Biological control needs evolutionary perspectives of ecological interactions

A Sentis, JL Hemptinne, A Magro… - Evolutionary …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
While ecological interactions have been identified as determinant for biological control
efficiency, the role of evolution remains largely underestimated in biological control …

Natural selection and genetic diversity maintenance in a parasitic wasp during continuous biological control application

B Li, Y Duan, Z Du, X Wang, S Liu, Z Feng… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Aphidius gifuensis is a parasitoid wasp and primary endoparasitoid enemy of the peach
potato aphid, Myzus persicae. Artificially reared, captive wasps of this species have been …

Genomics of insect natural enemies in agroecosystems

X Ye, Y Yang, Q Fang, G Ye - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Currently, a wealth of genomic data is now accessible for numerous insect natural enemies,
serving as valuable resources that deepen our understanding of the genetic basis of …

Do aphids in Dutch sweet pepper greenhouses carry heritable elements that protect them against biocontrol parasitoids?

MM Beekman, SH Donner, JJH Litjens… - Evolutionary …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biological control (biocontrol) of crop pests is a sustainable alternative to the use of
biodiversity and organismal health‐harming chemical pesticides. Aphids can be biologically …

Cereal aphid parasitoids in Europe (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae): taxonomy, biodiversity, and ecology

Ž Tomanović, NG Kavallieratos, Z Ye, EP Nika… - Insects, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Here, we review the current knowledge on the taxonomy, biodiversity, and
ecology of cereal aphid parasitoids in Europe, which include 26 cereal aphid primary …

Effect of the landscape on insect pests and associated natural enemies in greenhouses crops: the strawberry study case

M Doehler, D Chauvin, A Le Ralec, É Vanespen… - Insects, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The surrounding environment of greenhouses presents habitats, refuges,
shelters, or food sources for insects, representing sources of risk for crop colonization by …

After spring, after crops: which alternative hosts for the generalist parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)?

SAP Derocles, Y Navasse, P Gardin, C Buchard… - Applied Entomology and …, 2023‏ - Springer
Generalist aphid parasitoids seem to behave as specialists at the local scale. The temporal
pattern of host exploitation by parasitoids is key to understand this result. We investigated …

Peranan serangga untuk mendukung sistem pertanian berkelanjutan

AR Vanderi, A Arsi, M Utami, A Bintang… - Seminar Nasional …, 2021‏ - conference.unsri.ac.id
Abstract Vanderi AR, Arsi A, Utami M, Bintang A, Amanda DS, Sakinah AN, Malini R. 2021.
The role of insects to support sustainable agriculture systems. In: Herlinda S et al.(Eds.) …

Assessment of fitness traits of pure and mixed crosses of Mastrus ridens populations to improve classical biological control of codling moth

WRM Sandanayaka, HK Jenkins, VA Davis… - Biological Control, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Populations of natural enemies in classical biological control programs often undergo
recurring bottlenecks during importation and rearing, which can result in lower genetic …

Kee** a close eye on the searching behaviour of the mass-reared parasitoid Dichasmimorpha longicaudata: addressing a standardised test

M Morales-Díaz, P Motoya, J Cancino… - Biocontrol Science …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Tephritid fruit flies are responsible for many losses in the fruit market due to direct damage to
fruits and their quarantine restrictions. Augmentative parasitoid releases are an effective …