Taro Colocasia esculenta as an alternative host plant for rearing cassava mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and its parasitoid Anagyrus lopezi (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-359
Author(s):  
Dat Nguyen Tuan ◽  
Layheng Sam ◽  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Chau Nguyen Ngoc Bao ◽  
Shun-ichiro Takano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Colocasia Esculenta ◽  
Alternative Host ◽  
Cassava Mealybug

scholarly journals Infection of alternative host plant species by Ustilago maydis

2004 ◽  
Vol 164 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia G. León-Ramírez ◽  
José Luis Cabrera-Ponce ◽  
Alfredo D. Martínez-Espinoza ◽  
Luis Herrera-Estrella ◽  
Lucila Méndez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Ustilago Maydis ◽  
Alternative Host ◽  
Host Plant Species

Populations and host-plant preferences of Earias spp. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in East Africa

1974 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Reed
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Soil Types ◽  
Alternative Host ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
Western Tanzania

AbstractIn this ecological survey conducted mainly in western Tanzania between 1962 and 1969, six species of Earias were found, including two undescribed species and E. cupreoviridis (Wlk.), which is restricted to Sida spp.; E. biplaga (Wlk.) and E. insulana (Boisd.) were the only species found on cotton and were virtually restricted to Malvales. Differences in the incidence of Malvales and the Earias larvae feeding on them were noted on a research farm and on surrounding local farms as being due to different farming practices and soil types. E. biplaga was the dominant species on cotton for most of each year and its major alternative host was Waltheria indica; E. insulana was relatively more common on cotton in the dry season and was particularly common on Abutilon spp. Populations of E. biplaga increased on W. indica early in the rainy season, then dispersed onto cotton; populations on cotton could be predicted from the size of earlier populations on W. indica and subsequent rainfall.

scholarly journals The Host-Plant Origin Affects the Morphological Traits and the Reproductive Behavior of the Aphid Parasitoid Aphelinus mali

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Ainara Peñalver-Cruz ◽  
Bruno Jaloux ◽  
Blas Lavandero
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Habitat Management ◽  
Alternative Host ◽  
Eriosoma Lanigerum ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Aphid Parasitoid ◽  
Aphelinus Mali ◽  
Biological Performance ◽  
Potential Use

Diversifying agroecosystems through habitat management inside or outside production fields can provide alternative hosts and/or prey for natural enemies. In semi-natural habitats, parasitoids may find alternative host-plant complexes (HPC) that could allow their development when pest hosts are scarce in the field. However, morphological and physiological differences between alternative and targeted HPCs could affect the preference and fitness of the parasitoids, possibly altering their efficacy in regulating pests. In the present study, we examined two Aphelinus mali parasitoid populations developing on Eriosoma lanigerum from two host plants (Malus domestica-apple trees and Pyracantha coccinea). We hypothesized that A. mali from both HPCs will show different life history traits and behaviors because primary and alternative host-plants are known to induce variations in parasitoid biological performance. Our findings indicate that A. mali originating from E. lanigerum on P. coccinea parasitized more aphids and are smaller than those originating from E. lanigerum on apple. Furthermore, these parasitoids did not significantly vary their ability to attack and oviposit apple E. lanigerum, suggesting that P. coccinea could function as a suitable banker plant for A. mali. We discuss the potential use of P. coccinea in conservation biological control of E. lanigerum in apple orchards.

Can alternative host plant and prey affect phytophagy and biological control by the zoophytophagous mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis?

BioControl ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Biondi ◽  
Lucia Zappalà ◽  
Angelo Di Mauro ◽  
Giovanna Tropea Garzia ◽  
Agatino Russo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Alternative Host ◽  
Nesidiocoris Tenuis

scholarly journals Intensity of attack caused by Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata Wiedem. (Diptera, Tephritidae) on mandarin along the Montenegrin seacoast

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-361
Author(s):  
Sanja Radonjic
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Ceratitis Capitata ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Mediterranean Fruit Fly ◽  
Alternative Host ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Citrus Species ◽  
Important Host ◽  
Mandarin Orange

Along the Montenegrin seacoast, all cultivated citrus species (mandarin, orange, lemon, grapefruit), fig, loquat and ziziphus were detected as host plants of the Ceratitis capitata Wiedem. Among those found, in economic sense, the most important host plant is mandarin Unsiu. Intensity of the attack were monitored on mandarin in 2003 and 2004 in localities Baosici, Lastva Grbaljska and Bar, and was determined as higher in 2003. The first symptoms of attack were detected, depending on locality, from middle of September until beginning of October, one to two months earlier then in 2004. The maximum number of larvae per fruit were detected in October and November (average from 13.44?0.16 to 22.82?0.13). Time of the first symptoms appearence on mandarin in September and October 2003 and in November 2004, indicate on crucial importance of alternative host plants (figs and loquat) for reproduction and increasing of C. capitata population, because later during a season its intensity of attack on mandarin, depend largely on their presence.

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