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Optimizing Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) as a biological control agent: mathematical models for predicting its development as a function of temperature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2015

Héctor Martínez-García ,
Luis R Román-Fernández ,
María G Sáenz-Romo ,
Ignacio Pérez-Moreno  and
Vicente S Marco-Mancebón
Héctor Martínez-García
Affiliation:
Departamento de Agricultura y Alimentación, Universidad de La Rioja, C/ Madre de Dios, 53, 26006, Logroño (La Rioja), Spain
Luis R Román-Fernández
Affiliation:
Departamento de Agricultura y Alimentación, Universidad de La Rioja, C/ Madre de Dios, 53, 26006, Logroño (La Rioja), Spain
María G Sáenz-Romo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Agricultura y Alimentación, Universidad de La Rioja, C/ Madre de Dios, 53, 26006, Logroño (La Rioja), Spain
Ignacio Pérez-Moreno
Affiliation:
Departamento de Agricultura y Alimentación, Universidad de La Rioja, C/ Madre de Dios, 53, 26006, Logroño (La Rioja), Spain
Vicente S Marco-Mancebón*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Agricultura y Alimentación, Universidad de La Rioja, C/ Madre de Dios, 53, 26006, Logroño (La Rioja), Spain
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*Author correspondence Fax: (+34) 941-299.721 Phone: (+34) 941-299.745 E-mail: vicente.marco@unirioja.es
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Abstract

For optimal application of Nesidiocoris tenuis as a biological control agent, adequate field management and programmed mass rearing are essential. Mathematical models are useful tools for predicting the temperature-dependent developmental rate of the predator. In this study, the linear model and nonlinear models Logan type III, Lactin and Brière were estimated at constant temperatures and validated at alternating temperatures and under field conditions. N. tenuis achieved complete development from egg to adult at constant temperatures between 15 and 35°C with high survivorship (>80%) in the range 18–32°C. The total developmental time decreased from a maximum at 15°C (76.74 d) to a minimum at 33°C (12.67 d) and after that, increased to 35°C (13.98 d). Linear and nonlinear developmental models all had high accuracy (Ra2 >0.86). The maximum developmental rate was obtained between 31.9°C (Logan type III and Brière model for N1) and 35.6°C (for the egg stage in the Brière model). Optimal survival and the highest developmental rate fell within the range 27–30°C. The field validation revealed that the Logan type III and Lactin models offered the best predictions (95.0 and 94.5%, respectively). The data obtained on developmental time and mortality at different temperatures are useful for mass rearing this predator, and the developmental models are valuable for using N. tenuis as a biological control agent.

Keywords

natural enemydevelopmental ratethermal thresholdspredatory miridspest management tools
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 106 , Issue 2 , April 2016 , pp. 215 - 224
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