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The potential of Dicyphus hesperus as a biological control agent of potato psyllid and sweetpotato whitefly in tomato

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

F.J. Calvo ,
A. Torres ,
E.J. González  and
M.B. Velázquez
F.J. Calvo*
Affiliation:
R & D Department, Koppert España S.L. Calle Cobre, 22. Polígono Ind. Ciudad del Transporte. 04745 La Mojonera, Almería (España), Spain
A. Torres
Affiliation:
R&D Department, Koppert México SA de CV, Circuito el Marqués Norte 82, Parque Ind. El Marqués, Querétaro, México. E-mail: atorres@koppert.mx.com
E.J. González
Affiliation:
R&D Department, Koppert México SA de CV, Circuito el Marqués Norte 82, Parque Ind. El Marqués, Querétaro, México. E-mail: atorres@koppert.mx.com
M.B. Velázquez
Affiliation:
R&D Department, Koppert México SA de CV, Circuito el Marqués Norte 82, Parque Ind. El Marqués, Querétaro, México. E-mail: atorres@koppert.mx.com
*
*Author for correspondence: Phone: +34 659072651 Fax: +34902431395 E-mail: jcalvo@koppert.es
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Abstract

The potential of the mirid predator Dicyphus hesperus Knight (Heteroptera: Miridae) as a biological control agent of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and the potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli Sulcer (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in tomato was investigated in two experiments. The first experiment focused on the study of the life history traits of D. hesperus when fed on nymphs of the potato psyllid compared with the factitious prey Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyrallidae) eggs. Although reproductive and development rates were higher on E. kuehniella eggs, the predator exhibited a good intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm) when feeding on B. cockerelli nymphs (rm: B. cockerelli 0.069 ± 0.0001; E. kuehniella 0.078 ± 0.0001), thus reflecting good potential as a biocontrol agent of this pest. The second experiment focused on the efficacy of D. hesperus as a biocontrol agent of the potato psyllid and the sweetpotato whitefly in a tomato greenhouse. Prey species were offered individually or together in a series of five treatments in greenhouse cages. Results showed that the predator was able to establish and suppress populations of both pests inhabiting tomato plants when pests occurred alone or together. Thus, D. hesperus was demonstrated to be a suitable biocontrol agent of these two important pests that could be used in tomato greenhouses.

Keywords

greenhouse cropsMiridaeBemisia tabaciBactericera cockerelliaugmentation
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 108 , Issue 6 , December 2018 , pp. 765 - 772
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