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T1 Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae)
A1 Urbaneja, Alberto
A1 Tapia, Gervasio
A1 Stansly, Philip A.
K1 Biological control
K1 Eggplant
K1 Ephestia kuehniella
K1 Miridae
K1 Nesidiocoris tenuis
K1 Sweet pepper
K1 Tomato
K1 Zoophytophagy
AB Nesidiocoris tenuis is a zoophytophagous mirid with biological control potential. However, the relative importance of predation and herbivory for survival and development has not been clear. The bugs survived longer on tomato than on eggplant and especially sweet pepper, but could not complete development in the absence of supplemental food. Tomato also proved to be a more favorable substrate than pepper when eggs of Ephestia kuehniella were added as a food supplement. These results demonstrated that animal prey is a required dietary component for N. tenuis, and also that survival time on a strict plant diet is host plant dependent. © 2005 Taylor & Francis Group Ltd.
YR 2005
FD 2005
LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4653
UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4653
LA en
NO Urbaneja, A., Tapia, G., Stansly, P. (2005). Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 15(5), 513-518.
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