caa a22 4500 60616166X CHVBK 20210128100635.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10526-014-9641-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10526-014-9641-4 Single and combined releases of biological control agents against canopy- and soil-dwelling stages of Frankliniella occidentalis in cyclamen [Elektronische Daten] [Alberto Pozzebon, Andrea Boaria, Carlo Duso] Frankliniella occidentalis is a major pest in agriculture. Problems with its control are mainly due to pupation in the soil and resistance to insecticides. Biological control agents (BCA) can be used against thrips pests as an alternative to conventional insecticides. We evaluated the effectiveness of a number of BCA for control of F. occidentalis in cyclamen under greenhouse conditions. Three BCA (Amblyseius swirskii, Neoseiulus californicus and Orius laevigatus) were applied to the canopy and two (Macrocheles robustulus and Steinernema feltiae) to the soil in single and combined releases. Results showed that applications of predatory mites and nematodes achieved good control of F. occidentalis. Unsatisfactory control was obtained using O. laevigatus. The use of nematodes determined the extinction of thrips, but with a delay. The combination of nematodes in the soil and predatory mites in the canopy caused a more prompt reduction of thrips in flowers. International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC), 2014 Frankliniella occidentalis nationallicence Biological control nationallicence Amblyseius swirskii nationallicence Neoseiulus californicus nationallicence Macrocheles robustulus nationallicence Steinernema feltiae nationallicence Pozzebon Alberto Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020, Padua, Italy aut Boaria Andrea Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020, Padua, Italy aut Duso Carlo Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020, Padua, Italy aut BioControl Springer Netherlands 60/3(2015-06-01), 341-350 1386-6141 60:3<341 2015 60 10526 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-014-9641-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-014-9641-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pozzebon Alberto Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020, Padua, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Boaria Andrea Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020, Padua, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Duso Carlo Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020, Padua, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- BioControl Springer Netherlands 60/3(2015-06-01), 341-350 1386-6141 60:3<341 2015 60 10526