Micro-managing arthropod invasions: eradication and control of invasive arthropods with microbes |
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Authors: | Ann E Hajek Patrick C Tobin |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-2601, USA;(2) USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Morgantown, WV 26505-3101, USA |
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Abstract: | Non-indigenous arthropods are increasingly being introduced into new areas worldwide and occasionally they cause considerable
ecological and economic harm. Many invasive arthropods particularly pose problems to areas of human habitation and native
ecosystems. In these cases, the use of environmentally benign materials, such as host-specific entomopathogens, can be more
desirable than broader spectrum control tactics that tend to cause greater non-target effects. The majority of successful
eradication programs using arthropod pathogens have targeted invasive Lepidoptera with Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki (Btk), such as eradication efforts against the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), in North America and New Zealand. Both Btk and Lymantria dispar nucleopolyhedrovirus have been successfully used in efforts to limit the spread of L. dispar in the United States. For invasive arthropod species that are well established, suppression programs have successfully used
arthropod-pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi and nematodes for either short- or long-term management. We will summarize the
use of pathogens and nematodes in invasive arthropod management programs within a general context, and compare the use of
microbes in gypsy moth management with diverse microbes being developed for use against other invasive arthropods. |
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