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Augmentative releases of Trichopria drosophilae for the suppression of early season Drosophila suzukii populations

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Biological control agents may play an important role in regulating Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), particularly after the winter population bottleneck. Here we test the ability of the cosmopolitan pupal parasitoid, Trichopria drosophilae (Perkins) (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), to reduce early season D. suzukii populations. We performed augmentative releases of the parasitoid during late March–April and carried out extensive monitoring activity on both parasitoid and fly populations. Results clearly showed a mitigation of the D. suzukii population in the treated areas, associated with a higher T. drosophilae parasitism. A 34% reduction in fruit infestation was observed in the unmanaged vegetation surrounding orchards. Accordingly, pest eclosion was significantly lower in the treated area compared to the untreated one. Our results suggest that augmentative release of T. drosophilae can improve pest control of D. suzukii in the unmanaged areas surrounding the crops, thus lowering the severity of pest outbreaks in the orchards.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Mrs. Linda Brewer and Mr. Daniel T. Dalton (Oregon State University, Horticulture) for improving the English of the manuscript, prof. Vaughn Walton (Oregon State University, Horticulture) for critical revision of the study, Dr. Valerio Mazzoni (Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy) and Dr. Lan Xue (Oregon State University, Statistics) for statistical advice and Mr. Marco Mosti (Bioplanet s.c.a.) for providing the parasitoids used in this study. Funding for research was partially provided by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio Trento e Rovereto (CaRiTRo) (grant number: 1238/2015 giovani ricercatori).

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  1. Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, 4017 Ag and Life Sciences Building, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA

    Marco Valerio Rossi Stacconi

  2. Technology Transfer Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), via E. Mach 1, 38010, San Michele All’adige, TN, Italy

    Marco Valerio Rossi Stacconi, Alberto Grassi & Claudio Ioriatti

  3. Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), via E. Mach 1, 38010, San Michele All’adige, TN, Italy

    Gianfranco Anfora

  4. Center Agriculture Food Environment (C3A), University of Trento, via E. Mach 1, 38010, San Michele All’adige, TN, Italy

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Rossi Stacconi, M.V., Grassi, A., Ioriatti, C. et al. Augmentative releases of Trichopria drosophilae for the suppression of early season Drosophila suzukii populations. BioControl 64, 9–19 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-018-09914-0

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