Biological control of thrips and whiteflies by a shared predator: Two pests are better than one

By G. Messelink, R. Maanen, Sebastiaan E. F. Van Steenpaal, A. Janssen. 2008

275 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Plant Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. K. Bolckmans
2. A. Janssen
3. F. J. Calvo
4. J. Belda
5. G. Messelink
6. A. Urbaneja
7. M. Pérez‑Hedo
8. N. Desneux

In Insect Science

1. M. Pérez‑Hedo
2. A. Urbaneja
3. F. J. Calvo
4. J. Belda
5. K. Bolckmans
6. A. Janssen
7. G. Messelink
8. N. Desneux

In Plant Science

1. M. Pérez‑Hedo
2. A. Urbaneja
3. K. Bolckmans
4. F. J. Calvo
5. J. Belda
6. A. Janssen
7. G. Messelink
8. N. Desneux

Citations in the corpus

• Control of Bemisia tabaci and Frankliniella occidentalis in cucumber by Amblyseius swirskii (2011, background): “Afterwards, Messelink et al. (2008) observed that A. swirskii was also able to control the greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in cucumber in presence of F. occidentalis.”
• Sharing a predator: can an invasive alien pest affect the predation on a local pest? (2013, background): “In similar insect experiments where species shared a common resource and predator, the outcome of the interaction of one pest on another was also negative on the long-term (Messelink et al. 2008, 2010; Calvo et al. 2012).”
• Pollen subsidies promote whitefly control through the numerical response of predatory mites (2010, background): “swirskii consumed half the number of whitefly eggs and half the number of thrips larvae when offered together than when offered separately (Messelink et al. 2008).”
• Pest species diversity enhances control of spider mites and whiteflies by a generalist phytoseiid predator (2010, background): “These effects of a mixed diet were suggested to be responsible for strong increases in predator densities in greenhouses in which both thrips and whiteflies were present, and consequently, for lower densities of whiteflies in the presence of thrips (Messelink et al. 2008).”
• Development and reproduction of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii on artificial diets (2012, unknown): “swirskii can successfully develop and reproduce on a wide range of food sources such as whiteflies (Nomikou et al. 2001; Calvo et al. 2008; Messelink et al. 2008), thrips (Arthurs et al.”
• Prospects for predatory mirid bugs as biocontrol agents of aphids in sweet peppers (2015, background): “Generalist zoophytophagous predators can use various food resources, such as alternative prey, and can feed on plant material, which further facilitates their establishment prior to pest infestation and their maintenance in the crop during periods of prey scarcity, resulting in crop systems that are”
• Biological control-based IPM in sweet pepper greenhouses using Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) (2012, background): “Messelink et al. (2008) and Calvo et al. (2011) have also shown that A. swirkii is able to control thrips infesting cucumber.”
• The Banker Plant Method in Biological Control (2011, methodology): “Leaving a pest residue for enhancing establishment of predators has been suggested in several studies as a strategy analogous to the “pest-in-first” strategy ( Luckmann and Metcalf, 1975 ; Gonzalez and Wilson, 1982 ; Messelink et al.”