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26 February 2024 Control effect and field application of four predatory Orius species on Megalurothrips usitatus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
Xiaoyan Dai, Ruijuan Wang, Yan Liu, Long Su, Zhenjuan Yin, Mingfei Wu, Hao Chen, Li Zheng, Yifan Zhai
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Abstract

Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagrall) is one of the most important pests of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (Linn.) Walp in South China. Four Orius species, including Orius minutus (L.), Orius nagaii (Yasunaga), Orius sauteri (Poppius), and Orius strigicollis (Poppius), have been commercially produced and widely used as natural enemies of pests in China. In this study, we evaluated the control efficiency of these Orius species on M. usitatus in tropical Hainan Province, China, by recording the survival rates, developmental times, and predation effects in laboratory and semi-field conditions. Laboratory experiments showed that all these 4 Orius species preyed on M. usitatus under the experimental temperatures (25, 30, and 35 °C), and O. strigicollis exhibited the highest survival rate and predation effect. Semi-field cage experiments showed that the control effect of 4 Orius species on M. usitatus was significantly higher than that under normal chemical control, with O. strigicollis having the highest effect. Greenhouse experiments in Hainan Province, China, confirmed that O. strigicollis had a significant control effect on M. usitatus. Our study indicated that O. strigicollis has a significant potential for the control of M. usitatus in cowpea fields in southern China.

Xiaoyan Dai, Ruijuan Wang, Yan Liu, Long Su, Zhenjuan Yin, Mingfei Wu, Hao Chen, Li Zheng, and Yifan Zhai "Control effect and field application of four predatory Orius species on Megalurothrips usitatus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 117(2), 448-456, (26 February 2024). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae028
Received: 6 September 2023; Accepted: 20 February 2024; Published: 26 February 2024
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KEYWORDS
biological control
field application
Megalurothrips usitatus
Orius
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