Journal Article

Comparative suitability of aphids, thrips and mites as prey for the flower bug Orius sauteri (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

Wang, S., Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (China). Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Zhang, F., Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (China). Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Tan, X.L., Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (China). Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Michaud, J.P., Kansas State University, Hays (USA). Dept. of Entomology

2014

Overview

The predatory bug Orius sauteri (Poppius) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) is an important biological control agent in Asia that is often released on field crops and in greenhouses to control pests on vegetable and ornamental plants. This study compared the developmental and reproductive performance of O. sauteri on monotypic diets of four aphid species, western flower thrips, and two-spotted spider mite. Thrips emerged as the optimal prey type, consistent with findings for many other Orius spp. A diet of Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) yielded the fastest development, largest adult body size, shortest pre-oviposition period, and highest fecundity and longevity. Tetranychus urticae (Koch) was the next most suitable prey by most performance measures. Among aphids, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) was the most suitable and Aphis gossypii Glover the least suitable, with Aphis craccivora Koch and Megoura japonica (Matsumura) intermediate. Female O. sauteri were larger than males and female body mass varied more with prey type than did that of males. Despite the variation in performance among prey, all prey species yielded equally good juvenile survival and none would be expected to negatively impact the numerical response of O. sauteri in biological control applications where these arthropods form part of the prey complex.

• Publisher: Institute of Entomology,Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
• Subject: ACARINA / ADULTE / ADULTOS / ADULTS / AGENT DE LUTTE BIOLOGIQUE / AGENTES DE CONTROL BIOLOGICO / ANIMAL DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES / ANTHOCORIDAE / Aphididae / APHIDOIDEA / APHIS CRACCIVORA / APHIS GOSSYPII / Araneae / Arthropoda / Biological control / BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS / BODY PARTS / Body size / COMPORTEMENT ALIMENTAIRE / CONTROL DE PLAGAS / DEPREDACION / development / Diet / Ecosystems / ETAPAS DEL DESARROLLO ANIMAL / Fecundity / FEEDING HABITS / FEMALES / FEMELLE / fertility / Flowers / Frankliniella occidentalis / HABITOS ALIMENTARIOS / HEMBRA / HEMIPTERA / HORTALIZAS (PLANTAS) / INSECTA / Insects / LONGEVIDAD / LONGEVITE / LONGEVITY / LUTTE ANTIRAVAGEUR / MACHO / MALE / MALES / MEGOURA / Mites / MYZUS PERSICAE / NINFAS / NYMPHE / NYMPHS / ORIUS / orius sauteri / ORNAMENTAL PLANTS / OVIPOSICION / OVIPOSITION / PARTES DEL CUERPO / PARTIE DU CORPS / PEST CONTROL / PESTS OF PLANTS / PLAGAS DE PLANTAS / PLANTAS ORNAMENTALES / PLANTE LEGUMIERE / PLANTE ORNEMENTALE / PONTE / PREDATION / PREDATOR PREY RELATIONS / Prey / RAVAGEUR DES PLANTES / RELACIONES PREDADOR PRESA / RELATION PREDATEUR PROIE / REPRODUCCION / REPRODUCTION / STADE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ANIMAL / SUPERVIVENCIA / SURVIE / SURVIVAL / TETRANYCHUS URTICAE / THRIPS / THRIPS (GENRE) / THRIPS (GENUS) / VEGETABLE CROPS / Vegetables