Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests

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Autor(a) principal: Southon, Robin J.
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Fernandes, Odair A. [UNESP], Nascimento, Fabio S., Sumner, Seirian
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1676
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/198095
Resumo: Biocontrol agents can help reduce pest populations as part of an integrated pest management scheme, with minimal environmental consequences. However, biocontrol agents are often non-native species and require significant infrastructure; overuse of single agents results in pest resistance. Native biocontrol agents are urgently required for more sustainable multi-faceted approaches to pest management. Social wasps are natural predators of lepidopteran pests, yet their viability as native biocontrol agents is largely unknown. Here, we provide evidence that the social paper wasp Polistes satan is a successful predator on the larvae of two economically important and resilient crop pests, the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis (on sugarcane Saccharum spp.) and the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (on maize Zea mays); P. satan wasps significantly reduce crop pest damage. These results provide the much-needed baseline experimental evidence that social wasps have untapped potential as native biocontrol agents for sustainable crop production and food security.
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spelling Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pestsBiocontrolDiatraea saccharalisIntegrated pest managementPaper waspsPolistes satanSpodoptera frugiperdaBiocontrol agents can help reduce pest populations as part of an integrated pest management scheme, with minimal environmental consequences. However, biocontrol agents are often non-native species and require significant infrastructure; overuse of single agents results in pest resistance. Native biocontrol agents are urgently required for more sustainable multi-faceted approaches to pest management. Social wasps are natural predators of lepidopteran pests, yet their viability as native biocontrol agents is largely unknown. Here, we provide evidence that the social paper wasp Polistes satan is a successful predator on the larvae of two economically important and resilient crop pests, the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis (on sugarcane Saccharum spp.) and the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (on maize Zea mays); P. satan wasps significantly reduce crop pest damage. These results provide the much-needed baseline experimental evidence that social wasps have untapped potential as native biocontrol agents for sustainable crop production and food security.British CouncilCentre for Biodiversity and Environmental Research Department of Genetics Evolution and Environment Division of Biosciences University College London, Gower StreetSchool of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences São Paulo State University (UNESP)Departamento de Biologia Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São PauloSchool of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences São Paulo State University (UNESP)University College LondonUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Universidade de São Paulo (USP)Southon, Robin J.Fernandes, Odair A. [UNESP]Nascimento, Fabio S.Sumner, Seirian2020-12-12T00:59:04Z2020-12-12T00:59:04Z2019-11-06info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1676Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, v. 286, n. 1914, 2019.1471-29540962-8452http://hdl.handle.net/11449/19809510.1098/rspb.2019.16762-s2.0-85074625963Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciencesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-10-23T08:38:54Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/198095Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T16:55:03.917830Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests
title Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests
spellingShingle Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests
Southon, Robin J.
Biocontrol
Diatraea saccharalis
Integrated pest management
Paper wasps
Polistes satan
Spodoptera frugiperda
title_short Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests
title_full Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests
title_fullStr Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests
title_full_unstemmed Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests
title_sort Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests
author Southon, Robin J.
author_facet Southon, Robin J.
Fernandes, Odair A. [UNESP]
Nascimento, Fabio S.
Sumner, Seirian
author_role author
author2 Fernandes, Odair A. [UNESP]
Nascimento, Fabio S.
Sumner, Seirian
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv University College London
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Southon, Robin J.
Fernandes, Odair A. [UNESP]
Nascimento, Fabio S.
Sumner, Seirian
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Biocontrol
Diatraea saccharalis
Integrated pest management
Paper wasps
Polistes satan
Spodoptera frugiperda
topic Biocontrol
Diatraea saccharalis
Integrated pest management
Paper wasps
Polistes satan
Spodoptera frugiperda
description Biocontrol agents can help reduce pest populations as part of an integrated pest management scheme, with minimal environmental consequences. However, biocontrol agents are often non-native species and require significant infrastructure; overuse of single agents results in pest resistance. Native biocontrol agents are urgently required for more sustainable multi-faceted approaches to pest management. Social wasps are natural predators of lepidopteran pests, yet their viability as native biocontrol agents is largely unknown. Here, we provide evidence that the social paper wasp Polistes satan is a successful predator on the larvae of two economically important and resilient crop pests, the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis (on sugarcane Saccharum spp.) and the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (on maize Zea mays); P. satan wasps significantly reduce crop pest damage. These results provide the much-needed baseline experimental evidence that social wasps have untapped potential as native biocontrol agents for sustainable crop production and food security.
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