scholarly journals Allium cepa L. responses when Gaeolaelaps aculeifer Canestrini and Parasitus bituberosus Karg are used to control Thrips tabaci Lindeman

Author(s):  
Mayerly Alejandra Castro-López ◽  
John Wilson Martínez-Osorio

Thrips tabaci Lindemann is the main insect pest of Allium cepa L., causing both direct and indirect damage to crops. T. tabaci is controlled by applying chemically synthesized products; however, this insect has already developed resistance to organophosphates, carbamates, and pyrethroids. This study evaluated the effect of soil predatory mites (Gaeolaelaps aculeifer Canestrini and Parasitus bituberosus Karg) on the population density of T. tabaci in potted bulb onion (Allium cepa L.) plants and on the response of physiological variables related to photosynthesis and plant development. Seven treatments were evaluated that released 50, 75 or 100 G. aculeifer or P. bituberosus adults, along with a control without predatory mites. Significant differences (P≤0.05) in the population density of T. tabaci were observed for 13 weeks, with a 78% reduction of individuals in the presence of G. aculeifer and a 72% reduction with P. bituberosus, regardless of mite density, as compared to the control. In addition, the relative chlorophyll index, foliar area, dry leaf weight and fresh bulb weight increased, as compared to the control. The application of 100 individuals of the two species recorded the highest values in the evaluated variables. These results indicate that G. aculeifer and P. bituberosus controls should be explored as an option for integrated T. tabaci management.

1969 ◽  
Vol 92 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 87-101
Author(s):  
Irma Cabrera-Asencio ◽  
Alberto L. Vélez

The use of insecticides to decrease Thrips tabaci and Liriomyza trifolii population in onion (Allium cepa L.) was evaluated for two consecutive years.The insecticides most frequently used by farmers were evaluated: cypermethrin, avermectin, oxamyl, azadirachtin and dimetyl. A treatment with water only, plus the control, was also evaluated. It was observed that the use of cypermethrin resulted in the least number of nymphs and adults of Thrips tabaci and the best onion yield. As for Liriomyza trifolii, it was observed that the use of avermectin and cypermecthrin resulted in the least numbers of larvae.


2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Antônio de S. Gonçalves ◽  
Carlos Roberto Sousa e Silva

Analisou-se a relação entre adubação orgânica e a incidência de Thrips tabaci Lind. em cebola (Allium cepa L), na EE de Ituporanga, entre agosto e dezembro de 1998. Os tratamentos foram determinados de acordo com a necessidade de N para a cultura pela análise de solo. Empregou-se como fonte orgânica diversos adubos fornecendo 75 Kg/ha de N (esterco suíno; adubo Barriga Verde® proveniente de esterco de aves; composto orgânico; esterco de peru; húmus); 37,5 Kg/ha de N (metade da dose normal com esterco de suíno); as testemunhas foram adubação mineral fornecendo 30-120-60 kg/ha de N-P2O5-K2O e o dobro da dose (60-240-120 kg/ha de N-P2O5-K2O); e testemunha sem adubação. Nenhum tratamento apresentou incidência de T. tabaci superior à testemunha sem adubo. A adubação mineral em relação à orgânica não favoreceu significativamente a incidência de T. tabaci . O processo de conversão do manejo do solo da área experimental de convencional para orgânico pode ter favorecido a infestação similar do inseto entre tratamentos. No período de maior incidência de T. tabaci, a relação com nutrientes foi descrita por um modelo envolvendo K/Zn, B e N de maneira positiva. A correlação entre nutrientes e T. tabaci não foi linear na maioria das avaliações. A adubação orgânica pode substituir a adubação mineral na cultura da cebola, pois foi possível atingir níveis de produtividade similares para ambos tratamentos.


Agrotecnia ◽  
1999 ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
A. Driutti

La cebolla <i>(Allium cepa L.)</i> es el cultivo más importante de la región del Alto Valle de ltajaí, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Este cultivo tiene una elevada dependencia de los insumos químicos, siendo el trips <i>(Thrips tabaci Lind.)</i> la plaga más importante. En la búsqueda del desarrollo de métodos agroecológicos de producción, los objetivos del presente trabajo fueron: 1) verificar la influencia de la introducción de algunas especies de plantas en las borduras y en líneas intercaladas en el cultivo, en el control biológico natural de <i>T. tabaci</i>, y 2) evaluar el potencial del control biológico natural de <i>T. tabaci</i> por larvas de sírfidos (Diptera:Syrphidae). Los experimentos fueron conducidos en ltuporanga, SC, en los años 1996 y 1997. El cultivo se desarrolló sin utilización de fertilizantes químicos y o productos de síntesis química. En los experimentos 1y11 se ensayó la introducción de una mezcla de especies en las borduras, a saber: trigo sarraceno, maíz, girasol, repollo y nabo forrajero. En el experimento 111 se ensayó el efecto de la siembra de nabo forrajero en las borduras y en líneas paralelas entre las líneas del cultivo de cebolla. Se constató que la siembra de especies atractivas para los predatores en las borduras, y de líneas en el interior del cultivo, reduce la densidad poblacional de <i>T. tabaci</i> en las plantas de cebolla. No se encontró una relación de dependencia entre las poblaciones de <i>T. tabaci</i> y larvas de sírfidos. Concluimos que en condiciones de cultivo agroecológico de cebolla, se verificó un efecto favorable en el control biológico natural de este insecto, y que este proceso se efectúa por varias especies antagonistas, no conocidas en su totalidad.


