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Effect of silicon on tritrophic interaction of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum (Linnaeus), Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and the predator, Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

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The development of resistance in Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) against a number of conventional and new chemistry insecticides has encouraged researchers to exploit some eco-friendly integrated pest management approaches to keep the pest population below their threshold levels. In the current laboratory trials, a free choice cotton leaf-disc assay was conducted to check the effect of silicon on oviposition preference of B. tabaci. Moreover, a predator–prey bioassay was also conducted to compare the developmental and reproductive traits of the predator, Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) when offered B. tabaci that had either been fed on silicon-treated or untreated cotton plants. The results indicate that silicon treatments significantly reduced the oviposition preference of B. tabaci, however, a more profound effect was observed in the case of foliar applications of silicon as compared to its drenching treatments. Similarly, leaf discs harvested from plants treated with SiO2 showed a significant decline in the number of oviposited eggs as compared to K2SiO3 treatments. However, silicon application did not induce any indirect negative effect on the developmental and reproductive traits of the predator, C. carnea except for its fecundity which might be affected due to feeding on poorer quality host. The current results suggest that feeding of silicon exposed prey does not inflict any direct harmful effects on the biology of predator, C. carnea, hence their integration can be a promising crop protection strategy to encounter the challenges of resistance development in B. tabaci.

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Abbasi, A., Sufyan, M., Arif, M.J. et al. Effect of silicon on tritrophic interaction of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum (Linnaeus), Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and the predator, Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Arthropod-Plant Interactions 14, 717–725 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-020-09786-1

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