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Predation and reproductive output of the ladybird beetle Stethorus tridens preying on tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi

dc.contributor.authorBritto, E.P.
dc.contributor.authorGondim, M.G.
dc.contributor.authorTorres, J.B.
dc.contributor.authorFiaboe, K.K.M.
dc.contributor.authorMoraes, G.J.
dc.contributor.authorKnapp, M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:15:05Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:15:05Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationBritto, E.P., Gondim, M.G., Torres, J.B., Fiaboe, K.K., Moraes, G.J. & Knapp, M. (2009). Predation and reproductive output of the ladybird beetle Stethorus tridens preying on tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi. Biological Control, 54(3), 363-368.
dc.identifier.issn1386-6141
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2914
dc.description.abstractPredatory behaviour and reproductive output of the ladybird beetle Stethorus tridens Gordon as function of the tomato red spider mite (TRSM), Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, densities was investigated in the laboratory. Adult female of S. tridens were isolated in cylindrical plastic arenas, containing a leaf disc of Solanum americanum Mill. with 5, 20, 40, 60, 80 or 100 T. evansi nymphs. The number of prey consumed and eggs laid were evaluated daily for ten consecutive days, starting at the oviposition. Oviposition of S. tridens was positively correlated with prey consumption and lower threshold prey consumption for S. tridens laying eggs was 16.3 mites per day. The instantaneous rate of attack (ca. discovery area) and the handling time were 0.0062 h-1 and 0.83 h, and 0.00254 h-1 and 0.78 h, respectively, for predators at the 1st- and 10th-oviposition day. The predator exhibited a type II functional response at 1st- and 10th-oviposition day with a maximum consumption per predator of 33 T. evansi nymphs per day at the highest prey density. The ladybird beetle S. tridens is often collected associated with red spider mite colonies on solanaceous wild plants and the results suggest the potential of this ladybird beetle to control T. evansi in tomatoes crops.
dc.description.sponsorshipFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectFunctional Response
dc.subjectLadybird Beetle
dc.subjectPredation
dc.subjectSpider Mite
dc.subjectTetranychus Evansi Nymphs
dc.titlePredation and reproductive output of the ladybird beetle Stethorus tridens preying on tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidade de São Paulo
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
cg.coverage.regionAcp
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouth America
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryBrazil
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPost-Harvesting Technology
cg.iitasubjectPlant Ecology
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid94015
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10526-008-9178-5


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