Patrones de Búsqueda Y Respuesta Funcional de Los Acáros Phytoseiidae Amblyseius Herbicolus (Chant) Y Neoseiulus Chilenensis (Dosse) Depredando A Tetranychus Urticae (Koch)
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published online July, 1986
Patrones de Búsqueda Y Respuesta Funcional de Los Acáros Phytoseiidae Amblyseius Herbicolus (Chant) Y Neoseiulus Chilenensis (Dosse) Depredando A Tetranychus Urticae (Koch)
The response of adult female of Tetranychus urticae in variable conditions of light and topography were examined in order to compare them with the searching patterns developed by Amblyseius herbicolus and Neoseiulus chilenensis mites in the same state. The searching area was wider for the A. herbicolus searching area. The functional response of the two predators to variable density of T. urticae's eggs was higher for N. chilenensis at low egg densities, but A. herbicolus was more effective at high egg densities.
A. herbicolus seems to need a complementary diet on top of the prey eggs.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BOYKINL.S., and CampbellW.V.1982. Rate population increase of the two spotted spider mite (Acari: Tetrany chidae) on peanut leaves treated with pesticides. J. Econ. Ent., 75 (6): 966–971.
2.
BURNETTT.1970. Effect of temperature on a greenhouse acarine predator-prev population. Can. J. Zool., 48: 555–562.
3.
CHANTD.A.1961. An experiment in biological control of Tetranychus tela rius (lo) (Acarina: Tetranychidae) in a greenhouse using the predacious mite Phytoseiulus persimilis A-H (Phv toseii dae). Can. Ent., 93: 437–443.
4.
EVELEIGHE.S., and ChantD.A.1981 a. Experimental studies on acarine predator prey interactions: Effects of predator of feeding history on prey consurnption and the functional response (Acarina: Phvtoseiidae), Can. J. Zool.59: 1390–1406.
5.
EVELEIGHE.S., and ChantD.A.1981 b. Experimental studies on acarine predator-orev inter actions: The numerical response of inmature and adult predators (Acarina: Phvtoseiidae}. Can. J. Zool.59: 1407–1418.
6.
EVELEIGHE.S., and ChantD.A.1982 a. Experimental studies on acarine predator-orev interac tions: The effects of predator density on inmature survival, adult fecundity and emigration rates, and numerical response to prey density (Acarina: Phvtoseiidae}. Can. J. Zool., 60: 630–638.
7.
EVELEIGHE.S., and ChantD.A.1982 b. Experimental estudies on acarine predator-prev inter actions: The distribution of search effort and the functional and nurnertcal res ponses of predator in a patchy environ ment (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Can. J. Zool., 60: 2979–2991.
8.
EVELEIGHE.S., and ChantD.A.1982 c. Experimental studies on acarine predator-prey inter actions: Effects of temporal changes in the environment on searching behavioar, predation rates, and fecundity (Acarina: PhytoseiidaeJ. Can. J. Zool .• 60: 2992–3000.
9.
EVERSONP.1979. The functional res ponse of Phytoseiulus persimilis (Aca rina: Phytoseiidae) to various densities of Tetranychus urticae (Acarina: Te tranychidaeJ. Can. Ent., 111: 7–10.
10.
FLESCHNERA.1950. Studies on search ing capacitv of the larvae of the preda tors of the citrus red mite. Hilgardia, 20 (131'): 233–265.
11.
FORCED.C.1967. Effect of temperature on biological control of two-spotted spider mites by Phytoseiulus persimilis. J. Econ. Ent., 60(5): 1308–1311.
12.
HAMAIJ., and HuffakerC.B.1978. Potential of predation by Metaseiulus occidentalis in compensating for in- creased, nutritionally induced, power of increase of Tetranychus urticae. Ento- mophaga, 23 (3): 225–237.
13.
HAMLENR.A., and LindquistR.K.1981. Comparison of two Phytoseiulus species as predators fo two-spotted spider mites on greenhouse ornamentals. Env. Ent. Amer., 10(4): 524–527.
14.
HASSELLM.P., LawtonJ.H., and BeddingtonJ.R.1976. The components of arthropod predation. I. The prey death- rate. J. anim. Ecol., 45: 138–164.
15.
HOLLINGC.S.1961. Principles of insect predation. Ann. Rev. Ent., 6:163–182.
16.
HUFFAKERC.B., Van de VrieM., and Mc MurtryJ.A.1970. II. Tetranichid populations and their possible control by predators: An evaluation, Hilgardia, 40 (11): 391–458.
17.
LAINGJ.E., and OsbornJ.A.1974. The effect of prey density on the functional and numerical responses of three species of predatory mites. Entomophaga, 19 (3): 267–277.
18.
MCMURTRYJ.A., HuffakerC.B., and Van de VrieM.1970. 1. Tetranichis ene- mies: Their biological characters and the impact of spray practices. Hilgardia, 40 (11): 331–390.
19.
MORIH.1967. The influence of prey density on the predation of Amblyseius longispinosus (Evans) (Acarina: Phyto- seiidae). Proceedings of the 2nd Interna- tional Congress of Acarology: 149–153.
20.
OATMANE.R., and McMurtryJ.A.1966. Biological control of two-spotted spider mite on strawberry in southern Califor- nia. J. Econ. Ent., 59(2): 433–439.
21.
RODRIGUEZJ.G.1953. Detached leaf culture in mite nutrition studies. J. Econ. Ent., 46 (4): 713.
22.
SANDNESSJ.N., and McMurtryJ.A.1970. Functional response of three species of Phytoseiidae (Acarina) to prey density. Can. Ent., 102: 692–704.
23.
VARLEYG.C., GradwellG.R., and HassellM.P.1973. Insect population ecology (an analytical approach). University of California press. p.p. 55–74.
