Arthropod-Plant Interactions最新文献

{"title":"Seasonal patterns of host utilization in the multivoltine seed-feeding wasp, Macrodasyceras japonicum (Hymenoptera: Megastigmidae)","authors":"Miho Nishimon,&nbsp;Miki Hisano,&nbsp;Kazunori Matsuo,&nbsp;Kimiko Hirayama","doi":"10.1007/s11829-024-10083-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11829-024-10083-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Most seed-feeding wasps are considered univoltine in regions that exhibit distinct seasonality, such as temperate regions, because they usually oviposit into seeds before the protective tissues surrounding the seeds harden during seed development. However, one species belonging to the genus <i>Macrodasyceras</i> was reported to be partially bivoltine, although in a temperate region, this could lead to more intense seed utilization than that seen in univoltine species. Such life cycle of seed-feeding wasps would be related to the extent of predispersal seed damage in their host plant species. In this study, we investigated the life cycle of the seed-feeding wasp <i>Macrodasyceras japonicum</i> and its seasonal seed utilization patterns of several fleshy fruited <i>Ilex</i> species in a warm-temperate region of Japan. The observation of periodically sampled fruits and oviposition behavior using reared adults showed that <i>M. japonicum</i> produced at least two generations per year within the seeds of multiple <i>Ilex</i> species and overwintered as adults outside of the fruits. The extent of seed damage caused by the <i>M. japonicum</i> association amounted to ca. 80% in <i>I. pedunculosa</i>, whose seed development phenology was most synchronized with the life cycle of <i>M. japonicum</i> among the host <i>Ilex</i> species. Adults overwintered outside of fruits, likely to avoid being eaten by birds, but risked a large reduction in population size during the winter. However, <i>M. japonicum</i> may overcome this disadvantage through multivoltinism and the ability to use multiple species, which might, in turn, lead to severe predispersal seed damage in the primary host plant species.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8409,"journal":{"name":"Arthropod-Plant Interactions","volume":"18 5","pages":"815 - 827"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Who are the superhosts of gall-inducing insects? The need for a conceptual definition","authors":"Julio Miguel Grandez-Rios,&nbsp;Walter Santos de Araújo","doi":"10.1007/s11829-024-10082-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11829-024-10082-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The term “superhost” in the context of gall-inducing insects on host plant species has been utilized in various ways, leading to ambiguity and imprecision in its definition. Although most host plant species usually accommodate one or two gall-inducing insect species or morphotypes, the term’s interpretation varies widely in the literature, with “superhost” designations ranging from plants hosting 20 gall-inducing species to just two species. Therefore, based on Neotropical data compiled we suggest classifying a host plant species as “superhost” only when it exhibits a high local richness of gall-inducing insect species, which we define as six or more species of gall-inducing insects. This proposition aims to use the term “superhost” only in cases of plant species with high local richness of gall-inducing insects, establishing a framework for consistent terminology. To enable fair comparisons in insect-plant interactions, a cautious and standardized use of the term “superhost” across various geographical scales is essential.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8409,"journal":{"name":"Arthropod-Plant Interactions","volume":"18 5","pages":"781 - 784"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Resistance and susceptibility of different Barbarea (Brassicaceae) species and types to cabbage whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and cabbage white butterfly (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)","authors":"Francisco Rubén Badenes-Pérez","doi":"10.1007/s11829-024-10081-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11829-024-10081-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Several <i>Barbarea</i> spp. (Brassicaceae) have been tested as trap crops for the diamondback moth <i>Plutella xylostella</i> L. (<i>Lepidoptera</i>: <i>Plutellidae</i>). The use of trap crops can be affected by their susceptibility to other pests, especially if the purpose is to reduce insecticide use. <i>Barbarea rupicola</i> Moris, <i>B. verna</i> (Mill.) Asch., and <i>B. vulgaris</i> Aiton (types G and P) (Brassicaceae) were tested for their susceptibility to the cabbage whitefly <i>Aleyrodes proletella</i> L. (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). The percentage of plants showing infestation by cabbage whiteflies ranged from 50% in G-type <i>B. vulgaris</i> and 8.3% in <i>B. verna</i> to no infestation at all in <i>B. rupicola</i> and P-type <i>B. vulgaris</i>. On the other hand, 95.8% of P-type plants showed symptoms of powdery mildew, <i>Erysiphe cruciferarum</i> Opiz ex L. Junell (<i>Erysiphales</i>: <i>Erysiphaceae</i>), while the G type and the other <i>Barbarea</i> spp. were unaffected by this pathogen. Additionally, the G and P types were used in two-choice oviposition preference tests to compare their attractiveness to the small white butterfly <i>Pieris rapae</i> L. (<i>Lepidoptera</i>: Pieridae). No significant differences in total oviposition per plant were found between the two types, but within-plant differences show that the small white butterfly prefers to oviposit on the adaxial leaf side in the P type. This study