What do Lygus like? Looking for potential trap crops to reduce faba bean damage
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2024-10-05
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Aguiar‑Cordero, Teresa
Prager, Sean
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Grain legumes, such as faba bean (Vicia faba L.), are crucial for protein supply and soil fertility enhancement through nitrogen fixation. However, faba bean cultivation is challenged by Lygus plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae), which cause significant crop damage and seed quality loss. This study aimed to evaluate Lygus preferences between faba bean and alternative crops to develop effective management strategies. We conducted choice bioassay experiments under laboratory conditions and field plot experiments. Laboratory results indicated sex-based host preferences, with males favoring faba beans and females preferring canola. Field studies showed that faba beans adjacent to canola had higher Lygus abundance and damage compared to those next to peas, flax, and safflower. Safflower and sunflower demonstrated potential as trap crops to reduce Lygus damage to faba beans. Our findings provide insights into Lygus behavior and suggest that a combination of trap cropping, and targeted insecticide use could mitigate the impact of Lygus infestations on faba bean cultivation.
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Trap crops, Lygus, Miridae, Canadian Prairies, Faba beans
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Aguiar-Cordero, T., Cárcamo, H. & Prager, S. What do Lygus like? Looking for potential trap crops to reduce faba bean damage. Arthropod-Plant Interactions (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-024-10095-0
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10.1007/s11829-024-10095-0