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Integrated Pest Management in Western Flower Thrips Review Received: 26 August 2016 Revised: 18 December 2016 Accepted article published: 27 January 2017 Published online in Wiley Online Library: 28 February 2017 (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI 10.1002/ps.4531 Integrated pest management in western flower thrips: past, present and future Sanae Mouden,* Kryss Facun Sarmiento, Peter GL Klinkhamer and Kirsten A Leiss Abstract Western flower thrips (WFT) is one of the most economically important pest insects of many crops worldwide. Recent EU legislation has caused a dramatic shift in pest management strategies, pushing for tactics that are less reliable on chemicals. The development of alternative strategies is therefore an issue of increasing urgency. This paper reviews the main control tactics in integrated pest management (IPM) of WFT, with the focus on biological control and host plant resistance as areas of major progress. Knowledge gaps are identified and innovative approaches emphasised, highlighting the advances in ‘omics’ technologies. Successful programmes are most likely generated when preventive and therapeutic strategies with mutually beneficial, cost-effective and environmentally sound foundations are incorporated. © 2017 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. Keywords: thrips; Frankliniella occidentalis; integrated pest management; biological control; resistance; ‘omics’ techniques 1 INTRODUCTION years after Morse and Hoddle, we aim to review the current knowl- Western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), edge about WFT control in relation to IPM, stressing biological forms a key agri- and horticultural pest worldwide. This cos- control and host plant resistance as areas of major progress. mopolitan and polyphagous invader is abundant in many field Resulting knowledge gaps are identified, and new innovative and greenhouse crops. WFT developed into one of the most approaches, with emphasis on the emerging ‘omics’ techniques, economically important pests owing to its vast damage poten- are discussed. WFT biology and ecology, fundamental to the tial and concurrent lack of viable management alternatives to development of knowledge-based IPM approaches, have already 1,4,7 the pesticide-dominated methods.1 Direct damage results from been extensively reviewed elsewhere. feeding and oviposition on plant leaves, flowers and fruits, while indirect damage is caused by virus transmission, of which tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is economically the most important.2,3 2 WFT CONTROL TACTICS Their small size, affinity for enclosed spaces, high reproduc- 2.1 Monitoring tive potential and high dispersal capability cause a high pest In order effectively to manage current and anticipate future pest pressure.4 Control of WFT mainly relied on frequent use of insec- outbreaks, early intervention and the development of economic ticides. This overuse of pesticides has led to the development of thresholds are critical. However, the assessment of the economic WFT resistance to major insecticide groups, residue problems on impact of WFT has only recently begun to develop. Therefore, marketable crops, toxicity towards beneficial non-target organ- only a few economic damage thresholds for WFT have been isms and contamination of the environment.5 – 7 Therefore, in the established, such as in tomato, pepper, eggplant, cucumber and 8,9 framework of integrated pest management (IPM) programmes, strawberry. However, in high-value ornamental crops or in crops multiple complementary tactics are necessary, including mon- with a high threat of virus transmission, a near-zero tolerance for 6 itoring, cultural, physical and mechanical measures, host plant WFT prevails. Monitoring information on the development of WFT resistance, biological control and semiochemicals, along with the population levels relative to the economic thresholds is assessed to 7 judicious use of pesticides. IPM programmes for control of WFT decide on the employment of control tactics. Monitoring is based have started to develop mainly for protected crops. However, on regular visual scouting of WFT adults on flowers and fruits or 10 continued injudicious use of pesticides resulted in a resurgence on the use of sticky traps. Compared with yellow sticky traps, of WFT and associated viruses while depleting its natural enemies and competitive species. As Morse and Hoddle reviewed 10 years ago,1 this led to a worldwide destabilisation of IPM programmes ∗ Correspondence to: S Mouden, Research Group Plant Ecology and Phytochem- for many crops. To emphasise the development and