indicates that in locations where the cabbage whitefly is an economic pest, <i>B. verna</i>, which can also be used as a dead-end trap crop for the diamondback moth, could be chosen over G-type <i>B. vulgaris</i>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8409,"journal":{"name":"Arthropod-Plant Interactions","volume":"18 6","pages":"1219 - 1226"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11829-024-10081-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141346385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intercropping with aromatic plants enhances natural enemy communities facilitating pest suppression in tea plantations","authors":"Bing Gong,&nbsp;Jie Wang,&nbsp;Séverin Hatt,&nbsp;Nicolas Desneux,&nbsp;Su Wang,&nbsp;Linhong Jin","doi":"10.1007/s11829-024-10074-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11829-024-10074-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Habitat management have received considerable attention in agricultural systems for the promotion of successful pest management. The intercropping of aromatic plants in plantation crops can result in reduced pest abundance as a repellent directly and/or increasing natural enemy abundance thereby reducing pest abundance indirectly. To promote the management of pests in tea plantations, we intercropped three aromatic plants, <i>Tagetes patula</i> (L.) (Asteraceae), <i>Tagetes erecta</i> (L.) (Asteraceae), and <i>Perilla frutescens</i> (L.) Britton (Lamiaceae) to assess their impact on the dynamics of species abundance, richness, and diversity of arthropod pests and their natural enemies over 2 years. Results showed that aromatic plants decreased the abundance of pest, with concomitant increases in predator (especially spiders and ladybirds) and parasitoid (<i>Ichneumonidae</i> spp.) abundance, creating a stable low abundance of pests in tea plantations. The ratio of natural enemies to pests in fields intercropped with <i>T. erecta</i> was fourfold to sevenfold higher than observed in naturally tilled plots. Aromatic plants also had a significant positive effect on species richness and evenness of natural enemies. The <i>T. patula</i> and <i>T. erecta</i> intercropped treatments showed significantly higher pest evenness and higher natural enemy diversity than that in clean tillage. Our study indicated that biocontrol via habitat management with intercropping aromatic plants could become a recommended practice for pest management in tea plantations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8409,"journal":{"name":"Arthropod-Plant Interactions","volume":"18 4","pages":"753 - 761"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141358786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sweet corn genotypes and ear insect infestations cultivated under different weed management regimes","authors":"Marcos V. Zanon,&nbsp;Ana C. A. Araújo,&nbsp;Ana P. Perotto,&nbsp;Patrícia J. Santos,&nbsp;Fábio A. Suinaga,&nbsp;Jorge B. Torres,&nbsp;Cristina S. Bastos","doi":"10.1007/s11829-024-10080-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11829-024-10080-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Weed management is crucial in most cropping systems in part because of direct and indirect interactions of weeds as alternative hosts for pest species and food and shelter for natural enemies. The tested hypothesis was that weed management would affect insect pests’ infestation of different sweet corn genotypes, altering or modulating resistance. Five commercial sweet corn genotypes (GSS 41243, GSS 3969, GSS 41499, GSS 42072, and Tropical Plus) were cultivated during two growing seasons under clean weed (herbicide application) and reduced weed (grazed weeds between rows) management. Fall armyworm (<i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i>), corn earworm (<i>Helicoverpa zea</i>), and cornsilk fly (<i>Euxesta</i> sp.) infestation was surveyed for 7 and 13 sampling dates by counting the insects found on the plants during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, respectively. Sweet corn ears were also sampled on three different occasions in each season. The number of larvae of each species, the damage scores for the noctuids (corn earworm and fall armyworm), the number and percentage of damaged grains by the larvae infesting corn ears (cornsilk fly, corn earworm, and fall armyworm), and size, diameter, and length of ears with or without husks were assessed. Yellow sticky traps were used to determine the abundance of cornsilk fly adults on four and five different occasions in the 2015 and 2016 seasons. The genotypes GSS4199 and GSS3969 were less damaged by fall armyworm, corn earworm, and cornsilk fly, and these differences were observed when sweet corn genotypes were growing under clean weed management. Plant characteristics such as differences in ear length and diameter with and without husks negatively affected ear pests. There was a positive and significant correlation between cornsilk fly and fall armyworm and corn earworm’s occurrence, suggesting that infestations with corn earworms facilitate the infestation of cornsilk fly.