Pheromone-mediated mating disruption of Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Tunisian vineyards: Effect on insect population dynamics

Pheromone-mediated mating disruption of Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Tunisian vineyards: Effect on insect population dynamics

The mating disruption technique using Checkmate® VMB-XL pheromone dispensers, in combination with imidacloprid-based insecticide treatments through drip irrigation, was tested against vine mealybug in Tunisian vineyards for the first time in the South Mediterranean area. The number of male vine meal...

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Published in:Biológia Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 333 - 341
Main Authors: Mansour, Ramzi, Grissa-Lebdi, Kaouthar, Khemakhem, Mounir, Chaari, Imed, Trabelsi, Imen, Sabri, Ameur, Marti, Santiago
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01-03-2017
De Gruyter
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Agricultural practices
Apples
biotechnological pest management
Cell Biology
Chemical communication
Dispensers
Disruption
Drip irrigation
Grapevines
Imidacloprid
Insecticides
Insects
Integrated pest management
Life Sciences
Mating disruption
Mediterranean area
Microbiology
Pest control
Planococcus ficus
Plant Sciences
population biology
sexual behavior
Traps
vine mealybug
Vineyards
Wineries & vineyards
Zoology
Mediterranean Area
vine mealybug
Mediterranean area
population biology
sexual behavior
mating disruption
biotechnological pest management
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Summary:The mating disruption technique using Checkmate® VMB-XL pheromone dispensers, in combination with imidacloprid-based insecticide treatments through drip irrigation, was tested against vine mealybug in Tunisian vineyards for the first time in the South Mediterranean area. The number of male vine mealybugs caught in traps of mating disruption (MD) plots was significantly lower than that of Non-MD plots, indicating that the application of Checkmate® VMB-XL significantly disrupted the male-female vine mealybug sexual communication. The cumulative effect of mating disruption on vine mealybug over time reached 120 days. Two months after Checkmate® VMB-XL application, the density of mealybug nymphs and adult females on grapevine basal leaves was significantly reduced in all MD plots. The obtained results provide evidence that the application of Checkmate® VMB-XL under Center-South Tunisian vineyard conditions proved to be very effective in confusing vine mealybug males and disrupting the mating process. The eventual future use of this technique in Integrated Pest Management programs in Tunisia is discussed herein.
ISSN:0006-3088
1336-9563
DOI:10.1515/biolog-2017-0034