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Varone, Laura
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Faltlhauser, Ana Claudia
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Fuentes Corona, Malena
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Garrido, Silvina
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Cichón, Liliana Isabel
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Cecere, Maria Carla
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Hight, Stephen D.
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Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto
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2024-03-14T15:30:47Z
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2024-01
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Varone, Laura; Faltlhauser, Ana Claudia; Fuentes Corona, Malena; Garrido, Silvina; Cichón, Liliana Isabel; et al.; Lethal effect of Goniozus legneri on Cactoblastis cactorum: A potential biocontrol agent for inundative releases; Cambridge University Press; Bulletin of Entomological Research; 1-2024; 1-10
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0007-4853
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/230592
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Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), the cactus moth, is native to South America with a widespread distribution in Argentina. The larvae consume the interior of Opuntia spp. (Cactaceae) plants. The moth was used as a biocontrol agent against invasive non-native Opuntia spp. in many countries around the world. The cactus moth arrived unintentionally in Florida, USA, expanded its range and threatened Opuntia-based agriculture and natural ecosystems in southern North America. The insect is also a pest of cultivated O. ficus-indica L. in Argentina. An endemic South American parasitoid, Goniozus legneri Gordth (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), is used in inundative biological control programmes against lepidopteran pests. The goal of this work was to evaluate G. legneri as a biocontrol agent to be used in inundative releases against C. cactorum. Mortality of C. cactorum by G. legneri was assessed at different spatial scales, as well as the interactions with Apanteles opuntiarum Martínez & Berta (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a common Argentine natural enemy of C. cactorum. The ability of G. legneri to paralyse, parasitise and kill C. cactorum was confirmed. The paralysis inflicted on C. cactorum larvae reduced larval damage to the plants by 85%. Using two parasitoid species increased the mortality of C. cactorum larvae, but it was highly dependent on the order of their arrival. The combined mortality caused by both parasitoids was higher than a single one, in particular when G. legneri arrived first (56 ± 1%), suggesting asymmetric competition due to the preference of G. legneri attacking previously parasitised larvae. Goniozus legneri has potential as an inundative biocontrol agent of C. cactorum, but its interaction with the classical biocontrol agent A. opuntiarum needs to be considered.
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eng
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Cambridge University Press
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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APANTELES OPUNTIARUM
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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
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CACTUS MOTH
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OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA
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PARASITOID
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Ecología
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Ciencias Biológicas
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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Conservación de la Biodiversidad
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Ciencias Biológicas
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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Lethal effect of Goniozus legneri on Cactoblastis cactorum: A potential biocontrol agent for inundative releases
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2024-03-14T15:03:44Z
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1475-2670
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1-10
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Reino Unido
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Fil: Varone, Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina
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Fil: Faltlhauser, Ana Claudia. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Fil: Fuentes Corona, Malena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina
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Fil: Garrido, Silvina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
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Fil: Cichón, Liliana Isabel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
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Fil: Cecere, Maria Carla. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina
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Fil: Hight, Stephen D.. No especifíca;
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Fil: Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
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Bulletin of Entomological Research
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S000748532300069X
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