Review on insecticidal activity of plant essential oils on the ectoparasitoid wasp, Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Keywords:
essential oil, natural enemy, integrated pest managementAbstract
Habrobracon hebetor Say is one of the most valuable natural enemies of plant pests, especially on the larvae of Noctuidae and Pyralidae moths (order Lepidoptera). This important biocontrol agent is used in the form of mass release to control of the harmful larvae in crops and orchards over the world. This natural enemy first paralyzes its host larvae and then lays on them. The wasps feed on the content of the larvae body and control their population. Plant essential oils are volatile compounds produced by various plants to repel herbivorous insects. Naturally, they are damaged when biological control agents are also exposed to them. To date, there are very limited researches have been studied about the effects of plant essential oils on the demography, functional response, and physiological properties of H. hebetor, which we will briefly discuss on them. The science of plant essential oils is an interesting and fascinating one and it is necessary to study plant secondary metabolites from different aspects on the beneficial insects. These studies can be useful in identifying plant species with low toxicity to these agents, but with appropriate toxicity to their host pests for their simultaneous usage in integrated pest management (IPM). The right combination of these agents can provide a bright future for IPM programs by using of essential oils and biological control agents.
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