Laboratory and field studies to evaluate the potential of an open rearing system of Lysiphlebus testaceipes for the control of Aphis craccivora in Argentina

The aim of this work was to examine, both in the field and in the laboratory, ecological aspects of selected plant–aphid–parasitoid interactions to evaluate their potential for the open rearing of the parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae) for the control of Aphis cra...

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Autores principales: Zumoffen, Leticia, Tavella, Julia Rita, Signorini, Marcelo, Salvo, Silvia Adriana
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Acceso en línea:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-015-9698-8
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3316
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-015-9698-8
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author Zumoffen, Leticia
Tavella, Julia Rita
Signorini, Marcelo
Salvo, Silvia Adriana
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description The aim of this work was to examine, both in the field and in the laboratory, ecological aspects of selected plant–aphid–parasitoid interactions to evaluate their potential for the open rearing of the parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae) for the control of Aphis craccivora (Koch) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in alfalfa agroecosystems. To this end quantitative samplings of parasitoids and aphids were made fortnightly in three alfalfa crop fields and their spontaneously vegetated edges, in Rafaela (Santa Fe, Argentina), during three years (2009–2011). Three sink webs based on L. testaceipes, on a per-year basis, were constructed to assess the strength of the interactions established by aphids and parasitoids, the host ranges of alternative aphid species, and the tendencies in parasitoid host use across years. In the laboratory, emergence rates, parasitism rates, larval and pupal development times, and adult lifespan of L. testaceipes were analyzed by means of choice tests, including the alternative and the target aphid species in the assays. About 84 % of adults of L. testaceipes obtained in the samples came from Aphis nerii (Boyer de Fonscolombe), an innocuous aphid species only associated with plants of the genus Araujia Brotero (Apocynaceae). Based on our results, the system proposed has many features that support its feasibility to be used as an open rearing system of L. testaceipes: unrisky alternative aphid, easy reproduction of the banker plant and similar suitability of innocuous and pest aphid species for the parasitoid to oviposit and complete their development without noticeably preference for specific hosts.
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spelling INTA33162018-09-10T12:41:27Z Laboratory and field studies to evaluate the potential of an open rearing system of Lysiphlebus testaceipes for the control of Aphis craccivora in Argentina Zumoffen, Leticia Tavella, Julia Rita Signorini, Marcelo Salvo, Silvia Adriana Aphis craccivora Lysiphlebus testaceipes Control Biológico Parasitoides Medicago Sativa Experimentación en Laboratorio Experimentación en Campo Biological Control Parasitoids Laboratory Experimentation Field Experimentation Argentina Alfalfa The aim of this work was to examine, both in the field and in the laboratory, ecological aspects of selected plant–aphid–parasitoid interactions to evaluate their potential for the open rearing of the parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae) for the control of Aphis craccivora (Koch) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in alfalfa agroecosystems. To this end quantitative samplings of parasitoids and aphids were made fortnightly in three alfalfa crop fields and their spontaneously vegetated edges, in Rafaela (Santa Fe, Argentina), during three years (2009–2011). Three sink webs based on L. testaceipes, on a per-year basis, were constructed to assess the strength of the interactions established by aphids and parasitoids, the host ranges of alternative aphid species, and the tendencies in parasitoid host use across years. In the laboratory, emergence rates, parasitism rates, larval and pupal development times, and adult lifespan of L. testaceipes were analyzed by means of choice tests, including the alternative and the target aphid species in the assays. About 84 % of adults of L. testaceipes obtained in the samples came from Aphis nerii (Boyer de Fonscolombe), an innocuous aphid species only associated with plants of the genus Araujia Brotero (Apocynaceae). Based on our results, the system proposed has many features that support its feasibility to be used as an open rearing system of L. testaceipes: unrisky alternative aphid, easy reproduction of the banker plant and similar suitability of innocuous and pest aphid species for the parasitoid to oviposit and complete their development without noticeably preference for specific hosts. EEA Rafaela Fil: Zumoffen, Leticia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Tavella, Julia Rita. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Signorini, Marcelo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Salvo, Silvia Adriana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina 2018-09-10T12:40:09Z 2018-09-10T12:40:09Z 2016-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-015-9698-8 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3316 1386-6141 1573-8248 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-015-9698-8 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf BioControl 61 (1) : 23–33 (February 2016)
spellingShingle Aphis craccivora
Lysiphlebus testaceipes
Control Biológico
Parasitoides
Medicago Sativa
Experimentación en Laboratorio
Experimentación en Campo
Biological Control
Parasitoids
Laboratory Experimentation
Field Experimentation
Argentina
Alfalfa
Zumoffen, Leticia
Tavella, Julia Rita
Signorini, Marcelo
Salvo, Silvia Adriana
Laboratory and field studies to evaluate the potential of an open rearing system of Lysiphlebus testaceipes for the control of Aphis craccivora in Argentina
title Laboratory and field studies to evaluate the potential of an open rearing system of Lysiphlebus testaceipes for the control of Aphis craccivora in Argentina
title_full Laboratory and field studies to evaluate the potential of an open rearing system of Lysiphlebus testaceipes for the control of Aphis craccivora in Argentina
title_fullStr Laboratory and field studies to evaluate the potential of an open rearing system of Lysiphlebus testaceipes for the control of Aphis craccivora in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Laboratory and field studies to evaluate the potential of an open rearing system of Lysiphlebus testaceipes for the control of Aphis craccivora in Argentina
title_short Laboratory and field studies to evaluate the potential of an open rearing system of Lysiphlebus testaceipes for the control of Aphis craccivora in Argentina
title_sort laboratory and field studies to evaluate the potential of an open rearing system of lysiphlebus testaceipes for the control of aphis craccivora in argentina
topic Aphis craccivora
Lysiphlebus testaceipes
Control Biológico
Parasitoides
Medicago Sativa
Experimentación en Laboratorio
Experimentación en Campo
Biological Control
Parasitoids
Laboratory Experimentation
Field Experimentation
Argentina
Alfalfa
url https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-015-9698-8
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3316
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-015-9698-8
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