Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta

Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is one of the most devastating pests of tomato crops worldwide. Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus Spinola (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a predator that can complete its life cycle by preying only on T. absoluta eggs from irradiated parental males or untreated parent...

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Autores principales: Candas, Lucas, Cagnotti, Cynthia Lorena, Lopez, Silvia Noemi
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21123
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-023-10239-w
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-023-10239-w
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author Candas, Lucas
Cagnotti, Cynthia Lorena
Lopez, Silvia Noemi
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description Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is one of the most devastating pests of tomato crops worldwide. Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus Spinola (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a predator that can complete its life cycle by preying only on T. absoluta eggs from irradiated parental males or untreated parents. The Inherited Sterility technique (IS) is an environmentally friendly option to control lepidopteran pests whose efficiency is improved when combined with other compatible methods, such as biological control (BC). The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of integrating T. cucurbitaceus with the IS technique for the suppression of T. absoluta population. Four treatments were carried out in cages in a greenhouse: T1, where untreated T. absoluta adults were released; T2, consisting of the release of irradiated T. absoluta adults in an over-flooding ratio of 15:1 (irradiated:untreated adults); T3, consisting of the release of couples of T. cucurbitaceus; and T4, consisting of the combination of T2 and T3 (IS-BC combination). The number of T. absoluta eggs and larvae in each treatment and the number of T. cucurbitaceus nymphs and adults in T3 and T4 were counted twice a week during three generations of T. absoluta. In all the larval population peaks, the number of individuals was higher in T1 than in the other treatments. The highest population suppression was obtained in T4 compared to the other treatments. These results show that combining T. cucurbitaceus with the IS technique is a useful approach to control the T. absoluta population.
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spelling INTA211232025-06-25T09:55:28Z Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta Candas, Lucas Cagnotti, Cynthia Lorena Lopez, Silvia Noemi Tuta absoluta Gelechiidae Hemiptera Control Biológico Tomate Plagas de Plantas Biological Control Tomatoes Plant Pests Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus Inherited Sterility Technique Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is one of the most devastating pests of tomato crops worldwide. Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus Spinola (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a predator that can complete its life cycle by preying only on T. absoluta eggs from irradiated parental males or untreated parents. The Inherited Sterility technique (IS) is an environmentally friendly option to control lepidopteran pests whose efficiency is improved when combined with other compatible methods, such as biological control (BC). The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of integrating T. cucurbitaceus with the IS technique for the suppression of T. absoluta population. Four treatments were carried out in cages in a greenhouse: T1, where untreated T. absoluta adults were released; T2, consisting of the release of irradiated T. absoluta adults in an over-flooding ratio of 15:1 (irradiated:untreated adults); T3, consisting of the release of couples of T. cucurbitaceus; and T4, consisting of the combination of T2 and T3 (IS-BC combination). The number of T. absoluta eggs and larvae in each treatment and the number of T. cucurbitaceus nymphs and adults in T3 and T4 were counted twice a week during three generations of T. absoluta. In all the larval population peaks, the number of individuals was higher in T1 than in the other treatments. The highest population suppression was obtained in T4 compared to the other treatments. These results show that combining T. cucurbitaceus with the IS technique is a useful approach to control the T. absoluta population. Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola (IMYZA) Fil: Candás, Lucas. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola (IMyZA); Argentina Fil: Cagnotti, Cynthia Lorena. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola (IMyZA); Argentina Fil: Lopez, Silvia Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola (IMyZA); Argentina 2025-02-04T12:47:21Z 2025-02-04T12:47:21Z 2024-01-20 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21123 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-023-10239-w 1573-8248 (online) 1386-6141 (impreso) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-023-10239-w eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PE-E4-I074-001/2019-PE-E4-I074-001/AR./Manejo Integrado de Plagas info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Springer BioControl 69 : 29–37 (Enero 2024)
spellingShingle Tuta absoluta
Gelechiidae
Hemiptera
Control Biológico
Tomate
Plagas de Plantas
Biological Control
Tomatoes
Plant Pests
Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus
Inherited Sterility Technique
Candas, Lucas
Cagnotti, Cynthia Lorena
Lopez, Silvia Noemi
Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta
title Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta
title_full Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta
title_fullStr Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta
title_full_unstemmed Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta
title_short Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta
title_sort integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner tuta absoluta
topic Tuta absoluta
Gelechiidae
Hemiptera
Control Biológico
Tomate
Plagas de Plantas
Biological Control
Tomatoes
Plant Pests
Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus
Inherited Sterility Technique
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21123
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-023-10239-w
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-023-10239-w
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