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Biological traits of the predatory mirid Macrolophus praeclarus, a candidate biocontrol agent for the Neotropical region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2021

Meritxell Pérez-Hedo Open the ORCID record for Meritxell Pérez-Hedo [Opens in a new window] ,
Carolina Gallego ,
Amy Roda ,
Barry Kostyk ,
Mónica Triana ,
Fernando Alférez Open the ORCID record for Fernando Alférez [Opens in a new window] ,
Philip A. Stansly ,
Jawwad Qureshi  and
Alberto Urbaneja Open the ORCID record for Alberto Urbaneja [Opens in a new window]
Meritxell Pérez-Hedo*
Affiliation:
Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología. Unidad de Entomología. Carretera CV-315, Km 10'7 - 46113Moncada, Spain
Carolina Gallego
Affiliation:
Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología. Unidad de Entomología. Carretera CV-315, Km 10'7 - 46113Moncada, Spain
Amy Roda
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Miami, Florida33158, USA
Barry Kostyk
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, Florida34142, USA
Mónica Triana
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, Florida34142, USA
Fernando Alférez
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, Florida34142, United States of America
Philip A. Stansly
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, Florida34142, USA
Jawwad Qureshi
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, Florida34142, USA
Alberto Urbaneja
Affiliation:
Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología. Unidad de Entomología. Carretera CV-315, Km 10'7 - 46113Moncada, Spain
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Author for correspondence: Meritxell Pérez-Hedo, Email: mperezh@ivia.es
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Abstract

The predatory mirid Macrolophus praeclarus is widely distributed throughout the Americas, and is reported to prey upon several horticultural pest species. However, little is known about its biology, thermal requirements, crop odour preferences, phytophagy, and capability to induce defensive responses in plants. When five temperatures studied (20, 25, 30, 33 and 35°C) were tested and Ephestia kuehniella was used as prey, the developmental time from egg to adult on tomato, was longest at 20°C (56.3 d) and shortest at 33°C (22.7 d). The ability of nymphs to develop to adults decreased as the temperature increased, with the highest number of nymphs reaching the adult stage at 20°C (78.0%) and lowest at 35°C (0%). The lower and upper developmental thresholds were estimated at 11.2° and 35.3°C, respectively. The maximum developmental rate occurred at 31.7°C and the thermal constant was 454.0 ± 8.1 degree days. The highest predation rate of E. kuehniella eggs was obtained at 30°C. In Y-tube olfactory choice tests, M. praeclarus selected tomato, sweet pepper and eggplant odours more frequently than no plant control treatment. Macrolophus praeclarus feeding did not damage tomato plants compared to another zoophytophagous mirid, Nesidiocoris tenuis, which caused necrotic rings. The phytophagy of M. praeclarus induced defensive responses in tomato plants through the upregulation of the jasmonic acid metabolic pathway. The implications of the findings for using M. praeclarus in tomato biological control programmes in the Americas are discussed.

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Defensive plant responseshost plant preferenceplant damagepredation capacitythermal requirementstomato
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 111 , Issue 4 , August 2021 , pp. 429 - 437
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