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Associated cultivated plants in tomato cropping systems structure arthropod communities and increase the Helicoverpa armigera regulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2019

A.G. Dassou ,
S.D. Vodouhè ,
A. Bokonon-Ganta ,
G. Goergen ,
A. Chailleux ,
A. Dansi ,
D. Carval  and
P. Tixier Open the ORCID record for P. Tixier [Opens in a new window]
A.G. Dassou
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Plant and Animal Breeding (BIORAVE); Faculty of Sciences and Technology; BP 14 Dassa; UNSTIM, Benin
S.D. Vodouhè
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, Socio-Anthropology and Communication for Rural Development (DESAC), Faculty of Agronomic Sciences (FSA), UAC, Cotonou, Benin
A. Bokonon-Ganta
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Production (DPV), Faculty of Agronomic Sciences (FSA), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 BP 526 RC, Cotonou, Benin
G. Goergen
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (Benin Station), 08 BP 0932 Tri Postal, Cotonou, Benin
A. Chailleux
Affiliation:
Biopass, Cirad-ISRA-UCAD-IRD, Dakar, Senegal CIRAD, UPR Hortsys, 18524 Dakar, Sénégal GECO, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
A. Dansi
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Plant and Animal Breeding (BIORAVE); Faculty of Sciences and Technology; BP 14 Dassa; UNSTIM, Benin
D. Carval
Affiliation:
GECO, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France CIRAD, UPR GECO, F-34398 Montpellier, France
P. Tixier*
Affiliation:
GECO, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France CIRAD, UPR GECO, F-34398 Montpellier, France
*
*Author for correspondence Phone: +33 4 67 61 59 90 E-mail: tixier@cirad.fr
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Abstract

Cultivating plant mixtures is expected to provide a higher productivity and a better control of pests and diseases. The structure of the arthropod community is a major driver of the magnitude of natural pest regulations.

With the aim of optimizing pest management, a study was carried out to determine the effect of the cropping system type (tomato mono-cropping vs. mixed-cropping) on the diversity and abundance of arthropods from three trophic groups (herbivores, omnivores, predators) and the abundance of Helicoverpa armigera. Therefore, the diversity of cultivated plants and arthropod communities was assessed within tomato fields from 30 farmer's fields randomly selected in South of Benin. Results showed that the arthropod abundance was significantly higher in mixed-cropping systems compared with mono-cropping systems, although the crop type did not alter significantly the arthropod diversity, evenness, and richness. At the level of taxa, the abundances of generalist predators including ants (Pheidole spp., and Paltothyreus tarsatus) and spiders (Araneus spp. and Erigone sp.) were significantly higher in mixed fields than in mono-crop fields. Then, the abundances of omnivore-predator trophic groups have a negative significant effect on the H. armigera abundance. This study allowed better understanding of how plant diversity associated to tomato fields structures arthropod's food webs to finally enhance the ecological management of H. armigera.

Keywords

ecological managementfood webnatural regulationHelicoverpa armigeraants
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 109 , Issue 6 , December 2019 , pp. 733 - 740
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