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8409,"journal":{"name":"Arthropod-Plant Interactions","volume":"18 5","pages":"891 - 903"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141357472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beta diversity of plant–herbivore interactions is unaffected by urbanization levels in Brazilian Cerrado","authors":"Walter Santos de Araújo,&nbsp;Luana Teixeira Silveira,&nbsp;Matheus de Morais Belchior Couto,&nbsp;Luiz Alberto Dolabela Falcão,&nbsp;Marcilio Fagundes,&nbsp;Frederico Siqueira de Neves","doi":"10.1007/s11829-024-10079-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11829-024-10079-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Plant–herbivore interactions are pivotal in shaping terrestrial ecosystems, influencing plant populations and insect diversity; however, little is known about how anthropogenic impacts affect the beta diversity of these interactions. In our study, we investigated plant–herbivore networks across an urbanization gradient in Brazilian Cerrado. We tested two hypotheses: (1) urbanization decreases interaction dissimilarity, and (2) herbivorous insects show greater dissimilarity than plants. To test these hypotheses, we conducted data collection across 16 sites, representing different urbanization levels—urban, rural, and wild. We sampled plant–herbivore interactions for 310 insect herbivore species and 97 host plant species. Our analysis revealed that beta diversity of interactions was consistently high across all environments studied. However, we did not find any significant differences in total interaction dissimilarity among the different levels of urbanization. We found that the primary driver of dissimilarity was species composition turnover, with herbivorous insects contributing more to dissimilarity. Our findings challenge the conventional wisdom that urbanization significantly alters plant–herbivore interactions. Instead, we observed consistent interaction dissimilarity, highlighting the resilience of ecological networks in the face of anthropogenic impacts. Our results underscore the complexity of these interactions and emphasize that plant–herbivore interactions can exhibit a high degree of dissimilarity even in urban environments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8409,"journal":{"name":"Arthropod-Plant Interactions","volume":"18 5","pages":"881 - 889"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141374968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing hoverfly activity with flowering buckwheat for effective control of onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) in onion–barley intercropped Fields","authors":"Takayuki Sekine,&nbsp;Takaho Oe,&nbsp;Yasuyuki Komagata,&nbsp;Takeru Itabashi","doi":"10.1007/s11829-024-10077-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11829-024-10077-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Onion thrips (<i>Thrips tabaci</i>) are a major pest of onion crops, but they can be controlled using syrphid larvae, which are omnivorous, as biological control agents. The introduction of secondary plants may enhance syrphid activity and contribute to the suppression of onion thrips population in onion–barley intercropped fields. Therefore, two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of introducing secondary plants on the population of onion thrips and the occurrence of syrphids in onion–barley intercropped fields. In the first 2-year experiment, buckwheat, lacy phacelia, and coriander planted around barley-intercropped onion fields did not result in a significant reduction in the number of onion thrips. However, in the second experiment, which employed mixed intercropping of barley and buckwheat, significantly greater suppression of onion thrips population was observed in the mixed intercropping plots than in plots containing only barley intercropping. In addition, the number of syrphid eggs on intercropped barley was significantly higher in the mixed intercropping plots than in plots containing barley alone, demonstrating that planting flowering plants near barley can attract hoverflies and increase oviposition on barley. Furthermore, three-year experiments revealed more syrphid larvae on onion plants than on barley, with eggs found only on barley. These findings indicate that hoverflies oviposit on intercropped barley; then, the hatched larvae move to onion plants to prey on onion thrips. Overall, this study offers great insights into the potential use of intercropping with flowering plants to boost natural biological control of onion thrips, providing implications for sustainable pest management in onion production.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8409,"journal":{"name":"Arthropod-Plant Interactions","volume":"18 5","pages":"967 - 977"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Challenges in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) quality and its relationship with crop management factors","authors":"Facundo René Meroi Arcerito,&nbsp;Gregorio Fernández De Landa,&nbsp;Pablo Revainera,&nbsp;Mariana Paola Mazzei,&nbsp;Giulia Mitton,&nbsp;Facundo Ramos,&nbsp;Camila Corti,&nbsp;Martín Eguaras,&nbsp;Leonardo Galetto,&nbsp;Matias Maggi","doi":"10.1007/s11829-024-10076-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11829-024-10076-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Kiwifruit (<i>Actinidia chinensis</i> var. <i>deliciosa</i>) has become an important horticultural crop worldwide. Its dioecious nature challenges its commercial production, involving strategies for enhancing cross-pollination to reach a better fruit quality. The explanatory variables that can be linked to improving fruit quality analyzed in this work were pollination (through a hand-pollen application or by <i>Apis mellifera</i>, but also considering the ratio of female:male plants in each plot) and plant competition for resources during fruit development (controlled by thinning, but also considering plant density per plot). The response variables assessed to estimate fruit quality were fruit weight, number of seeds, and shape coefficient. We obtained different models showing how these explanatory variables influence the different indicators for fruit quality (sampling 25 fruits per plot) in seven plots. Results suggest that the female:male ratio and number of plants per hectare are the most influential explanatory variables related to fruit quality in the studied agroecosystem. The kiwifruits from plots with higher amounts of pollen manually added and higher ratios of female:male plants were significantly lighter. We recommend not settling more than 500 plants per hectare at the plot level. The natural pollination for kiwifruit production can be improved if the ratio of female:male plants per plot is ≤ 10/1 when the flowering period of both plant sexes is synchronized. Finally, we recommend that growers follow these numbers in considering the importance of planting male and female plants in close proximity but managing plant density to avoid competition for resources.