TY - BOOK AU - Helye, Neil TI - A color handbook of biological control in plant protection SN - 0881925993 U1 - 632.5 PY - 2003/// CY - Portland PB - Timber Press N1 - Preface Acknowledgements I Sectk Section 1: Crop environments Introduction Arable crops Fruit production Protected crop systems Practical tips for gardeners Section 2: Pest profiles Introduction 22 Pest identification guide with some examples of beneficial species 22 Common pest species 28 Beetles 28 Weevils 29 Leaf miners 30 Sciarids 31 Whitefly 32 Aphids 33 Leaflioppers 34 Psyllids 34 Mealybugs 35 Scale insects 36 Caterpillars (moths and butterflies) 36 Thrips ^ 38 Spider mites 38 Slugs and snails 40 •Woodlice 40 ^ t i IV-.'UT "VilkUK^ICSIi Section 3: Beneficial arthropod profiles 43|J vziasu Coleoptera - Ladybird beetles 44 Introduction 44 Adalia bipimctata (Linnaeus) (2-spot ladybird) 45 Chilocorus bipustulatus (Linnaeus) ' 46 12 16 19 Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus) (7-spot ladybird) 46 Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Mulsant) 48 Delphastus catalinae (Horn) 48 Hannonia conglobata (Linnaeus) 49 Hippodamia convergens (Guerin-Meneville) 50 Propylea 14-punctata (Linnaeus) (14-spot ladybird) 50 Scymnus Subvillostis (Goeze) 51 Stethorus ptinctilluni (Weise) 52 Carabidae - Ground beetles 52 Introduction 52 Agonum dorsale (Pontoppidan) 54 Bembidion lampros (Latreille) 54 Carabus violaceus 55 Demetrias atricapillus (Linnaeus) 55 Harpalus rufipes (De Geer) 56 Loricera pilicornis (Fabricius) -.56 Nebria b7-evicollis (Fzhncins) 57 Notiophilus biguttatus (Fabricius) 58 Poecihis cupreus {lAnTizzMs) 58 Pterostichus melanarms (Illiger) 59 Trechis quadristriatus (Schrank) 59 Staphylinidae - Rove beetles 60 Introduction 60 Aleocharinae 60 Atheta coriaria (Kraatz) 61 Philonthus cognatus (Stephens) 61 Tachyporus sp'p. 62 Xantholinus spp. 62 Cicindelidae — Tiger beetles 62 Cicindela campestris (Linnaeus) (field tiger beetle) 62 Dermaptera - Earwigs 64 Forficula-auricularia (Linnaeus) 64 Diptera - Dance flies 65 Introduction 65 Empis tessellata (Fabricius) and Empis stercorea 65 Cecidomyiidae - Predatory midges 66 Introduction 66 Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani) * 66 Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot) 67 Syrphidae - Hoverflies 68 Introduction 68 Episyrphtts balteatus (Degeer) 69 Scaeva pyrastri (Linnaeus) 70 Syrphus ribesii (Linnaeus) 70 Heteroptera - Predatory bugs 71 Introduction 71 Anthocoris Jienwralis (Fabricius) 72 Anthocoris neniorum (Linnaeus) 72 Atractotomiis mali (Mcyer-Duer) 73 Blepharidopterns an^tilatiis (Fallen) 73 Deraeocoris rtiber (Linnaeus) 74 Hetcrotowa planicornis (Pallas) 74 Mficrolophus calijyinosjis (Wagner) 75 Oi'ius laevipyatiis (Linnaeus) 76 Orhis majuscidus (Renter) 76 Filophonis perplexus (Douglas and Scott) 77 Podisus maculivcntris (Say) 78 Hymenoptera - Parasitoid wasps 79 Introduction 79 Anagnts atomiis 80 Aphclinus abdominalis (Dalman) 81 Aphidius colemani (Vierek) 82 Aphidius ervi (Haliday) 82 Cotesia (=Apanteles)^lornerata {\AnnviZus) 83 Daciiiisa sibirica (Telenger) 84 Diade^ma insularc (Cresson) 84 Diaeretiella rapac (Mclntosh) 85 Di^lyphits isaea (Walker) 86 Encarsia formosa (Gahan) 87 Eretmoceriis eremiciis {Kosq, and Zolnerowich) 88 Leptomastix dactylopii (Walker) and Leptomastix epona (Walker) 89 Metaphycns belvoltis (Compere) 90 Praon myzipha^um (Mackauer) and Praon volucre (Haliday) 90 Trichqgvanima spp. 91 Neuroptera - Predatory lacewings 92 Introduction ' 92 Chrysopa perla (Linnaeus) 92 Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) 93 Arachnidae - Spiders, harvestmen AND PREDATORY MITES 94 Introduction 94 Araneidae 95 Linyphiidae 96 Lycosidae (wolf spiders) - 96 Salticidae 97 Thomisidae 98 Opiliones - Harvestmen 98 Phalan^ium opilio (Linnaeus) 98 Acari - PREDATORY MITES Introduction Allothrombidium spp. Amblyseius (Ncoscinlus) califoniicus (McGregor) Amblysc'uts (Neosdnlns) (Oudemans) Amblyseius (Iphiscins) depjcncraus (Bcrhse) Amblyseius (Typhlodromips) iuontdorcnsis (Schicha! Hyponspis miles {Bcr\csc) and Hyponspis aculeifer (Canestrini) Phytoseiulus persimilis (Athias-Henriot) Typhlodromus pyri (Scheuten) Chilopoda - Centipedes Lithobius forficatus (Linnaeus) and Hnplophilus subtcrrnneus (Shaw) Section 4: Entomopathogens Introduction 108 Nematodes 108 Introduction 108 Heterorhabditis megadis (Poinar, Jackson and Klein), Steinernema feltiac (Filipjev) and StcincTncnia kraussei (Steincr) 109 Plmsmarbabditis hermapbrodita (Schneider) 110 Bacteria 111 Bacillus tburingiensis (Berliner) 111 Fungi 112 Introduction 112 Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo and Vuillemin) 112 Conidiobolus spp. 113 Paudora (=Erynia) neoaphidis (Kcmr^wAicre, Hcnncbert and Humber) 114 Verticillium lecanii (Zimmerman and Viegas) 114 Baculoviruses 116 References 117 Further READING 118 ER -