ADVANCED INTERACTION SEARCH
Abstract-
The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), has been causing massive damage to various fruit and vegetable crops after its arrival in the USA, and more recently in Europe. To provide an alternative control measure to pesticides, the native egg parasitoid Anastatus bifasciatus (Geoffroy) (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) was considered as a candidate biological control agent for inundative releases in Europe. In the risk assessment study presented here, all nine heteropteran and 14 out of 19 tested lepidopteran non-target species produced viable A. bifasciatus offspring. The proportion of A. bifasciatus females producing offspring did not differ between non-target and target for 19 out of the 28 non-target species. Larger host eggs corresponded to increased female-biased sex ratio of the offspring as well as an increase in size, particularly for females, with hind tibia lengths varying from 645.5 ± 46 to 1084 ± 28.5 μm. Larger females were also found to have higher offspring production and increased life expectancy. The results of this study confirmed the polyphagous nature of A. bifasciatus and suggest that a number of non-target species, including Lepidoptera of conservation interest, may be attacked in the field. Thus, non-target effects cannot entirely be ruled out, but more information is needed from semi-field and field studies to fully assess potential environmental risks due to inundative releases of this native parasitoid.
(highlighting by VitiSynth)
Link to paper-
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10340-018-0969-x
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-018-0969-x
Partially indexed reference.
Guaranteed Excellence NDtech- an individualized quality control screening technology for natural cork stoppers that delivers the world’s first natural cork with a non-detectable TCA guarantee*. *releasable TCA content below the 0.5 ng/L quantification limit; analysis performed in accordance to ISO 20752.
Published: | 2018 |
Publication: | Journal of Pest Science |
Issue: | 2018 Online March 2018 |
Author: | Stahl J M 2018 |
Recommendation: Brain food |
Date: 29th October 2015
Reference:Journal:Weed Technology:2015:Online October 2015:Devkota P 2015:Influence of Spray Solution Temperature and Holding Duration on Weed Control with Premixed Glyphosate and Dicamba Formulation
Pesticides in general are chemical products, therefore the quality of ...Read more
Date: 3rd February 2015
Polls:0009:Data standards:03 Malvidin-3-glucoside or Malvidin-3-O-glucoside or Malvidin 3-O-β-D-glucoside?
Malvidin-3-glucoside or Malvidin-3-O-glucoside or Malvidin 3-O-β-D-gl...Read more
Date: 26th January 2015
Admin Synth:Guides:Data standards:Wine industry research papers (draft standard)
I think we should be developing a standard for wine industry research ...Read more
Testimonials.. Read more