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Biological Control Strategies for Western Flower Thrips and Mites Gerben Messelink, Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture Nursery/Floriculture Insect symposium, Watson Ville, December 12, 2013 Wageningen University and Research Centre Social Sciences Group Animal Sciences Group Environmental Sciences Group Plant Sciences Group Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture ° Mission: Initiate and stimulate innovations for a sustainable greenhouse sector ° Strategic and applied research ° Staff: > 100 researchers Location: Bleiswijk 90 greenhouse compartments Crop protection laboratories Test facility taste of products Innovation and Demonstration Centre Greenhouse as Energy Source Greenhouse area: 10000 ha, ± 45% in Westland-Oostland 2009 Total area (ha) 10325 Floriculture 5435 Cut flowers 2690 Potplants 1460 Other (eg. gardenplants) 1285 Food 4890 Vegetables 4560 Fruit 330 Damage caused by thrips Options for biological control stage BioControl agent eggs unknown Young larvae Predatory mites (cucumeris, swirskii, limonicus, montdorensis) Older larvae Predatory mite limonicus, predatory bugs pupae (in soil) Soil-dwelling predatory mites, Staphylinid beetles, entomopathogenic nematodes, predatory fly larvae Adult thrips Predatory bugs, entomopathogenic fungi Evaluation phytoseiids on cucumber 2003 1400 1200 1000 800 600 predatory mites relative400 abundance (%) 200 0 T. pyri thrips larvae N. cucumeris NDS E. finlandicus N. barkeri N. cucumeris I. degenerans E. scutalis E. ovalis T. swirskii T. limonicus Generalist predatory mites whiteflies thrips Spider mites Amblyseius swirskii feeding on whitefly eggs and thrips larvae How do predators perform in presence of > 1 pest species? Variation in morphology of predatory mites Selection should be based on both pests and plant traits ° Some predatory mites feed on plant tissue (depending on their morphology)! ° Differences in micro-climate ° Differences in plant provided food (nectar, pollen) Dr. Palevsky, Israel ° Differences in numbers and diversity of prey important plant traits Extrafloral nectar Predatory mite eggs on domatia leaves with pollen Euseius ovalis and Euseius gallicus perform well in roses: Due to plant + nectar feeding? Selection of predatory mites for chrysanthemum ° 1000 predatory mites/plot of 7 m2 ° Follow in 6 crop cycles predatory mite densities 40 35 roofmijten uitzet 30 a 25 a a 20 ab 15 bc 10 d cd 5 d Roofmijtdichtheid (gemiddelde per 3takken) per (gemiddelde Roofmijtdichtheid 0 2 6 10 2 6 10 2 6 10 2 6 10 2 6 10 2 6 10 2 6 10 2 6 10 onbehandeld N. barkeri N. cucumeris A. andersoni N. reductus A. limonicus A. swirskii A. montdorensis Exploring the potential of soil-dwelling predatory mites: Greenhouse survey’s in 38 companies: ° 2002: 7x organic greenhouse vegetables ° 2005: 10x chrysanthemums ° 2006: 16x amaryllis ° 2007: 5x freesia’s Results of survey’s in Dutch greenhouses> 22 species species number of companies Ameroseius corbiculus 2 Arctoseius cetratus 7 Hypoaspis aculeifer 10 Hypoaspis angusta 5 Hypoaspis miles 3 Hypoaspis spp. 8 Lasioseius fimetorum 2 Lasioseius sp. 1 Macrocheles robustulus 7 Macrochelus spp. 4 Macrochelus subbadius 3 Macrochelus vagabundus 1 Neoseiulus barkeri 7 Pachylaelaps imitans 1 Parasitus concors 1 Parasitus islandicus 3 Parasitus luminarissimilis 1 Parasitus spp . 17 Proctolaelaps pygmaeus 2 Proctolaelaps ventrianalis 1 Rhodacarus spp small 7 Rhodacarus spp. Large 9 Results of survey’s in Dutch greenhouses 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 companies where present (%) 10 0 Laelapidae soil-dwelling predatory mites > 400 µm Parasitidae Macrochelidae Rhodacaridae Podocinidae Ameroseiidae Pachylaelapidae Species tested for laboratory predation experiment Parasitus concors Hypoaspis aculeifer (ca. 800 µm) (550-685 µm) Hypoaspis miles Macrocheles robustulus (520-650 µm) (660-770 µm) Predation rates of thrips pupae in the lab 7 a a 6 5 b b 4 3 2 1 predation rate (thripspupae/24h) rate predation 0 P. concors H. miles H. aculeifer M. robustulus Macrocheles robustulus feeding on a thrips pupae Assessing effects on thrips: cage experiments ° Chrysanthemum plants in cages ° Releasing 50 thrips females/cage ° After one week removing adults, adding soil-dwelling mites and a sticky plate ° After 4 weeks: collecting sticky plates and analyzing soil with Tullgren funnels Assessing effects on thrips in cage experiments Results cage experiment 600 a ab 500 400 300 bc cd d 200 100 Thrips density (number/sticky plate) (number/sticky Thrips density 0 control H. aculeifer H. aculeifer M. M. low high robustulus robustulus low high Other soil-dwelling predators Larvae of Coenosia attenuata Atheta coriaria Control of adult thrips with Orius spp. Control of adult thrips with entomopathogenic fungi Reproduction after infection 20 onbehandeld a Beauveria bassiana 18 ab Metarhizium anisopliae 16 abc 14 12 cde bcde 10 bcd 8 de e 6 e 4 Aantal nakomelingen per tripsvrouwtje per nakomelingen Aantal 2 0 15 °C 20 °C 25 °C Project “Lure & Infect” Tips & Tricks for controlling thrips ° Combine several biocontrol agents that target different stages of thrips ° Select the most suitable predatory mite for your crop depending on target pests, climate