The insidious flower bug feeds on the larval and adult stages of western flower thrips 42 44 45 46 located on plant leaves and flowers. Mohammed elimem at higher school of agriculture, mograne. A single nest collected in washington state was estimated to contain about 1,000 individuals but akre et al. Brood was found in nests in august, new nests were established in august. Influence of species of host plants on the predation of thrips by neoseiulus cucumeris, iphiseius degenerans and orius laevigatus. Oct 10, 2017 orius laevigatus populations, as well as other orius species assayed supplementary table 1, were collected using a hand aspirator from multiple regions of the mediterranean basin september 2012 and may 2016, on different indigenous plant species far from commercial release areas. Insidious flower bug, minute pirate bug orius insidiosus. Insidious flower bug, minute pirate bug orius insidiosus say insecta. The scientific names of the species according to their subfamilies and tribes are as follows. Orius laevigatus strengthens its role as a biological. The essex field club the leading society for wildlife and geology enthusiasts in essex, england, uk. Abstract orius strigicollis poppius was reared on the modification of rearing media for tetrastichus sp. Antonyms dextro translations levorotatory see levorotatory. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the.
Orius strigicollis poppius was reared on the modification of rearing media for tetrastichus sp. They are prey of pogonomyrmex montanus in southern california. Adults fed factitious foods ephestia kuehniella zeller eggs and artemia franciscana kellogg cysts performed better than those fed artificial diets. Media in category orius the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Biological aspects of the predatory bug orius laevigatus fiber hemiptera. The mating system of the flower bug orius laevigatus. Temperature greatly influences the developmental and reproductive biology of this species. It is often found in corn silks and is most common where there are spring and summer flowering shrubs and weeds since it feeds on pollen and. Species of the genus orius are commonly referred to as minute pirate bugs, while the common name for orius insidiosus is the insidious flower bug funderburk 2009.
Orius laevigatus is currently used in ipm programs to control frankliniella occidentalis pergande thysanoptera. The bug sucks out the body contents, leaving only the empty skin. Orius insidiosus is an important predator of many economically important pests lattin 1999, funderburk et al. They are massreared for use in the biological control of thrips. Orius the pirate bug is common on many agricultural crops including, alfalfa, corn, pea, strawberry, on pasture land, in orchards, and is successfully used as a biological control agent in greenhouses.
Orius can reproduce while feeding on nonprey food sources such as pollen. Continuous rearing of the predatory anthocorid orius. In this study the fauna of orius wolff het anthocoridae was studied in mehriz region yazd province during 2012. Beneficial insects in agricultural fields play an important role in natural pest control and pollination. Orius spp orius insidiosus yes yes nematodes steinernema spp. Orius insidiosus will also feed on plant sap and pollen in the absence of prey 41 42. Pdf lutte biologique contre le thrips californien par le predateur. Gegen spinnmilben wird eine gute nebenwirkung erzielt. Statistical analysis showed no significance difference between strategies in orius spp. In addition to thrips, they also prey on aphids, mites and whiteflies riudavets, 1995a, alvarado et al. Before you get all excited, they taste like bitter ivory soap. This study investigated the effect of several substrate types and moisture sources on the developmental and reproductive fitness of the zoophytophago. Impact of artificial rearing systems on the developmental and.
Orius insidiosus, common name the insidious flower bug, is a species of minute pirate bug, a predatory insect in the order hemiptera the true bugs. Write a usage hint or an example and help to improve our dictionary. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Sustainable methods to control insect pests that affect crop yield have become a great challenge to mainly smallholder farmers. Because large thrips larvae are not invulnerable to predation by the predatory bug orius laevigatus, infection of the plant did not affect the predation risk of thrips larvae from this predator. Orius laevigatus was released at two different times nov. Orius the minute pirate bugs buglogical control systems. Common snowberry, symphoricarpos albus laevigatus is a chinhigh, deciduous shrub, gradually forming a thicket by way of its rhizomes, or underground stems. Media in category lathyrus laevigatus the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. The whitefly bemisia tabaci is an important pest for some of these crops. A proportion of the specimens were preserved in 70% ethanol. Ecology and role of the rove beetle, dalotia coriaria, and. Despite being a zoophytophagous predator, the phytophagous behavior of o.
