Evaluation of native plant flower characteristics for conservation biological control of Prays oleae.
Bull Entomol Res
; 106(2): 249-57, 2016 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Several studies have shown that manipulating flowering weeds within an agroecosystem can have an important role in pest control by natural enemies, by providing them nectar and pollen, which are significant sources of nutrition for adults. The aim of this study was to assess if the olive moth, Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788) (Lepidoptera Praydidae), and five of its main natural enemies, the parasitoid species Chelonus elaeaphilus Silvestri (Hymenoptera Braconidae), Apanteles xanthostigma (Haliday) (Hymenoptera Braconidae), Ageniaspis fuscicollis (Dalman) (Hymenoptera Encyrtidae) and Elasmus flabellatus (Fonscolombe) (Hymenoptera Eulophidae), as well as the predator Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera Chrysopidae), can theoretically access the nectar from 21 flowering weeds that naturally occur in olive groves. Thus, the architecture of the flowers as well as the mouthpart structure and/or the head and thorax width of the pest and its enemies were analyzed. The results suggested that all beneficial insects were able to reach nectar of the plant species from Apiaceae family, i.e. Conopodium majus (Gouan) Loret, Daucus carota L. and Foeniculum vulgare Mill., as well as Asparagus acutifolius L., Echium plantagineum L., Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., Raphanus raphanistrum L., Lonicera hispanica Boiss. et Reut., Silene gallica L., Spergula arvensis L., Hypericum perforatum L., Calamintha baetica Boiss. et Reut, Malva neglecta Wallr. and Linaria saxatilis (L.) Chaz. P. oleae was not able to access nectar from five plant species, namely Andryala integrifolia L., Chondrilla juncea L., Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter, Sonchus asper (L.) Hill and Lavandula stoechas L.
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Assunto principal:
Controle Biológico de Vetores
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Olea
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Flores
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Himenópteros
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Mariposas
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Bull Entomol Res
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal