Miridae is a zoophytophagous predator widely used in integrated pest management programs in both greenhouse and openfield tomato crops. The mirid bug nesidiocoris tenuis reuter commonly appears in large numbers in protected and openair tomato crops where little or no broadspectrum insecticides are used. Laboratory feeding bioassay confirmed a potential of n. When prey is scarce, some species, such as nesidiocoris tenuis reuter, may damage plant tissue by increasing feeding on vegetative and reproductive organs. Therefore, we studied whether the 7 plantfeeding activity of n.
Mint companion plants enhance the attraction of the generalist. Abstract in a randomized complete block design experiment in orissa, india, 10 insecticides were tested against nesidiocoris tenuis on sesame cv. Sugar as nutritional supplement for the zoophytophagous. Nesidiocoris tenuis were also reared on sesame with defrosted eggs of the mediterranean flour moth, ephestia kuehniella zeller.
Gelechiidae and its damage to tomato plant recently, in india severe incidence by the invasive insect pest, the south american tomato pinworm, tuta absoluta meyrick lepidoptera. Integrated pest management of major pests and diseases in. Abim luzern, 21102009 karel bolckmans integrated pest management of the exotic invasive pest tuta absoluta. The recent detection in senegal of the tomato leaf miner, tuta absoluta meyrick lepidoptera. Nesidiocoris tenuis, of mediterranean origin, has become common in many geographical regions due to its distribution in commerce as an efficient biological control agent morphology. Apr, 2012 nesidiocoris tenuis reuter het miridae is widely used as a biological control agent of whiteflies and other pests in greenhousegrown tomatoes.
Under laboratory conditions, prey treated with six insecticides flubendiamide, spirotetramat, deltamethrin, flonicamid, metaflumizone, and sulfoxaflor were offered to n. Nesidiocoris tenuis reuter, 1895 taxonomic serial no 718594 download help nesidiocoris tenuis tsn 718594 taxonomy and nomenclature kingdom. Nesidiocoris can occasionally cause crop damage such as poor fruit setting, flower drop, feeding spots on fruit, irregular shaped flowers, clusters and fruits when the following conditions occur. Both adults and nymphs have a large appetite and feed on several species of insects and mites. These three natural enemies are commonly released in the commercial horticultural greenhouses of southeastern spain. Nesidiocoris tenuis is one of the species with the highest intrinsic risk of producing severe damage to tomato crops, because it produces fruit and flower abortion sanchez, 2008 sanchez.
Predation by nesidiocoris tenuis on bemisia tabaci and injury to tomato. Pdf sugar as nutritional supplement for the zoophytophagous. Olfactory response of naive adults of nesidiocoris tenuis to vocs from candy mint. Defensive plant responses induced by nesidiocoris tenuis hemiptera. Cyrtopeltis campyloneuropsis asper linnavuori and alsafadi, 1993. Diglyphus isaea hymenoptera, eulophidae is an ectoparasite of leafminers. Population genetic structure and postlgm expansion of the plant.
Further studies are needed to investigate the precise role of n. Miridae is an effective predator of multiple pests of vegetable crops, such as thrips, mites, aphids. Pdf lifecycle, biology, and descriptions of greenhouse biological. The effect of temperature on the functional response of female adults of nesidiocoris tenuis reuter to different densities of bemisia tabaci gennadius pupae was assessed. Myzus persicae zulzer, as well as their effect on this prey dispersal. Miridae has been found to substantially contribute to its establishment on the crop and efficient control of t.
Three constant temperatures 15, 25, and 35c and six prey densities 5, 10, 20, 35, 50, and 70 were tested over a 24h period. Nesidiocoris tenuis, of mediterranean origin, has become common in many geographical regions due to its distribution in commerce as an efficient biological control agent. Mirid nymphs leaf nesidiocoris tenuis semifield trials. In cases where olfactory receptors are stimulated by compounds that are not unique to their host plants, the host recognition depends on the particular blend of. Pdf defensive plant responses induced by nesidiocoris. The generalist predator nesidiocoris tenuis is used worldwide to control agricultural pests, but little is. There are five nymph stages before molting into an adult stage. First observations in france of cyrtopeltis nesidiocoris. This virus has a singlestranded rna genome of 10633 nucleotides nt in length, not including the polya tail, and contains two putative open reading frames orfs. Nesidiocorishas a large appetite and feeds on several species of insects and mites.
Integrated pest management of major pests and diseases in eastern europe and the caucasus monitoring it is advisable to begin monitoring symptoms from flag leaf emergence and inspect wheat crops every 4 710 days depending on the risk of infection from that time to. Stagerelated defense response induction in tomato plants by. It shows that number of necrotic rings per plant increased with decreasing t. Mass rearing of nesidiocoris tenuis abstract europe pmc. Control of sesamum mirid bug, nesidiocoris tenuis reut. Paraskevopoulos2 and grigoriou2,3 1laboratory of agricultural zoology and entomology, agricultural university of athens, 75 iera odos str. First record of nesidiocoris tenuis reuterheteroptera.
Electrical penetration technique epg and nesidiocoris tenuis published on november 9, 2017. Aleyrodidae and the invasive south american pinworm tuta absoluta meyrick. Deployment of effective biological control in the newly invaded area is urgently needed. Miridae on tomato plants article pdf available in journal of pest science 883 january 2015 with 986 reads. Nesidiocoris tenuis biology and identification figure 1. Studies on evaluation of nesidiocoris tenuis reuter. The experiments were carried out in an acclimatized room at 23.
Pdf studies on evaluation of nesidiocoris tenuis reuter. Implications of emerging plant pests for integrated pest. Miridae is an important natural enemy of several key arthropod pests. However, the relative importance of predation and herbivory for survival and development has not been clear. We found many mirid stink bugs, nesidiocoris tenuis reuter, on sesame plants outdoors, even though there were few prey. Our results are the first evidence that all motile stages of n.
Miridae is a zoophytophagous mirid used as 54 a biological control agent worldwide, including in spain, the mediterranean basin, and 55 china perezhedo and urbaneja, 2016. On sesame without moth eggs, the survival rate from egg to adult of n. Defensive plant responses induced by nesidiocoris tenuis. Gelechiidae is an important tomato pest native to south america which appeared in eastern spain at the end of 2006. Examined patent application republic of korea application. Predation by nesidiocoris tenuis on bemisia tabaci and injury. Description and biology nesidiocoris is a predatory bug of the miridae family and is found extensively in mediterranean. Characterization of damage to tomato plants produced by the zoophytophagous predator nesidiocoris tenuis. Campyloneuropsis annulatus poppius, 1914 nomenclatural variant. Population genetic structure and postlgm expansion of the. Nov 09, 2017 electrical penetration technique epg and nesidiocoris tenuis published on november 9, 2017. Surveys in 1987 revealed a number of foci of infestation in the lower rhone valley. After emerging from the last nymphal instar, the adults were put in jars where they were provided with tomato leaves of the same. Nesidiocoris tenuis, an omnivorous arthropod, infests plants in either the absence or presence of prey arthropods.
The complete genome of a novel virus from nesidiocoris tenuis was determined by rnaseq and rapid amplification of cdna ends. Nesidiocoris tenuis cyroteoverview eppo global database. May 27, 2016 the plant bug, nesidiocoris tenuis hemiptera. Our results also demonstrate the direct relationship between n. Predation by nesidiocoris tenuis on bemisia tabaci and. Nesidiocoris tenuis reuter is an efficient predatory biological control agent used throughout the mediterranean basin in tomato crops but regarded as a pest in northern european countries. Belonging to the family miridae, it is an economically important insect yet very little is known in terms of genetic information. Miridae is a common plant bug in tomato, lycopersicon esculentum miller solanaceae, and a number of vegetable crops of the mediterranean area and other places with a similar climate, like the canary islands arno et al.
However, it is also considered a pest because it can feed on tomato. Macrolophus pygmaeus heteroptera, miridae and nesidiocoris tenuis are polyphagous predators of whiteflies, the tomato borer and other pests. Pdf can alternative host plant and prey affect phytophagy and. Impact of feeding on contaminated prey on the life. In mediterranean countries the predatory mirid bug nesidiocoris tenuis has become an important player in the battle against whitefly in vegetable production, such as tomato and eggplant. Compatibility of insecticides and fungicides with the. Pdf zoophytophagy of the plantbug nesidiocoris tenuis in tomato. Integrated pest management of the exotic invasive pest tuta. The medianjoining network and splits network for nesidiocoris tenuis based on the combined mitochondrial dataset.
The generalist predator nesidiocoris tenuis is used worldwide to control agricultural pests, but little is known about whether mint can serve as a companion plant that attracts this predator. Easily combine multiple files into one pdf document. General information about nesidiocoris tenuis cyrote eppo global database. Tomato is the most important vegetable crop in spain. The predatory species, nesidiocoris tenuis reuter, 1895 heteroptera. Miridae preying on invasive insect pest tuta absoluta meyrick lepidoptera. Cyrtopeltis tenuis nesidiocoris tenuis was found infesting tomatoes under glass in southern france in the summer of 1986. It also feeds on whitefly, thrips, aphids and mites. Life cycle, host plants and symptoms of damage of the tomato. Pdf the plant bug nesidiocoris tenuis reuter, 1895 is used as a biological control agent for various crops such as tomato and paprika.
Pdf it has been proved that the omnivorous predator nesidiocoris tenuis hemiptera. Nesidiocoris nesidiocoris tenuis biological services. The aim of this work was to evaluate the predation and behavior activities of the predatory bug nesidiocoris tenuis reuter and the lady beetle cycloneda sanguinea limbifer casey on the aphid. This bug is closely related to macrolophus pygmaeus and shares similar behaviour and prey range. Miridae, is one of the most thermophilous dicyphines in agroecosystems and is widely distributed in china. Insecta, hemimetabola, hemiptera, heteroptera, miridae geographic distribution. Studies on the damage potential of the predator nesidiocoris tenuis on tomato plants. This is the case for nesidiocoris tenuis reuter hemiptera. Miridae, was collected, for the first time in senegal, from tomato fields infested with t. Toxicity of emamectin benzoate to adults of nesidiocoris. Density thresholds for nesidiocoris tenuis heteroptera.
Electrical penetration technique epg and nesidiocoris tenuis. Using life stagestructured matrix models to determine. N171 15 juin 2018 cultures tomate sous abri page 2. The generalist predator nesidiocoris tenuis is used worldwide to control agricultural pests. All motile stages can damage plants by feeding on them, whereas adult n. Life cycle, host plants and symptoms of damage of the. Gelechiidae and its rapid geographic spread, is a real concern for tomato production in africa south of the sahara. It is typically released augmentatively some weeks after transplanting and needs several weeks to establish. How to merge pdfs and combine pdf files adobe acrobat dc.
Reproduction of nesidiocoris tenuis reuter on sesame. Implications of emerging plant pests for integrated pest management emerging plant pests for greenhouse crops. These three natural enemies are commonly released in the commercial. Nesidiocoris tenuis nesidiocoris is a voracious general predator, and a major natural enemy of pests such as whiteflies, moth eggs and small grubs. The preplant release of the predator nesidiocoris tenuis reuter heteroptera. Gelechiidae was first detected at the end of 2006 in the mediterranean basin, several endemic natural enemies have been reported to prey on this exotic pest. Pdf olfactory response of the zoophytophagous mirid. Impact of feeding on contaminated prey on the life parameters. The aim of the current study was to assess whether the preplant release of n.
Stagerelated defense response induction in tomato plants. As a first step to discovering the extent to which two indigenous predators, macrolophus pygmaeus and nesidiocoris tenuis hemiptera. Studies on evaluation of nesidiocoris tenuis reuter hemiptera. Moreover, the addition of this factitious prey after the inoculative releases of n. Preplant release enhanced the earlier establishment of. The mirid bug nesidiocoris tenuis reuter heteroptera. Nesidiocoris tenuis adult koppert biological systems 8062. Uncorrect ed proof 1 original paper 2 defensive plant responses induced by nesidiocoris tenuis 3 hemiptera. Tomato bug, nesidiocoris tenuis reuter is known for its predatory habits on the major insect pests. Miridae can adapt to this invasive pest, the prey suitability of eggs and larval instars of t. Nesidiocoris tenuis late stage nymphs with wing buds the mirid bug, nesidiocoris cyrtopeltis tenuis, is not a native of the uk but there is evidence that it is moving north and has already become established in glasshouses in some northern european countries. Release rate for a preplant application of nesidiocoris. Whiteflies, the tomato borer and leafminers are among the major pests of greenhouse tomatoes in spain.
Sugar as nutritional supplement for the zoophytophagous predator nesidiocoris tenuis article pdf available in biocontrol 581 february 2012 with 505 reads how we measure reads. The bugs survived longer on tomato than on eggplant and especially sweet pepper, but could not complete development in the absence of supplemental food. Cyrtopeltis singhalesia virgator linnavuori, 1975 species. Nesidiocoris tenuis reuter is an efficient predatory biological control agent. However, timing for releases could affect biological control. Nesidiocoris tenuis is a zoophytophagous predatory bug with extended application for biocontrol of important pests in tomato in the mediterranean basin. Punaise predatrice nesidiocoris tenuis reuter, 1895.
The adults are bright green, about 56 mm in length with black spots on. Factsheet 0317 nesidiocoris tenuis biology and identification figure 1. Fenthion, monocrotophos, dimethoate and phenthoate all at 0. Defensive plant responses induced by nesidiocoris tenuis proof. Characterization of a novel rna virus from nesidiocoris. Integrated pest management of the exotic invasive pest. Nesidiocoris tenuis or some other native species like. Predation by nesidiocoris tenuis on bemisia tabaci and injury to tomato javier calvo. It also feeds on other pests such as thrips, two spotted mite and aphids. Nesidiocoris tenuis were also reared on sesame with defrosted eggs of the. Nesidiocoris tenuis is known to be a predator of whiteflies, thrips and several other pest species. About europe pmc funders joining europe pmc governance roadmap outreach. Nesidiocoris tenuis is a predatory mired bug that can be found in nature in the mediterranean region and on the canary islands. This study evaluates this route of pesticide intake on the omnivorous predator nesidiocoris tenuis reuter hemiptera.
Integrated pest management of the exotic invasive pest tuta absoluta. It preys on eggs and neonate larvae of fruit borer, leaf eating caterpillar, stem borer and tomato pin worm. Campyloneuropsis asper linnavuori and alsafadi, 1993 nomenclatural variant. In recent years, the predatory mired bug nesidiocoris tenuis has become an important player in the battle against whitefly in vegetable production, such as tomato. More than 200 authors from the west palaearctic regional section, and also from other regions, produced a total of sixty full articles and seven abstracts that constitute this volume. Nesidiocoris tenuis is a zoophytophagous mirid with biological control potential. Implications of emerging plant pests for integrated pest management johannette klapwijk. Molecular diagnosis of the biological control agent nesidiocoris. Nesidiocoris tenuis information sheet biological services. As lesions merge, large areas of the leaf may appear blighted or entire. Nesidiocoris is a predatory bug of the miridae family and is found. The voc blend of candy mint is qualitatively different from that of spearmint. Miridae, a widely used biological control agent bca which has been extremely effective in controlling some key tomato pests, including the tobacco whitefly bemisia tabaci gennadius hemiptera.
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