Banker plants and landscape composition influence colonisation precocity of tomato greenhouses by mirid predators
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Ardanuy, Agnès
Figueras, Martí
Matas, Montserrat
Arnó, Judit
Agustí, Nuria
Alomar, Òscar
Albajes, Ramon
Gabarra, Rosa
Data de publicació
2021-05-27ISSN
1612-4758
Resum
Conservation biological control involves manipulation of the environment to enhance the effectiveness of natural enemies in controlling crop pests. In this study, we combined historical data, sticky trap sampling of tomato greenhouses and beat sampling of adjacent vegetation to identify which greenhouse characteristics, habitat management practices and landscape features favour an early colonisation of tomato greenhouses by the key mirid predator Macrolophus pygmaeus and its establishment in NE Spain. Results show that landscape composition and the use of Calendula officinalis banker plants inside the greenhouse are key factors. In general, greater amounts of herbaceous semi-natural cover at the landscape scale promoted M. pygmaeus colonisation, while the use of C. officinalis banker plants encouraged M. pygmaeus colonisation independently of the landscape context. We identified host plants adjacent to tomato greenhouses that sustain M. pygmaeus populations; however, they did not have a major effect on M. pygmaeus colonisation compared to larger landscape and banker plant effects. Early colonisation of greenhouses by this predator species also translated into lower accumulated incidence of pests at the end of the sampling period. This study demonstrates the importance of active habitat management practices in promoting the early arrival of M. pygmaeus in greenhouses with delayed spontaneous colonisation.
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Article
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Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
632 - Malalties i protecció de les plantes
Pàgines
33
Publicat per
Springer
Publicat a
Journal of Pest Sciene
Citació
Ardanuy, Agnès, Martí Figueras, Montserrat Matas, Judit Arnó, Nuria Agustí, Òscar Alomar, Ramon Albajes, and Rosa Gabarra. 2021. "Banker Plants And Landscape Composition Influence Colonisation Precocity Of Tomato Greenhouses By Mirid Predators". Journal Of Pest Science. doi:10.1007/s10340-021-01387-y.
Número de l'acord de la subvenció
EC/H2020/633999/EU/EU-CHINA Lever for IPM Demonstration/EUCLID
EC/H2020/634179/EU/Effective management of pest and harmful alien species – integrated solutions/EMPHASIS
MINECO/Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/AGL2016-77373-C2-1-R/ES/Avances en el control intregrado de plagas en cultivos hortofrutícolas: mejora del control biológico por conservación en hortícolas y frutales/CIPTOOLS
Programa
Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
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