Fitness and Field Performance of a Mass-Reared Biological Control Agent,Rhinoncomimus latipes(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 923-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hough-Goldstein ◽  
A. R. Stout ◽  
J. A. Schoenstein
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Rhinoncomimus Latipes

Monitored releases of Rhinoncomimus latipes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a biological control agent of mile-a-minute weed (Persicaria perfoliata), 2004–2008

2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 450-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Hough-Goldstein ◽  
Mark A. Mayer ◽  
Wayne Hudson ◽  
George Robbins ◽  
Patricia Morrison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Rhinoncomimus Latipes ◽  
Persicaria Perfoliata

scholarly journals An Insight into the Role of Trissolcus mitsukurii as Biological Control Agent of Halyomorpha halys in Northeastern Italy

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Scaccini ◽  
Martina Falagiarda ◽  
Francesco Tortorici ◽  
Isabel Martinez-Sañudo ◽  
Paola Tirello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Egg Parasitoid ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
The Other ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Halyomorpha Halys ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Northeastern Italy

Sustainable strategies such as classical or augmentative biological control are currently being evaluated for the long-term management of the alien invasive pest Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). A three-year study carried out in northeastern Italy was performed to investigate the distribution and field performance of the H. halys egg parasitoid Trissolcus mitsukurii (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), in comparison with other parasitoid species. In the study area, adventive populations of T. mitsukurii were present since 2016, representing the earliest detection of this species in Europe. Trissolcus mitsukurii was the most abundant parasitoid and showed a higher “parasitoid impact” (i.e., number of parasitized eggs over the total number of field-collected eggs) compared to the other species, i.e., Anastatus bifasciatus (Geoffroy) (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) and Trissolcus kozlovi Rjachovskij (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). The hyperparasitoid Acroclisoides sinicus (Huang and Liao) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) was also recorded. Phylogenetic analysis of T. mitsukurii population distinguished two clades, one covering samples from Italy, Japan and China, the other from South Korea. The present study provides promising results for the biological control of a pest that is having a dramatic impact on a wide range of crops worldwide.

Impact of the biological control agent Rhinoncomimus latipes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on mile-a-minute weed, Persicaria perfoliata, in field cages

2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Hough-Goldstein ◽  
Megan Schiff ◽  
Ellen Lake ◽  
Brian Butterworth
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Rhinoncomimus Latipes ◽  
Persicaria Perfoliata
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