Je soussignee azelie lelong etre lauteur du document intitule. A taxonomic study on the subgenus heterorius wagner of the genus orius wolff from japan heteroptera, anthocoridae. The use of synthetic and botanical pesticides has detrimental effects to both natural enemies and pollinators in agricultural fields. The present study was aimed at characterizing the mating system of orius laevigatus and examining the implications of intersexual interactions for reproduction. Aug 01, 2008 the developmental and reproductive fitness of the polyphagous predator orius laevigatus fieber hemiptera. This is the first demonstration of a negative effect of a plant pathogen on the predation risk of its vector. In this study, the effect of substrate quality and predator density on nymphal development of o.
It is usually just called orius orius is a generalist predator, feeding on various softbodied insects and mites, but thrips are its preferred food source. Flowers in spring in clusters on upright, stiff stalks, greenish yellow, not showy. Mass rearing of orius laevigatus on noninsect foods could substantially increase the costeffectiveness of the production of this biological control agent which is largely based on the use of expensive eggs of the mediterranean flour moth ephestia kuehniella. Anthocoridae to optimize their use as biological control agents of frankliniella occidentalis thysanoptera. The omnivorous anthocorid predator orius laevigatus is an economically important biological control agent of several small arthropod pests including the western flower thrips frankliniella occidentalis. Impacts of synthetic and botanical pesticides on beneficial. Orius laevigatus is a generalist predator that is widely used in augmentative strategies against the key pest of sweet pepper, frankliniella occidentalis. Herbivore benefits from vectoring plant virus through.
Orius insidiosus is an important predator of many economically important pests lattin 1999, funderburk et. Species account for orius laevigatus essex field club. Insidious flower bug, minute pirate bug orius insidiosus say. Modelling population dynamics of orius laevigatus and o. Rotenone and neem reduced the numbers of adult anthocorid orius laevigatus, a predator of flower thrips, frankliniella occidentalis 43.
Anthocoridae when fed on the tobacco whitefly bemisia tabaci gennadius. External characters plus characteristics of the male and female. Feb 01, 2014 the omnivorous anthocorid predator orius laevigatus is an economically important biological control agent of several small arthropod pests including the western flower thrips frankliniella occidentalis. They are considered beneficial, as they feed on small pest arthropods and their eggs. Nymphal development period and mortality rate of o. A small bug that is a predator of thrips and that may be used for their biological control. Developmental and reproductive fitness of orius laevigatus. It is the only predator that also attacks adult thrips, often an orius with thrips stuck on its rostrum can be seen walking on a leaf. Adults are 25 mm long and feed mostly on smaller insects, larva and eggs, such as spider mites, thrips, jumping plant lice, and white fly, but will also feed on pollen and vascular sap.
Commercial producers of orius insidiosus recommend its use in green. Lathyrus laevigatus in the germplasm resources information network grin. Reproduction is greatly reduced at 15c relative to the higher temperatures tested. There are several species of orius sold commercially around the world but in north america, only o. Behavioral experiments were conducted to determ the suitability of adding pollen as an alternative food source for the preventative introduction of the predator bug orius laevigatus on greenhouse cucumber. Anthocoridae was compared on two factitious foods and four artificial diets. The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. Department of crop protection ceased 112018 abstract mass rearing of orius laevigatus on noninsect foods could substantially increase the costeffectiveness of the production of this biological control agent which is largely based on the use of expensive eggs of the mediterranean flour moth ephestia kuehniella. Contenu pour orius insidiosus code 401, orius majusculus code 403 et orius laevigatus code. Biological aspects of the predatory bug orius laevigatus. May 31, 2017 orius laevigatus is a generalist predator that is widely used in augmentative strategies against the key pest of sweet pepper, frankliniella occidentalis.
