Potential of synergies between biocontrol methods for pest management: The Biophora Initiative

Chailleux Anaïs, Diatta Paterne, Faye Emile, Deletre Emilie, Brévault Thierry. 2017. Potential of synergies between biocontrol methods for pest management: The Biophora Initiative. . Langkawi : s.n., Résumé, 1 p. International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods. 5, Langkawi, Malaisie, 11 Septembre 2017/15 Septembre 2017.

Résumé : Synergies between biocontrol methods are raised as a promising way to reach satisfying levels of pest control. Cirad (French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, Montpellier, France), through the Biophora initiative (Biocontrol Phoretic Agents), has developed a pest management concept where biocides can be efficiently and directionally dispersed thanks to phoretic agents. In Senegal, exploratory experiments have been carried out to control the major invasive pest Bactrocera dorsalis. This fruit fly species recently invaded the African continent and is causing massive damages to mango orchards, both exportation orchards and family farming. Potentials of sterile fruit flies and predatory ants as carriers of an entomopathogen fungus were explored in laboratory and field experiments. First results, synergies but also pitfalls, will be presented and discussed.

Mots-clés libres : Entomovectoring, Sterile insect technique, Bactrocera dorsalis, Oecophylla longinoda, Flying doctors, Metarhizium anisopliae

Classification Agris : H10 - Ravageurs des plantes

Auteurs et affiliations

• Chailleux Anaïs, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (SEN)
• Diatta Paterne, ISRA (SEN)
• Faye Emile, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (SEN) ORCID: 0000-0001-7764-3256
• Deletre Emilie, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (KEN)
• Brévault Thierry, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR AIDA (SEN) ORCID: 0000-0003-0159-3509

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/586853/)

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