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Potential role of Aphidius ervi in protecting greenhouse bell pepper cultures from Myzus persicae aphids in India

Fahrat, A.; Dharmadhrt, R.

2021-05-03 plant biology
10.1101/2021.05.03.442443 bioRxiv
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Many aphids such as Myzus persicae are major agricultural pest against which sustainable solutions must be developed. In the present study, we evaluated the role of Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), an aphid parasitoid, to control M. persicae in bell pepper cultures in greenhouses. Parasitoids were released at one occasion in a greenhouse and M. persicae infested plants were followed before and after parasitoid introduction. We evaluated aphid numbers and parasitism rates at two different controlled temperatures (22{degrees}C and 25{degrees}C), and we measured diapause levels in released parasitoids. Aphidius ervi showed parasitism rates of 10.9{+/-}1.2% and 9.1{+/-}1.6%, at 21 and 25{degrees}C, respectively. The strain of parasitoids we used was not entering diapause under any temperature condition. Therefore, we suggest that A. ervi can be further investigated as a protection in greenhouse environments in India. More releases may be necessary to achieve a good protection.

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