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8409,"journal":{"name":"Arthropod-Plant Interactions","volume":"18 5","pages":"991 - 998"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ladybird predators in natural and agricultural landscapes in Mexico: diversity and parasitism","authors":"W. Mendoza-Arroyo,&nbsp;E. del-Val","doi":"10.1007/s11829-024-10075-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11829-024-10075-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are a significant predator group that plays a role in agricultural contexts. They serve as important biocontrol agents against several agricultural pests. However, there is limited information available about how ladybirds’ populations are regulated by their natural enemies and habitat perturbation. In this study, we evaluated ladybird communities associated with natural and managed areas during the agricultural cycle of 2018 (June–September). We identified seven ladybird species; the most abundant species were <i>Hippodamia convergens</i> (70% individuals) and <i>Cycloneda sanguinea</i> (20% individuals), followed by the exotic species <i>Harmonia axyridis</i> (3.33% individuals), while <i>Paranaemia vittigera, Coleomegilla maculata, Brachiacantha</i> sp., and <i>Olla v-nigrum</i> represented less than 3% each. Ladybirds were more abundant in agricultural fields than in natural habitats. We identified several natural enemies associated with the collected ladybirds, including parasitoids (<i>Dinocampus coccinellae</i>, Hymenoptera: Braconidae), ectoparasitic Acari (<i>Coccipolipus</i> sp., Podapolipidae), and nematodes (Mermithidae). However, none of the natural enemies affected more than 10% of the ladybirds, so natural enemies do not appear to be exerting substantial control over their populations. Our results corroborated that ladybirds can efficiently thrive in anthropogenic habitats in Mexico and therefore may represent good biocontrol agents for agriculture. It is important to consider the ecology of agriculturally important ladybirds in programs for integrated pest management. This includes factors contributing to the mortality of ladybirds, including their natural enemies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8409,"journal":{"name":"Arthropod-Plant Interactions","volume":"18 4","pages":"741 - 751"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11829-024-10075-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142414712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Environmental factors driving infestations of a keystone winter fruit by an invasive and a native fruit fly","authors":"Gwenaëlle Deconninck,&nbsp;Méghan Boulembert,&nbsp;Patrice Eslin,&nbsp;Aude Couty,&nbsp;Anne Bonis,&nbsp;Nicolas Borowiec,&nbsp;Inessa Buch,&nbsp;Hervé Colinet,&nbsp;Lionel Delbac,&nbsp;Françoise Dubois,&nbsp;Vincent Foray,&nbsp;Emilie Gallet-Moron,&nbsp;Servane Lemauviel-Lavenant,&nbsp;Stéphanie Llopis,&nbsp;Jean-Francois Odoux,&nbsp;Sylvain Pincebourde,&nbsp;Marcel Thaon,&nbsp;Irène Till-Bottraud,&nbsp;Olivier Chabrerie","doi":"10.1007/s11829-024-10073-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11829-024-10073-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In temperate regions, most insect species overwinter in diapause while others continue to be active, feed, and possibly reproduce despite adverse climatic conditions. For fruit flies which remain active winter long, the presence of winter-available fruit is crucial for population persistence. This study aimed to disentangle the relative effects of climatic, landscape, and local factors on infestation rates of an important winter trophic resource, mistletoe (<i>Viscum album</i>) fruit, by drosophilid flies<i>.</i> Mistletoe fruits were sampled between January and July 2022 in seven regions of France, across a wide range of climatic conditions from Mediterranean to temperate oceanic. The fruits were used both by the invasive <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> and by the native <i>D. subobscura</i> in the latter part of winter and throughout spring, suggesting that this resource may assist these species to overcome the winter bottleneck. Infestations by both flies were positively associated with the presence of fallen mistletoe fruit on the ground and semi-natural (forest, hedgerow) and anthropogenic (garden, park) habitats. The mistletoe’s host tree species also influenced the fruit infestation rate. <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> infestation rate was positively impacted by the accumulated thermal energy (‘degree days’) in the previous 14 days. Mistletoe could act as a catalyst for the development of spring <i>D. suzukii</i> generations and should be considered in the context of integrative pest management strategies to prevent early infestation of crop fruit.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":8409,"journal":{"name":"Arthropod-Plant Interactions","volume":"18 5","pages":"867 - 880"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}