Ecologically based management of pineapple mealybug Wilt: Controlling Dysmicoccus brevipes mealybug populations with salicylic acid analogs and plant extracts

N'Guessan Lysa, Chillet Marc, Chiroleu Frédéric, Soler Alain. 2024. Ecologically based management of pineapple mealybug Wilt: Controlling Dysmicoccus brevipes mealybug populations with salicylic acid analogs and plant extracts. Horticulturae, 10 (3):227, 13 p.

https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10030227

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Résumé : Mealybug wilt of pineapple (MWP) is a destructive disease worldwide caused by a parasitic complex that includes Pineapple Mealybug Wilt-associated Viruses (PMWaVs) and mealybugs (Dysmicoccus brevipes), which concurrently act as vectors for these viruses. Reducing the mealybug population is key to managing MWP, which is achieved in intensive production systems through the use of insecticides. SA (salicylic acid), ASM (acibenzolar-S-methyl), BABA (β-aminobutyric acid), and MeSA (methyl salicylate) are key components of systemic acquired resistance (SAR), the defense mechanism of plants against biotrophic agents such as mealybugs. In this study, these compounds were applied either as pure chemicals and/or as a major constituent of plant extracts. Both the Hawaiian hybrid MD-2 and Queen Victoria tissue culture plants, as well as suckers used for vegetative propagation, were treated with these compounds by direct application on the soil of pineapple pots. Subsequently, five mealybugs were released on each plant or each daughter plant in case of a transgenerational experiment; then, after 45 days, the number of mealybugs was counted. Exogenous SA, ASM, and MeSA reduced the population of mealybugs by a minimum of 50% and up to 80%. These SAR-inducing treatments could be an interesting alternative for controlling mealybugs and are already used in other pathosystems. The SAR mechanisms behind this effect are yet to be confirmed by molecular and enzymatic markers. ASM and MeSA are promising treatments for pineapples using tissue culture plants or traditional shoots.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : vecteur de maladie, maladie des plantes, lutte antiravageur, lutte anti-insecte, Ananas comosus

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : La Réunion, France

Mots-clés complémentaires : Dysmicoccus brevipes

Mots-clés libres : Ananas comosus, Pineapple wilt, Mealybugs, SAR induced defenses, Transgenerational

Classification Agris : H20 - Maladies des plantes
H10 - Ravageurs des plantes

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

Agences de financement européennes : European Regional Development Fund

Agences de financement hors UE : Conseil Régional de La Réunion

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