and food present ° Take preventive measures: establish populations of predators ° Be aware that efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes strongly depend on humidity, thrips stage, and thrips behaviour Spider mites and tarsonemid mites Specialist predator: Phytoseiulus persimilis Mites in amaryllis The bulb scale mite: Steneotarsonemus laticeps The bulb scale mite: Steneotarsonemus laticeps Some facts: ° Very tiny tarsonemid mite (200 µm) ° Causing red decoloration, growth inhibition, flower deformation ° Ca. 90 % of the amaryllis nurseries are contaminated ° Easily overlooked ° Control based on chemicals ° Little knowledge from literature Options for biological control ° Phytoseiid predatory mites do have potential for biological control (successes with other tarsonemid mites) ° Mass releases of Neoseiulus cucumeris not succesful in amaryllis (IPM-project) ° Soil-dwelling predatory mites (Hypoaspis) are suggested Greenhouse survey of 15 amaryllis nurseries number of location in plant predatory mite species nurseries size (µm)* roots where bulb leaves and soil observed Proctolaelaps ventrianalis 260 – 285 1 x x Rhodacarus sp .(small) 300 3 x x Arctoseius cetratus 310 – 360 1 x Proctolaelaps pygmaeus 345 – 410 2 x x Neoseiulus barkeri 350 – 380 7 x x x Ameroseius corbiculus 450 1 x x Lasioseius sp. 450 1 x Hypoaspis miles 520 – 650 2 x x Hypoaspis angusta 545 5 x x Hypoaspis aculeifer 550 – 685 6 x x Parasitus sp . 600 1 x Rhodacarus sp .(large) 600 5 x x Parasitus islandicus 650 – 730 2 x x Macrocheles robustulus 660 – 770 1 x Parasitus luminarissimilis 675 - 720 1 x * mea n len gth of ♀ idiosoma Laboratory tests 100 a 90 ab b 80 predation attempt 70 succesful predation 60 50 40 percentage (%) percentage 30 20 c 10 c 0 N. barkeri A. andersoni N. cucumeris H. miles H. aculeifer Laboratory tests 1.0 0.9 barkeri 0.8 0.7 andersoni cucumeris 0.6 observed 0.5 simulation 0.4 0.3 y = -0.0044x + 2.4067 fraction effective predations 2 0.2 R = 0.9938 miles 0.1 aculeifer 0.0 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 mean body length female predatory mite (µm) Neoseius barkeri feeding on bulb scale mite Hypoaspis more interested in larger prey? Further steps ° Is Neoseiulus barkeri able to eliminate bulb scale mites into amaryllis bulbs? ° Is Neoseiulus barkeri able to restrict contamination of amaryllis bulbs with the bulb scale mite from “hot spots”? ° Do mass releases on nurseries make sense? Set up small scale greenhouse experiment AB AC BC CB CA BA blok 1 deur blok 2 blok 3 deur blok 4 deur deur = gezonde amaryllisbol = amaryllisbol met narcismijt Set up small scale greenhouse experiment Results greenhouse experiment 80 70 untreated control N. barkeri 60 A. andersoni 3e release of A. andersoni 50 40 e 2 release of predatory mites 30 e 20 1 release of predatory mites 10 % bulbs% with symptoms of bulb scale mite 0 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Time (week number in 2006) Results final assessment after 18 weeks 100 90 bulbs leaves 80 70 60 50 40 30 mean injury precentage ofmean 20 10 0 control A. andersoni N. barkeri Conclusion Generalist predatory mites are able to slow down spread of tarsonemid mites, but combined treatments with pesticides may be required to control them Thanks for your atention Questions Space for partner logo’s (place a white shape behind the logo’s to hide this text and border).
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  • <I>Stratiolaelaps Scimitus

    <I>Stratiolaelaps Scimitus

    Insect Science (2017) 00, 1–11, DOI 10.1111/1744-7917.12511 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Population characteristics of Macrocheles glaber (Acari: Macrochelidae) and Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Acari: Laelapidae) reared on a mushroom fly Coboldia fuscipes (Diptera: Scatopsidae) Mei-Fang Wen1,2,3,4 ,HsinChi1,2,3,4,5, Ying-Xiao Lian1,2,3,4, Yu-Hao Zheng1,2,3,4, Qing-Hai Fan1,2,3,4,6 and Min-Sheng You1,2,3,4 1State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China; 2Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China; 3Fujian-Taiwan Joint Centre for Ecological Control of Crop Pests, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China; 4Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management for Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, China; 5Department of Plant Production and Technologies, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Omer¨ Halisdemir University, Nigde,˘ Turkey and 6Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, Auckland, New Zealand Abstract Subterranean predatory mites are important biological control agents of pests in soil. In order to understand the population characteristics of two predatory mites, Macrocheles glaber Muller¨ and Stratiolaelaps scimitus Womersley, we studied their devel- opment, survival and fecundity data under laboratory conditions using Coboldia fuscipes Meigen as a food source and analyzed them with the age-stage, two-sex life table. Macrocheles glaber had a significantly shorter developmental time, oviposition period, longevity and lower fecundity than those of S. scimitus.Theintrinsicrateofincrease(r), finite rate of increase (λ), net reproductive rate (R0), net predation rate (C0), and finite predation rate (ω)ofM.