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Olczyk ◽  
Maria Pobożniak

AbstractWe determined the abundance, species composition, sex ratio and seasonal dynamics of thrips on one cultivar of Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum) and eight cultivars of onion (Allium cepa) in South Poland within three vegetation seasons (2014–2016). Nine species of Thysanoptera were identified on A. cepa and A. fistulosum. Irrespective of the onion cultivar, Thrips tabaci was the dominant species (64.4% of all collected thrips specimens), while Frankliniella intonsa also occurred in high numbers (28.3%). Conversely, Welsh onion was most often inhabited by F. intonsa (62.7%), although T. tabaci was also numerous (28.3%). The predatory Aeolothrips intermedius accounted for 4.5% on A. cepa and 2.9% on A. fistulosum. In the most numerous species, T. tabaci, F. intonsa and A. intermedius populations were formed mainly by females. The cultivar most colonised by thrips was Kroll of A. fistulosum. The tested cultivars of A. cepa demonstrated varying degrees of attractiveness to thrips in the subsequent years. The relationship between populations of T. tabaci, F. intonsa and A. intermedius changed in the subsequent months of the growing season. In June, mainly T. tabaci and F. intonsa occurred on onion plants, while from July, the percentage shares of F. intonsa and the predatory A. intermedius in the thrips population on many onion cultivars increased. The level of attractiveness of A. cepa related to onion thrips, which is reported as a main pest of onion, varies depending on the year and cultivar.


2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 1255-1257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Antonio de Souza Gonçalves ◽  
Carlos Roberto Sousa e Silva

O efeito da adubação mineral e orgânica sobre a densidade populacional de Thrips tabaci Lind. em cebola, Allium cepa L., foi avaliado na Estação Experimental de Ituporanga, SC (Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina), entre agosto e dezembro de 1998. Os tratamentos foram níveis de adubação mineral com N, P2O5 e K2O em dose recomendada e três vezes a recomendada, adubação orgânica e a testemunha foi a ausência de adubação. Os tratamentos foram as seguintes doses de nutrientes: 1) 30 + 120 + 60kg ha-1 de NPK; 2) 90 + 360 + 180kg ha-1 de NPK; 3) 75kg ha-1 de N; 4) 225kg ha-1 de N; 5) 80kg ha-1 de P2O5; 6) 240kg ha-1 de P2O5; 7) 60kg ha-1 de K2O; 8) 180kg ha-1 de K2O; 9) 75kg ha-1 de N + 80kg ha-1 de P2O5 (esterco de suíno + fosfato natural); 10) 225kg ha-1 de N + 240kg ha-1 de P2O5 (esterco de suíno + fosfato natural); 11) 37,5kg ha-1 de N + 40kg ha-1 de P2O5 (esterco de suíno + fosfato natural); testemunha sem adubação. Nenhuma das fontes e níveis de adubação apresentaram nível populacional de T. tabaci superior à testemunha sem adubo.


Acarologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 394-402
Author(s):  
Mayerly Alejandra Castro-López ◽  
Augusto Ramírez-Godoy ◽  
Wilson Martínez Osorio ◽  
Diana Rueda-Ramírez

Thrips tabaci Lindeman is one of the main insect pests of onion (Allium cepa L.) in Colombia and several other countries. Strategies for its control are currently based on the use of chemical products. In a recent survey, Gaeolaelaps aculeifer (Canestrini) and Parasitus bituberosus Karg, two soil-dwelling predatory mite species (Acari: Mesostigmata), were found associated with this crop at Boyacá department, Colombia. Given that T. tabaci spends its pre-pupal and pupal stages in the soil, this study was conducted to evaluate the predation and oviposition of G. aculeifer and P. bituberosus on these developmental stages under laboratory conditions. The predators consumed up to 6.8 ± 0.52 and 6.9 ± 0.45 T. tabaci pre-pupae/ pupae, respectively, when offered 6 –10 prey a day. The maximum oviposition rates were 4.4 ± 0.25 eggs/female/day for G. aculeifer and 6.9 ± 0.26 eggs/female/day for P. bituberosus, with a mean egg viability higher than 91% for both predators. These results suggest that the evaluated predators may affect the population of T. tabaci under field conditions, and that the conduction of complementary studies on those predators is warranted, envisioning their practical use for T. tabaci control in Colombia.


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