implementa- istry, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, PO Box 9505, 2300 RA, The Nether- lands. E-mail: [email protected] tion of alternative control measures, the EU issued new legislation on sustainable use of pesticides (Directive 2009/128/EC), as well as Research Group Plant Ecology and Phytochemistry, Institute of Biology, Leiden on regulation of plant protection products (EC No. 1107/2009). Ten University, The Netherlands 813 © 2017 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. www.soci.org S Mouden et al. blue traps have shown to catch more WFT; yellow sticky traps can 2.3.2 Chemical host plant resistance also be used for monitoring aphids, whiteflies and leafminers. The Plant chemical defence can arise from both primary and sec- use of monitoring tools has been expanded by the addition of ondary metabolites. Primary metabolites, as nutritional chemi- semiochemicals as lures that significantly increase thrips catches.11 cals, are generally beneficial for thrips. However, at low concentra- Based on WFT samplings, models for predictions of WFT popula- tions they can also be involved in WFT resistance. Among differ- tiongrowthandspreadofTSWVhavebeendevelopedaspotential ent crops, low concentrations of aromatic amino acids were cor- decision tools for IPM programmes.12 related with reduced WFT feeding damage.23 Nevertheless, these universal compounds do not provide any uniqueness and are not 2.2 Cultural, mechanical and physical control of WFT likely to be effective in resistance on their own. Therefore, the Since ancient time, farmers have been relying on cultural or majority of studies focus on the role of secondary metabolites physical practices for the management of pests. Sanitary prac- in plant defence. Hitherto, few studies have investigated chemi- tices such as removing weeds, old plant material and debris cal host plant resistance to WFT. In a study on different chrysan- form the first line of WFT defence.13,14 Screening greenhouse themum varieties, isobutylamide was suggested to be associated openings prevented WFT immigration into protected crops but with WFT host plant resistance.33 Developing an ecometabolomic requires optimisation of ventilation.15 WFT incidence in pro- approach comparing metabolomic profiles of resistant and sus- tected tomato was reduced by 20% using greenhouse window ceptible plants, compounds for constitutive WFT resistance were screens.16 A combination of a positive-pressure force ventilation identified and validated in subsequent in vitro bioassays.34 Identi- system with insect-proof screens did not prevent greenhouse fied compounds included jacobine, jaconine and kaempferol glu- invasion by thrips.17 UV-reflective mulch repelled WFT colonis- coside in the wild plant species Jacobaeavulgaris, chlorogenic- and ing adults through interruption of orientation and host-finding feroluylquinic acid in chrysanthemum, acyl sugars in tomato and behaviour.18,19 Irrigation, creating a less favourable environment sinapic acid, luteolin and -alanine in carrot.31,33,35,36 Interestingly, for thrips, reduced numbers of WFT adults.20 In contrast, high some of these metabolites not only have shown a negative effect relative humidity favoured WFT larval development and stim- on WFT but also have received considerable attention for their ulated pupation in the plant canopy.21 Fertilisation increases antioxidant functions in human health prevention. plant development and growth but also affects WFT abundance. Increased levels of nitrogen fertilisation increased WFT population 2.3.3 Transgenic plants numbers in ornamentals.22 Similarly, high levels of aromatic amino acids promoted WFT larval development in different vegetables.23 Plant protease inhibitors (PIs) are naturally occurring plant A positive correlation between phenylalanine and female WFT defence compounds reducing the availability of amino acids abundance was observed in one study on field-grown tomatoes, for insect growth and development. Transgenic alfalfa, express- but not in another.18,24 High rates of phosphorus favoured thrips ing an anti-elastase protease inhibitor, noticeably delayed WFT 37 development but did not lead to increased thrips damage.25 damage. Purified cystatin and equistatin, when incorporated 38 Trap crops draw WFT away from the crop, where it can be con- into artificial diets, reduced WFT oviposition rates. Transgenic trolled more easily.26 Flowering chrysanthemums as trap plants chrysanthemums, overexpressing multicystatin, a potato pro- 39 lowered WFT damage in a vegetative chrysanthemum crop.27 teinase inhibitor, did not show a clear effect on WFT fecundity. Intercropping French beans with sunflower, potato or baby
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