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| Title: |
Prey selection by Dicyphus hesperus of infected or parasitized greenhouse whitefly |
| Author: |
Labbe, Roselyne M. Cloutier, Conrad Brodeur, Jacques |
| Appeared in: |
Biocontrol science and technology |
| Paging: | Volume 16 (2006) nr. 5 pages 485-494 |
| Year: |
2006-05-01 |
| Contents: |
The development of effective biological control programs in which predators are integrated with other natural enemies such as parasitoids and entomopathogens requires an understanding of their interactions. In this study we examined the extent to which the omnivorous mirid bug Dicyphus hesperus, an effective biological control agent of greenhouse whiteflies, accepts prey that are either parasitized by the specialist whitefly parasitoid, Encarsia formosa or infected by the generalist fungal entomopathogen, Beauveria bassiana. In non-choice laboratory experiments, we measured how parasitism and infection of greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, as related to parasitoid age and course of fungal infection, might alter the probability of feeding by second instar or adult female predators. Predation by D. hesperus was similar for parasitized and unparasitized whiteflies, regardless of parasitoid age. However, predators generally avoided feeding on infected whiteflies, particularly when infection was manifested through the presence of oosporein or hyphae on the surface of prey. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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