Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests

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Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversity College London-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSouthon, Robin J.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorFernandes, Odair A. [UNESP]-
Autor(es): dc.creatorNascimento, Fabio S.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSumner, Seirian-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2022-02-22T00:23:30Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2022-02-22T00:23:30Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2020-12-11-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2020-12-11-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2019-11-05-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1676-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/198095-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/198095-
Descrição: dc.descriptionBiocontrol agents can help reduce pest populations as part of an integrated pest management scheme, with minimal environmental consequences. However, biocontrol agents are often non-native species and require significant infrastructure; overuse of single agents results in pest resistance. Native biocontrol agents are urgently required for more sustainable multi-faceted approaches to pest management. Social wasps are natural predators of lepidopteran pests, yet their viability as native biocontrol agents is largely unknown. Here, we provide evidence that the social paper wasp Polistes satan is a successful predator on the larvae of two economically important and resilient crop pests, the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis (on sugarcane Saccharum spp.) and the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (on maize Zea mays); P. satan wasps significantly reduce crop pest damage. These results provide the much-needed baseline experimental evidence that social wasps have untapped potential as native biocontrol agents for sustainable crop production and food security.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionBritish Council-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCentre for Biodiversity and Environmental Research Department of Genetics Evolution and Environment Division of Biosciences University College London, Gower Street-
Descrição: dc.descriptionSchool of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences São Paulo State University (UNESP)-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Biologia Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo-
Descrição: dc.descriptionSchool of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences São Paulo State University (UNESP)-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectBiocontrol-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectDiatraea saccharalis-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectIntegrated pest management-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectPaper wasps-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectPolistes satan-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectSpodoptera frugiperda-
Título: dc.titleSocial wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests-
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