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Is Chrysoperla externa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) capable of controling Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in rose bushes?

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Some phytophagous arthropods species acquire full potential to reach pest status, thus knowledge of control strategies is crucial. The use of biological agents is a promising tactic and, in this sense, it is key to identify the natural enemies that can act to control the phytophagous species. Selenothrips rubrocinctus is a thrips species recently found associated with roses (Rosa spp.) The objective of this work is to study the predatory capacity, the functional response and both search and handling times of Chrysoperla externa under S. rubrocinctus associated with roses. The bioassays were carried out for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd instars of C. externa, offering nymphs of S. rubrocinctus, under controlled conditions of laboratory. Chrysoperla externa larvae have great predatory capacity on S. rubrocinctus nymphs. Third instar larvae consumed a greater number of prey and had both shorter search and handling time. Their ability and voracity to control the pest was shown. The type II functional response confirmed that C. externa consumption rate was directly related to prey density, and a higher consumption rate whenever available at higher densities was verified.

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This paper is part of JRS' master's thesis, which thanks the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Brazil, for the financial support received through the scholarship. We would like to thank the Laboratório de Controle Biológico com Entomófagos (LCBE), DEN/UFLA/ESAL, for providing the infrastructure for conducting the experiments.

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  2. Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of São Paulo (USP)/ Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil

    Jailma Rodrigues dos Santos & Marvin Mateo Pec Hernandez

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Jailma Rodrigues dos Santos: Conception and design of the study, planning and setting up of the experiment, data collection and tabulation, writing and revision of the manuscript and final formatting. Marvin Mateo Pec Hernandez: Study conception and design, collaboration in statistical analysis and data interpretation, manuscript review. Brígida Souza: Conception and design of the study, planning and guidance in conducting the experiment, manuscript revisions.

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dos Santos, J.R., Souza, B. & Hernandez, M.M.P. Is Chrysoperla externa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) capable of controling Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in rose bushes?. Int J Trop Insect Sci 44, 737–746 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-024-01186-9

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