3390/insects10120454 www.mdpi.com/journal/insects Insects 2020, 11, x 2 of 19 Insects 2019, 10, 454 2 of 19 1.1. Push-Pull Approach as Part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 1.1.One Push-Pull tactic Approachwithin IPM as Part is the of Integratedpush-pull Pest approach Management, which (IPM) aims to manipulate the behaviour of pest insectsOne tactic using within a two-pronged IPM is the push-pull strategy: approach,to push the which target aims organism to manipulate away thefrom behaviour a crop while of pest pullinginsects it using toward a two-pronged a trapping strategy:system (Figure to push 1) the [6–8]. target Pushing organism and away pulling from is a cropachieved while by pulling using it repellenttoward a(push) trapping and system attractant (Figure 1)[(pull)6–8]. Pushingcues, usually and pulling volatiles is achieved including by using pheromones repellent (push)and allelochemicalsand attractant [7]. (pull) The cues, trap usuallyto which volatiles the insects including are guided pheromones can either and be a allelochemicals designed killing [7 trap]. 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The oviposition-deterring. Spraying of crops withpheromone the host-marking underlying pheromone this behaviour reduced was tephritid isolated infestations and has been by 90% developed [10,12]. intoThe anoviposition- optimized deterringblend [10 pheromone,13]. However, underlying habituation this andbehaviour resistance was toisolated this pheromone and has been was observeddeveloped after into some an optimized blend [10,13]. However, habituation and resistance to this pheromone was observed after Insects 2019, 10, 454 3 of 19 time [10,14]. To avoid this, it is more effective to combine a push strategy with a pull strategy toward a lethal trap [7]. 1.2. Fundamental Ecological Knowledge Required to Design Effective Push-Pull Systems To design and implement a push-pull strategy effectively, fundamental knowledge is required [7]. This knowledge should go beyond an understanding of repellent or attractive properties. More detailed insight into the evolution of a cue, how it affects an organism, and why it is repellent or attractive will illuminate the degree to which it is susceptible to the pest evolving resistance.
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