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10-Minute Paper

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

P-IE: Biological Control 2

Improving biological pest control in strawberry crops through the provision of diverse floral resources

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland D
In-Person

    Presenting Author(s)

  • CJ

    Coline C. Jaworski

    Research Associate
    INRAE
    Sophia-Antipolis, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

    • Co-Author(s)

  • MV

    Macéo Valente

    INRAE
    Sophia-Antipolis, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

  • AL

    Anne-violette Lavoir

    University Côte d'Azur
    Sophia-Antipolis, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

  • ND

    Nicolas DESNEUX

    Research Director and Head
    Université Côte d’Azur
    Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Biological pest control is essential to reduce the dependency on chemical insecticides, which are harmful to human health and the environment. The success of biological pest control notably depends on the early and rapid establishment of the natural enemy population, to avoid pest outbreak. The establishment and maintenance of predator populations in the agrosystem requires abundant and diverse food resources, especially during periods of prey shortage. Therefore, providing alternative food resources may boost biological pest control. We measured how the provision of diverse floral resources increased the population growth of the anthocorid predator Orius laevigatus, and the control of Macrosiphum euphorbiae populations in strawberry greenhouse crops.