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Temperature-Driven Selection of Predatory Mirid Bugs for Improving Aphid Control in Sweet Pepper Crops

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HORTICULTURAE
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae9050572

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Myzus persicae nicotianae; Nesidiocoris tenuis; Macrolophus pygmaeus; Dicyphus bolivari; biological control

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Recent studies suggest that predatory mirid bugs can be an effective alternative for controlling aphids in sweet pepper greenhouses. This study analyzed the impact of different constant temperatures on the life history traits of three mirid species preying on aphids in sweet pepper plants. The results show that the survival rate and intrinsic rate of increase varied with temperature, indicating different adaptations of the mirid species to temperature regimes.
Recent studies have suggested that predatory mirid bugs may be an effective alternative for controlling aphids in sweet pepper greenhouses. This study examined the effect of three constant temperatures (18, 24, and 30 ?) on the life history traits of predatory mirid species Nesidiocoris tenuis, Macrolophus pygmaeus, and Dicyphus bolivari, preying on the aphid Myzus persicae nicotianae in sweet pepper plants. As the temperature increased, the survival rate decreased for M. pygmaeus and D. bolivari, while for N. tenuis, it was the opposite, and their survival increased. When considering all the biological traits studied together, the estimated intrinsic rate of increase (r(m)) decreased as the temperature increased for M. pygmaeus and D. bolivari. In contrast, the rate increased as the temperature increased for N. tenuis. These results suggest that M. pygmaeus and D. bolivari are better adapted to lower temperatures than N. tenuis, which is more adapted to warm temperatures. The implications of these results for improving the biological control of aphids in sweet pepper greenhouses through the use of mirid bugs are discussed in relation to different temperature regimes.

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