Biological control of pests of stored cereals with the predatory mites Blattisocius tarsalis and Cheyletus malaccensis

Numerous arthropod pest species can cause significant losses in the quantity and quality of stored products. Currently, the most common pest control strategy is the use of a limited number of authorized synthetic insecticides. However, the overuse of these insecticides has led to an increase in pest...

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Authors: del Arco, Lidia, Castañé, Cristina, Riudavets, Jordi
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Publication Date:2024
Country:España
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spelling Biological control of pests of stored cereals with the predatory mites Blattisocius tarsalis and Cheyletus malaccensisdel Arco, LidiaCastañé, CristinaRiudavets, Jordi632Numerous arthropod pest species can cause significant losses in the quantity and quality of stored products. Currently, the most common pest control strategy is the use of a limited number of authorized synthetic insecticides. However, the overuse of these insecticides has led to an increase in pesticide resistance, reducing their effectiveness. Biological control using natural enemies offers an effective alternative to prevent insect populations from reaching pest status. Generalist predatory mites are noted for their potential as biocontrol agents as they can prey on a large variety of pest species and are easy to manage and apply. We evaluated the suitability of three predatory mites, Blattisocius tarsalis, Cheyletus malaccensis, and Amblyseius swirskii, for controlling several insect pests that are usually present in stored cereals. Prey acceptance and predation rates were assessed in experiments in which a known number of preys were offered to mite females in different arenas. Blattisocius tarsalis and C. malaccensis exhibited broad polyphagous behavior on insect pests commonly found in stored rice and other cereals. In contrast, A. swirskii was ineffective against these pest species. The efficacy of B. tarsalis and C. malaccensis, individually or in combination, in controlling populations of Oryzaephilus surinamensis and Sitotroga cerealella in medium-size arenas was also evaluated. Whether individually or in combination, both predatory mites reduced populations of O. surinamensis or of S. cerealella by half. These results suggest that periodic releases of these predatory mites could maintain these pest populations under control.Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. This research was funded by the Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (grant RTI2018- 095526-R-100) and by the CERCA Program (Centres de Recerca de Catalunya, Spain) of the Generalitat de Catalunya. L. del Arco is grateful for her scholarship, funded by the grant PRE2019-087497 from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionSpringerProducció VegetalProtecció Vegetal Sostenible2024info:eu-repo/semantics/article12http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/4740https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-024-01857-zreponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésJournal of Pest ScienceINIA/Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/RTI2018-095526-R-100/ES/Gestión integrada de plagas en el control biológico en grano almacenado/Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:20.500.12327/47402026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Biological control of pests of stored cereals with the predatory mites Blattisocius tarsalis and Cheyletus malaccensis
title Biological control of pests of stored cereals with the predatory mites Blattisocius tarsalis and Cheyletus malaccensis
spellingShingle Biological control of pests of stored cereals with the predatory mites Blattisocius tarsalis and Cheyletus malaccensis
del Arco, Lidia
632
title_short Biological control of pests of stored cereals with the predatory mites Blattisocius tarsalis and Cheyletus malaccensis
title_full Biological control of pests of stored cereals with the predatory mites Blattisocius tarsalis and Cheyletus malaccensis
title_fullStr Biological control of pests of stored cereals with the predatory mites Blattisocius tarsalis and Cheyletus malaccensis
title_full_unstemmed Biological control of pests of stored cereals with the predatory mites Blattisocius tarsalis and Cheyletus malaccensis
title_sort Biological control of pests of stored cereals with the predatory mites Blattisocius tarsalis and Cheyletus malaccensis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv del Arco, Lidia
Castañé, Cristina
Riudavets, Jordi
author del Arco, Lidia
author_facet del Arco, Lidia
Castañé, Cristina
Riudavets, Jordi
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author2 Castañé, Cristina
Riudavets, Jordi
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Producció Vegetal
Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 632
topic 632
description Numerous arthropod pest species can cause significant losses in the quantity and quality of stored products. Currently, the most common pest control strategy is the use of a limited number of authorized synthetic insecticides. However, the overuse of these insecticides has led to an increase in pesticide resistance, reducing their effectiveness. Biological control using natural enemies offers an effective alternative to prevent insect populations from reaching pest status. Generalist predatory mites are noted for their potential as biocontrol agents as they can prey on a large variety of pest species and are easy to manage and apply. We evaluated the suitability of three predatory mites, Blattisocius tarsalis, Cheyletus malaccensis, and Amblyseius swirskii, for controlling several insect pests that are usually present in stored cereals. Prey acceptance and predation rates were assessed in experiments in which a known number of preys were offered to mite females in different arenas. Blattisocius tarsalis and C. malaccensis exhibited broad polyphagous behavior on insect pests commonly found in stored rice and other cereals. In contrast, A. swirskii was ineffective against these pest species. The efficacy of B. tarsalis and C. malaccensis, individually or in combination, in controlling populations of Oryzaephilus surinamensis and Sitotroga cerealella in medium-size arenas was also evaluated. Whether individually or in combination, both predatory mites reduced populations of O. surinamensis or of S. cerealella by half. These results suggest that periodic releases of these predatory mites could maintain these pest populations under control.
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