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Article

Shedding Light on Dasineura oleae Parasitoids: Local and Landscape Effects

by
Elena Tondini
1,*,
Daniele Sommaggio
2,
Gaia Monteforti
1 and
Ruggero Petacchi
1
1
Center of Plant Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy
2
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari, DISTAL, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Viale Fanin 42, 40127 Bologna, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 667; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030667
Submission received: 28 December 2022 / Revised: 16 February 2023 / Accepted: 17 February 2023 / Published: 24 February 2023
(This article belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
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Abstract

Dasineura oleae was considered a minor pest in olive orchards. However, in the last decade, outbreaks have been reported all over its distribution area. Little is known about D. oleae biological control strategies; therefore, investigations into the biology and ecology of D. oleae parasitoids are urgently needed. In this scenario, the present field study reported the flight period of D. oleae parasitoids, evaluating their relative abundance over other parasitoids living in olive orchards. Furthermore, it estimated the effect of local and landscape features on D. oleae parasitoids within the frame of the overall parasitoid community. Lastly, we aimed to provide useful insights into the effectiveness of parasitoids for D. oleae population management. Hymenopteran parasitoids were sampled using Malaise traps in six sampling sites in central Italy. Results showed that Platygaster demades was the most abundant D. oleae parasitoid. Its presence was associated with high rates of D. oleae parasitism. The abundance of this parasitoid was influenced by the abundance of seminatural habitats.
Keywords: Cecidomyiidae; conservation biological control; Olea europaea; Platygaster demades; Platygastridae Cecidomyiidae; conservation biological control; Olea europaea; Platygaster demades; Platygastridae

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Tondini, E.; Sommaggio, D.; Monteforti, G.; Petacchi, R. Shedding Light on Dasineura oleae Parasitoids: Local and Landscape Effects. Agronomy 2023, 13, 667. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030667

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Tondini E, Sommaggio D, Monteforti G, Petacchi R. Shedding Light on Dasineura oleae Parasitoids: Local and Landscape Effects. Agronomy. 2023; 13(3):667. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030667

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Tondini, Elena, Daniele Sommaggio, Gaia Monteforti, and Ruggero Petacchi. 2023. "Shedding Light on Dasineura oleae Parasitoids: Local and Landscape Effects" Agronomy 13, no. 3: 667. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030667

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Tondini, E., Sommaggio, D., Monteforti, G., & Petacchi, R. (2023). Shedding Light on Dasineura oleae Parasitoids: Local and Landscape Effects. Agronomy, 13(3), 667. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030667

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