[en] Using infochemicals to develop a push–pull strategy in pest control is a potential way to promote
sustainable crop production. Infochemicals from plant essential oils were mixed with paraffin oil for
slow release in field experiments on wheat to control the population density of cereal aphids and to
enhance their natural enemies. (Z)-3-Hexenol (Z3H) attracted Metopolophum dirhodum and Sitobion
avenae, the predominant species on wheat in Belgium, and may be a useful infochemical for aphid
control by attracting aphids away from field plots. Release of (E)-β-farnesene (EBF) or a garlic extract
(GE) led to a significant decrease in the abundance of wheat aphids. The main natural enemies of cereal
aphids found were lacewings (47.8%), hoverflies (39.4%), and ladybirds (12.8%). Ladybird abundance
varied little before the end of the wheat-growing season. Our results suggest that these chemicals can
form the basis of a “push–pull” strategy for aphid biological control, with GE and EBF acting as a pestand
beneficial-pulling stimulus and Z3H for aphid pulling.
Disciplines :
Entomology & pest control
Author, co-author :
Zhou, Haibo; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science > Institute of Plant Protection > State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests
Chen, Longsheng; Anhui Academy of Science and Technology/ Applied Technology, Heifei230088, PR China,
Liu, Yong; Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018 China
Chen, Julian; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China > Institute of Plant Protection > State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests
Francis, Frédéric ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Entomologie fonctionnelle et évolutive
Language :
English
Title :
Use of slow-release plant infochemicals to control aphids: a first investigation in a Belgian wheat field
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