Evaluation of release methods of egg parasitoid, Telenomus remus against Spodoptera litura in tobacco crop

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  • RUI YANG
     State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming – 650201 ,CN
  • MEHBOOB HUSSAINI
     State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming – 650201 ,CN
  • XI GAO
     State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming – 650201 ,CN
  • TAO ZHU
     State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming – 650201 ,CN
  • CHUNLAN SHI
     State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201 ,CN
  • XIAOPING QIN
     State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming – 650201 ,CN
  • DEQIANG QIN
     State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming – 650201 ,CN
  • YONGHUI XIE
     Kunming Branch of Yunnan Provincial Tobacco Company, Kunming – 650051 ,CN
  • GUOXING WU
     State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming – 650201 ,CN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2024/37302

Keywords:

Biological control, field inoculation, low-cost technology, Spodoptera litura, Telenomus remus

Abstract

Spodoptera litura is a major pest of tobacco crop in China. The long-term chemical application not only failed to control it but also had a severe impact on the environment. To study the inoculative field release methods of Telenomus remus about release factors, the egg mass of S. litura as the main method was chosen. Here, we aimed to explore the optimal proportion, device type, time, density and diffusion distance by highlighting the parasitic rate, rate of emergence and sex ratio of T. remus. We found that the highest parasitism rate was obtained 77.95, 71.68, 67.61 and 57.87% for ratio (wasps/hosts 1:10), days (within 1 day), egg age (within 0 hours), and dispersal distance (within 5 m), respectively. The highest emergence rate of T. remus (96.38%) was observed when the parasitized eggs were placed in transparent perforated plastic bottles. The blue and yellow sticky cards placed in the lower part of tobacco leaves had the least effect on the diffusion of T. remus, only stacked by 14 and 15 individuals respectively; along with the lowest feeding rate by Nesidiocoris tenuis (28.73%), which was observed on egg mass covered by scale layer. From the perspective of high production and low-cost technology, we conclude that these findings will establish a robust groundwork for deploying T. remus in heavy infested areas of S. litura for its management.

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2024-06-30

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YANG, R., HUSSAINI, M., GAO, X., ZHU, T., SHI, C., QIN, X., QIN, D., XIE, Y., & WU, G. (2024). Evaluation of release methods of egg parasitoid, <i>Telenomus remus</i> against <i>Spodoptera litura</i> in tobacco crop. Journal of Biological Control, 38(2), 170–178. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2024/37302

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