Journal
BIOCONTROL
Volume 63, Issue 5, Pages 719-728Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-018-9874-8
Keywords
Complementarity; Dalotia coriaria; Diptera; Drosophilidae; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Orius insidiosus
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- Florida Strawberry Research and Education Foundation
- Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
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Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) oviposits in ripening fruit, larvae render crops unmarketable, and significant economic losses can occur. Biological control research has focused on individual natural enemy species against immature D. suzukii. Here we combine two predators and an entomopathogenic nematode, expecting species complementarity and increased control of D. suzukii. In strawberries, Orius insidiosus (Say) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) plus Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) resulted in fewest D. suzukii (81% reduction), and in blueberries, results were similar (60% reduction), although H. bacteriophora was not as effective as in strawberries, which was likely due to drier substrate conditions. There was neither strong complementarity nor interference between predators, O. insidiosus and Dalotia coriaria Kraatz (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Inclusion of O. insidiosus resulted in 50% fewer D. suzukii than combinations without O. insidiosus. Control of D. suzukii can be improved with multiple natural enemies, and combinations of O. insidiosus with other agents (parasitoids, fungal entomopathogens) should be tested.
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