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Greenhouse Pest Management

A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Pest and Vector Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 8074

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Michael Brownbridge

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Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Vineland Station, ON L0R 2E0, Canada
Interests: biological control; microbial biocontrol; integrated pest management; integrated crop management systems; greenhouse production systems; knowledge mobilization; plant-insect-microbe interactions
Dr. Rose Buitenhuis

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Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Vineland Station, ON L0R 2E0, Canada
Interests: biological control; integrated pest management; horticulture; greenhouse production; knowledge mobilization
Dr. Sarah Jandricic

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Ontario Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), Vineland Research Station, Admin Building, Rm 203, Vineland Station, ON L0R 2E0, Canada
Interests: greenhouse floriculture; technology transfer; biological control; integrated pest management; predator-prey interactions; insect ecology
Dr. Gerben Messelink

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Co-Guest Editor
Business Unit Greenhouse Horticulture, Wageningen Research, Violierenweg 1, 2665 MV Bleiswijk, The Netherlands
Interests: biological pest control; generalist predators; food web complexities; alternative food and prey to support natural enemies

Special Issue Information

Dear colleagues,

Greenhouses provide a protected, enclosed environment where high value crops are grown in intensive production systems. Greenhouse structures range from simple (e.g. plastic hoop-houses) to high-tech buildings which incorporate various technologies to regulate inputs and environmental conditions to optimize crop growth, and improve labour efficiency. Integrated pest management programs in greenhouse crops are among the most advanced in agriculture today, and biological control is an integral and highly successful component. Yet, programs must adapt to meet the complex and often inter-woven challenges of climate change, reduced access to chemical pest control products, increased volume and diversity of crops, and biosecurity risks posed by the global movement of propagative materials. Advances in information technology provide powerful new tools to disseminate information and will be vital to this field’s continued success. This Special Issue will focus on innovations in greenhouse pest management and knowledge mobilization. We welcome original research articles and reviews describing new approaches to pest management, their use within an IPM framework, and those detailing the transition of techniques and technologies to commercial-scale greenhouse operations.

Dr. Michael Brownbridge
Dr. Rose Buitenhuis
Dr. Sarah Jandricic
Dr. Gerben Messelink
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Insects is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • integrated pest management
  • greenhouse production systems
  • biological control
  • compatibility
  • sustainability
  • knowledge and technology transfer

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Water Dipping of Auxin Coated Chrysanthemum Cuttings Confers Protection against Insect Herbivores
by Sanae Mouden, Kirsten A. Leiss, Henriette Uthe and Peter G.L. Klinkhamer
Insects 2020, 11(11), 790; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110790 - 12 Nov 2020
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Auxins are commonly used for commercial propagation of chrysanthemums by stem cuttings. Recent studies imply that these root-promoting hormones also affect plant defense responses. The underlying motive of this study stems from the serendipitous observation that water dipping of auxin-coated cuttings beneficially affected [...] Read more.
Auxins are commonly used for commercial propagation of chrysanthemums by stem cuttings. Recent studies imply that these root-promoting hormones also affect plant defense responses. The underlying motive of this study stems from the serendipitous observation that water dipping of auxin-coated cuttings beneficially affected thrips herbivory. Therefore, the primary objective of this investigation was to explore the role of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) in relation to herbivore susceptibility in chrysanthemum. We observed contrasting findings concerning the physical presence of IBA and it’s role in promoting susceptibility of cuttings to thrips, which may in part be explained by the phenotypical variations of cuttings generated from mother plants. Nonetheless, we repeatedly demonstrated considerable protection, in some experiments up to 37%, against thrips and leaf miner upon water dipping of IBA-coated cuttings. Assessment of polyphenol oxidase activity (PPO), 14 days after dipping treatment, suggests that neither direct induction nor priming of plant defenses are involved. Future experiments aimed at understanding the early signaling events may help to explain the underlying mechanisms involved in conferring herbivore protection. We propose a dual role for auxins in early integrated pest management strategies to maximize plant development and minimize herbivory through feasible, cost-effective water dipping treatments. Full article
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Biodiversity in and around Greenhouses: Benefits and Potential Risks for Pest Management
by Gerben J. Messelink, Jérôme Lambion, Arne Janssen and Paul C. J. van Rijn
Insects 2021, 12(10), 933; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12100933 - 14 Oct 2021
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One of the ecosystem services of biodiversity is the contribution to pest control through conservation and stimulation of natural enemies. However, whether plant diversity around greenhouses is beneficial or a potential risk is heavily debated. In this review, we argue that most greenhouse [...] Read more.
One of the ecosystem services of biodiversity is the contribution to pest control through conservation and stimulation of natural enemies. However, whether plant diversity around greenhouses is beneficial or a potential risk is heavily debated. In this review, we argue that most greenhouse pests in temperate climates are of exotic origin and infest greenhouses mainly through transportation of plant material. For indigenous pests, we discuss the potential ways in which plant diversity around greenhouses can facilitate or prevent pest migrations into greenhouses. As shown in several studies, an important benefit of increased plant diversity around greenhouses is the stimulation of indigenous natural enemies that migrate to greenhouses, where they suppress both indigenous and exotic pests. How this influx can be supported by specific plant communities, plant characteristics, and habitats while minimising risks of increasing greenhouse pest densities, virus transmission, or hyperparasitism needs further studies. It also requires a better understanding of the underlying processes that link biodiversity with pest management. Inside greenhouses, plant biodiversity can also support biological control. We summarise general methods that growers can use to enhance pest control with functional biodiversity and suggest that it is particularly important to study how biodiversity inside and outside greenhouses can be linked to enhancement of biological pest control with both released and naturally occurring species of natural enemies. Full article
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