Terpenes from herbivore-induced tomato plant volatiles attract Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae), a predator of major tomato pests

Ayelo Pascal Mahukpe, Yusuf Abdullahi A., Pirk Christian W.W., Chailleux Anaïs, Mohamed Samira A., Deletre Emilie. 2021. Terpenes from herbivore-induced tomato plant volatiles attract Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae), a predator of major tomato pests. Pest Management Science, 77 (11) : 5255-5267.

Quartile : Q1, Sujet : AGRONOMY / Quartile : Q1, Sujet : ENTOMOLOGY

Résumé : BACKGROUND: Biological control plays a key role in reducing crop damage by Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), which cause huge yield losses in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). The mirid predator Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) preys heavily on these pests, with satisfying control levels in tomato greenhouses. Although N. tenuis is known to be attracted to volatiles of tomato plants infested by T. absoluta and whitefly, little is known about the specific attractive compounds and the effect of prey density on the predator response. RESULTS: Y-tube olfactometer bioassays revealed that the attraction of N. tenuis to tomato volatiles was positively correlated with the density of T. absoluta infestation, unlike T. vaporariorum infestation. The predator was also attracted to volatiles of T. absoluta larval frass, but not to T. vaporariorum honeydew or T. absoluta sex pheromone. Among the herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) that characterised the attractive plants infested with 20 T. absoluta larvae, olfactometer bioassays revealed that N. tenuis is attracted to the monoterpenes α-pinene, α-phellandrene, 3-carene, β-phellandrene and β-ocimene, whereas (E)-β-caryophyllene was found to repel the predator. In dose–response bioassays, the five-component blend of the attractants elicited a relatively low attraction in the predator, and removal of β-phellandrene from the blend enhanced the attraction of the predator to the resulting four-component blend, suggesting synergism among four monoterpenes. CONCLUSION : These findings suggest that a four-component blend of α-pinene, α-phellandrene, 3-carene and β-ocimene could be used as a kairomone-based lure to recruit the predator for the biological control of T. absoluta and T. vaporariorum.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Solanum lycopersicum, lutte biologique contre les ravageurs, terpénoïde, Nesidiocoris tenuis, Tuta absoluta

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Kenya

Mots-clés libres : Biological control, Kairomones, HIPVs, Leafminer Tuta absoluta

Classification Agris : H10 - Ravageurs des plantes

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 4 (2019-) - Santé des plantes, des animaux et des écosystèmes

Auteurs et affiliations

• Ayelo Pascal Mahukpe, ICIPE (KEN)
• Yusuf Abdullahi A., University of Pretoria (ZAF)
• Pirk Christian W.W., University of Pretoria (ZAF)
• Chailleux Anaïs, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (REU)
• Mohamed Samira A., ICIPE (KEN)
• Deletre Emilie, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (CIV) ORCID: 0000-0002-0386-7326 - auteur correspondant

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/601657/)

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