Anthropogenic influences on parasitoid wasps' biocontrol of invasive insect pest species in Africa

FM Khamis, IJ Ajene - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Biocontrol using parasitoids is a core component of IPM strategies.•
Anthropogenic factors greatly influence parasitoid-host biological interactions.•Parasitoid …

Interactions between the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae ICIPE 20 and the Endoparasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris, and Implications for Combined …

S Mama Sambo, KS Akutse, H du Plessis… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The theory of beneficial species association in a cropping system can
sustain ecosystem services and reduce pest pression under economic injury levels. For the …

Herbivore intraguild interactions decrease ectoparasitoid Bracon nigricans parasitism of Phthorimaea absoluta and responses to tomato volatiles

KR Fiaboe, AA Yusuf, B Torto… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Intraguild interactions are known to trigger competition among phytophagous insects that
depend on the same food source, which may have implications on natural enemy …

Disentangling thermal effects using life cycle simulation modelling on the biology and demographic parameters of Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris, a parasitoid of Tuta …

PO Aigbedion-Atalor, MP Hill, AGA Azrag… - Journal of Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris (Marsh)(Syn. Apanteles gelechiidivoris)(
Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a konoibiont larval endoparasitoid of the South American …

Naturalized Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris complement the resident parasitoid complex of Tuta absoluta in North‐eastern Spain

C Denis, J Riudavets, O Alomar… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Our work reports on the establishment of the neotropical parasitoid Dolichogenidea
gelechiidivoris Marsh (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for the first time in Europe. This larval …

[HTML][HTML] Zoophytophagous predator sex pheromone and visual cues of opposing reflectance spectra lure predator and invasive prey

B Adams, FM Khamis, AA Yusuf, B Torto - Journal of Advanced Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, the invasive South American leafminer
Phthorimaea absoluta is the most damaging tomato pest. Females of the pest can reproduce …

[HTML][HTML] Insight into the host-specificity of a native and a newly introduced parasitoid of Tuta absoluta and prospect for biological control

J Gonthier, J Arnó, J Romeis, J Collatz - Biological Control, 2024 - Elsevier
New strategies are urgently needed to control Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), one of the most destructive pests of tomato crops. Originating from South …

Feeding preference and intraguild interactions between the parasitoid Trichogramma achaeae and the predator Macrolophus pygmaeus, two biological agents of Tuta …

I Borges, L Oliveira, A Durão, P Arruda… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Tuta absoluta is an exotic species and a major pest of tomato crops in
Europe. Macrolophus pygmaeus and Trichogramma achaeae are two biocontrol agents …

Identification, Microhabitat, and Ecological Niche Prediction of Two Promising Native Parasitoids of Tuta absoluta in Kenya

S Mama Sambo, S Ndlela, H Du Plessis, F Obala… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Since the arrival of Tuta absoluta, a multivoltine insect species whose
larvae develop in leaves, fruits, flowers, buds, and stems of tomatoes, producers are facing …

Potential side effects of the interaction between Phthorimaea absoluta parasitoids: the exotic Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris and the native Bracon nigricans

S Mama Sambo, S Ndlela, H du Plessis… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The coexistence and efficiency in pest control of introduced and native parasitoids can be
challenging. Continuous observations of the cohabitation of parasitoid species could confirm …