Exploiting Thrips Aggregation Pheromones to Develop a Lure-and-Kill Strategy for the Management of the Bean Flower Thrips

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The potential of semiochemicals to lure insect pests to a trap where they can be killed with biopesticides has been demonstrated as an eco-friendly pest management alternative. In this study, we tested two recently characterized male-produced aggregation pheromones of the bean flower thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom), namely (R)-lavandulyl 3-methylbutanoate (major) and (R)-lavandulol (minor), for their field efficacy. Moreover, compatibility of these pheromones and two other thrips attractants, Lurem-TR and neryl (S)-2-methylbutanoate, with the entomopathogenic fungus (EPF) Metarhizium anisopliae ICIPE 69 has been determined. Our study revealed that the M. sjostedti aggregation pheromones have dose-dependent antifungal effects on the EPF viability,but showed no fungistatic effect at a field-realistic dose for attraction of thrips. (R)-lavandulyl 3-methylbutanoate had similar antifungal effects as neryl (S)-2-methylbutanoate 8 days after exposure;whereas, Lurem-TR had a stronger antifungal effect than other thrips attractants. In the semi-field experiments, all autoinoculation devices maintained at least 86% viability of M. anisopliae conidia after 12 days of exposure. Field trials demonstrated for the first time that (R)-lavandulyl 3-methylbutanoate increases trap catches. Our findings pave a way for designing a lure-and-kill thrips management strategy to control bean flower thrips using autoinoculation devices or spot spray application.

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Mfuti, D (2024). Exploiting Thrips Aggregation Pheromones to Develop a Lure-and-Kill Strategy for the Management of the Bean Flower Thrips. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/exploiting-thrips-aggregation-pheromones-to-develop-a-lure-and-kill-strategy-for-the-management-of-the-bean-flower-thrips

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Mfuti, David "Exploiting Thrips Aggregation Pheromones to Develop a Lure-and-Kill Strategy for the Management of the Bean Flower Thrips" Afribary. Afribary, 10 Mar. 2024, https://afribary.com/works/exploiting-thrips-aggregation-pheromones-to-develop-a-lure-and-kill-strategy-for-the-management-of-the-bean-flower-thrips. Accessed 08 Nov. 2024.

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Mfuti, David . "Exploiting Thrips Aggregation Pheromones to Develop a Lure-and-Kill Strategy for the Management of the Bean Flower Thrips". Afribary, Afribary, 10 Mar. 2024. Web. 08 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/exploiting-thrips-aggregation-pheromones-to-develop-a-lure-and-kill-strategy-for-the-management-of-the-bean-flower-thrips >.

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Mfuti, David . "Exploiting Thrips Aggregation Pheromones to Develop a Lure-and-Kill Strategy for the Management of the Bean Flower Thrips" Afribary (2024). Accessed November 08, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/exploiting-thrips-aggregation-pheromones-to-develop-a-lure-and-kill-strategy-for-the-management-of-the-bean-flower-thrips

Exploiting Thrips Aggregation Pheromones to Develop a Lure-and-Kill Strategy for the Management of the Bean Flower Thrips

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