The predatory bug orius laevigatus is the most widely used orius species for the biological control of thrips. Reproduction of orius laevigatus and orius albidipennis on pollen and ephestia kuehniella eggs. As the first step, the bugs ability to locate pollen offered on a cucumber leaf or in a petri dish and the time the bugs fed on the pollen was studied for nine pollen species, either. Species of the flower bugs genus orius wolff, 1811 from. Anthocoridae in the laboratory, department of environmental agronomy and crop science agripolis, legnaro, padova, italy, november 157. Nymphs are teardrop shapped without wings and are a yellowbrown colour. Orius laevigatus pdf laevigatus native were investigated in small arena conditions. Orius laevigatus, strain, diapause, quiescence, photoperiod, thermoperiod, rearing, italy, po valley, sicily. Influence of predator density, diet and living substrate. Orius laevigatus populations, as well as other orius species assayed supplementary table 1, were collected using a hand aspirator from multiple regions of the mediterranean basin september 2012 and may 2016, on different indigenous plant species far from commercial release areas. The main characteristics of the imaginal and preimaginal development and the reproduction oforius laevigatus were studied at 15, 20, 25 and 30c. Thripidae in about 1600 ha of greenhouse pepper in spain sanchez and lacasa, 2006. Produit orius insidiosus, orius majusculus, orius laevigatus. The genus orius commonly called minute pirate bug consists of omnivorous bugs in the family anthocoridae pirate bugs.
Altogether 5 species from subfamily anthocorinae and tribe orini were collected and identified. Influence of predator density, diet and living substrate on. Orius laevigatus, bemisia tabaci, predatorprey, insectplant. Occurrence of diapause in orius laevigatus bulletin of insectology. Pdf on jan 1, 2010, mohammed elimem and others published lutte biologique contre le thrips californien par le predateur local orius laevigatus sur culture. Under normal conditions the females consume around 12 thrips a day. Orius laevigatus biological control of thrips on vimeo.
Oriuslaevigatus291196 t e c h n i s c h e i n f o r m a t i. Common snowberry is native to the coast ranges, san luis obispo north to alaska and has edible, white berries. Orius insidiosus can consume more than 20 western flower thrips per day 47. Orius insidiosus is also called the minute pirate bug. Biological traits and predation capacity of four orius species on two. One or more of the features that are needed to show you the maps functionality are not available in the web browser that you are using. Further details may be available for individual references in the distribution table details section which can be. Camponotus laevigatus is less common than other forest dwelling north american carpenter ants that have both large colonies and large soldiers. Organism names see more details on greenhouse cucumber. Fruits in summer in pendant clusters, orange, flesh thin over a large. The biological parameters of the two anthocorids were studied and modelled in relation to temperature to optimize their use in thrips control programmes.
Life history traits of the predacious bug fed on the diet were measured. Anthocoridae 3 crops, release rates of one to two predatorsm2 per release are usually used sanchez et al. Adults are 25 mm long and feed mostly on smaller insects, larva and eggs, such as spider mites, thrips, jumping plant lice, and white fly, but will also feed on pollen and vascular sap these predators are common in gardens and landscapes. Biological aspects of the predatory bug orius laevigatus hebron. Orius laevigatus strengthens its role as a biological control. The developmental and reproductive fitness of the polyphagous predator orius laevigatus fieber hemiptera. The aim of the present study was to examine the potential of o.
Orius insidiosus, orius laevigatus, intraguild predation, safety of. Camponotus laevigatus is a forest species that nests in rotten logs and stumps. As the first step, the bugs ability to locate pollen offered on a cucumber leaf or in a petri dish and the time the bugs fed on the. Impact of artificial rearing systems on the developmental. The pirate bug orius seems the most voracious beneficial against thrips. Comparative genomics of facultative bacterial symbionts. The voracious, oval predatory bug orius laevigatus to control thrips adults are brownish black with greywhite spots and have conspicuously red eyes the larvae are yellowish orange with orangebrown spots.
The total of specimens of orius wolff were collected from 5 different localities having altitudes from 14202420 m. Pirate bugs orius appear to have preferences for particular prey, they are general predators and will consume a variety of pests including mites, thrips, aphids, and small caterpillars. Oriuslaevigatus291196 t e c h n i s c h e i n f o r m a. Pdf population dynamics of orius laevigatus and frankliniella. Mass rearing systems for orius bugs typically make use of plant materials such as bean pods as an oviposition substrate and moisture source. Pdf a mathematical model was utilised to study the population dynamics of the predator orius laevigatus fieber and its prey, frankliniella.
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