Biology and Host Preference of Atheta coriaria (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), an Egg Predator of Nitidulidae and Muscidae1

Miller, Karl V.; Williams, R. N.

doi:10.1093/aesa/76.2.158

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“…However, rove beetle larvae do not develop into pupae in the absence of prey [23]. Total prey consumption of fungus gnat larvae by rove beetle adults increases as the number of rove beetle adults increases, reaching a maximum at four adult rove beetles per 473 mL deli container [29].…”

Section: Rove Beetle (Dalotia Coriaria)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Dalotia (formerly = Atheta) coriaria adults are glossy, dark-brown, covered with a thick pubescence, and approximately 3 to 4 mm long [23]. Adults begin searching for food after emerging from pupae, and are mobile, flying long distances although they tend to spend most of their time in growing media.…”

Section: Rove Beetle (Dalotia Coriaria)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The life history of D. coriaria has been studied under laboratory conditions with development time from egg to adult taking 17 days [25] although development time varies depending on temperature. For instance, development time from egg to adult is 21 to 22 days at 25˚C and 11 to 12 days at 30˚C [23]. Additional life history parameters that have been investigated include the following: egg, larval, and pupal development; male and female longevity; female fecundity; and number of adults per female in the F1 generation [25].…”

Section: Rove Beetle (Dalotia Coriaria)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Dalotia coriaria is easy to rear under laboratory conditions using either live prey (fungus gnat larvae) or artificial diets, such as ground trout pellets, turkey starter [27]. However, cannibalism may occur under crowded conditions when rearing D. coriaria [23].…”

Section: Rove Beetle (Dalotia Coriaria)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Dalotia coriaria can also feed on the eggs and first instar larvae of Duponchelia fovealis Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) [32]. Since D. coriaria feeds on a wide-range of prey, the predator may be able to switch from preferred prey to non-preferred prey depending on changes in abundance [23]. Moreover, the ability of rove beetle adults to effectively regulate fungus gnat larval populations can be influenced by cultural practices, such as, growing medium type and watering practices [33].…”

Section: Rove Beetle (Dalotia Coriaria)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ecology and Role of the Rove Beetle, Dalotia coriaria, and Insidious Flower Bug, Orius insidiosus, in Greenhouse Biological Control Programs

Cloyd¹,

Herrick²

2017

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Greenhouse production systems typically involve growing multiple crop types simultaneously, including ornamentals and vegetables. Therefore, greenhouse producers commonly deal with multiple pest complexes. Two important insect pests of greenhouse-grown horticultural crops are fungus gnats (Bradysia spp.) and western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis). A plant protection strategy that can be used to manage both pests is biological control. The rove beetle (Dalotia coriaria) and insidious flower bug (Orius insidiosus) are generalist predators commercially available for use in greenhouse production systems targeting fungus gnats and the western flower thrips. This article describes the biology, behavior, ecology, and role of both natural enemies in greenhouse production systems, and discusses the direct and indirect effects of pesticides (insecticides, miticides, and fungicides) on D. coriaria and O. inisidiosus.

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Section: Rove Beetle (Dalotia Coriaria)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Rove Beetle (Dalotia Coriaria)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Rove Beetle (Dalotia Coriaria)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Rove Beetle (Dalotia Coriaria)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Rove Beetle (Dalotia Coriaria)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ecology and Role of the Rove Beetle, Dalotia coriaria, and Insidious Flower Bug, Orius insidiosus, in Greenhouse Biological Control Programs

Cloyd¹,

Herrick²

2017

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Comparative morphology of the head of selected sporophagous and non‐sporophagous aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae): Musculature and hypopharynx‐prementum complex

Weide

Thayer

Newton

et al. 2010

Journal of Morphology

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To investigate whether specialization to spore- (or pollen-) feeding in advanced Aleocharinae is mirrored by their head anatomy, we compiled and compared synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography datasets for 11 Aleocharinae in conjunction with previous data for two aleocharine and six outgroup species (two nonstaphylinids, four staphylinids). We describe the presence/absence of head muscles and investigate the variability of points of origin by character mapping analyses. Monophyly of Aleocharinae is supported by the absence of M. 48 (M. tentoriobuccalis anterior), and by changes in the origins of Mm. 1, 2, 17, 18, 28, 29, 30. Within Aleocharinae the origins of the labial muscles (Mm. 28-30) have shifted posteriorly to the gula, which might enhance the movement posterad of the hypopharynx and partly compensate for the loss of M. 48. We also analyzed the general organization of the hypopharynx-prementum complex and the fine structure of the mandibles through SEM studies. In the absence of grinding mandibular molae like those of most mycophagous Coleoptera, seven aleocharine species studied have evolved "pseudomolae" at the ventral side of the mandibles that replace true molae as secondary grinding surfaces. In these species, the hypopharynx is elevated and displaced anteriorly, bearing a bowl-like depression on its surface that functions as a mortar where spores are ground between the hypopharynx and the mandibles. Two of these species are not yet known to feed on spores or pollen. Another species (Oxypoda alternans) is thought to feed on fungus material but bears no pseudomolae on its mandibles.

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The effect of squash domestication on a belowground tritrophic interaction

Jaccard

Marguier

Arce

et al. 2022

Plant Enviro Interactions

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The domestication of plants has commonly resulted in the loss of plant defense metabolites, with important consequences for the plants' interactions with herbivores and their natural enemies. Squash domestication started 10′000 years ago and has led to the loss of cucurbitacins, which are highly toxic triterpenes. The banded cucumber beetle (Diabrotica balteata), a generalist herbivore, is adapted to feed on plants from the Cucurbitaceae and is known to sequester cucurbitacins, supposedly for its own defense. However, the evidence for this is inconclusive. In this study we tested the impact of squash domestication on the chemical protection of D. balteata larvae against a predatory rove beetle (Dalotia coriaria). We found that cucurbitacins do not defend the larvae against this common soil dwelling predator. In fact, D. balteata larvae were less attacked when they fed on cucurbitacin‐free roots of domesticated varieties compared to high‐cucurbitacin roots of wild plants. This study appears to be the first to look at the consequences of plant domestication on belowground tritrophic interactions. Our results challenge the generalized assumption that sequestered cucurbitacins protect this herbivore against natural enemies, and instead reveals an opposite effect that may be due to a tradeoff between coping with cucurbitacins and avoiding predation.

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Biology and Host Preference of Atheta coriaria (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), an Egg Predator of Nitidulidae and Muscidae1

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Ecology and Role of the Rove Beetle, <i>Dalotia coriaria</i>, and Insidious Flower Bug, <i>Orius insidiosus</i>, in Greenhouse Biological Control Programs

Ecology and Role of the Rove Beetle, <i>Dalotia coriaria</i>, and Insidious Flower Bug, <i>Orius insidiosus</i>, in Greenhouse Biological Control Programs

Comparative morphology of the head of selected sporophagous and non‐sporophagous aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae): Musculature and hypopharynx‐prementum complex

The effect of squash domestication on a belowground tritrophic interaction

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Biology and Host Preference of Atheta coriaria (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), an Egg Predator of Nitidulidae and Muscidae1

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Ecology and Role of the Rove Beetle, &lt;i&gt;Dalotia coriaria&lt;/i&gt;, and Insidious Flower Bug, &lt;i&gt;Orius insidiosus&lt;/i&gt;, in Greenhouse Biological Control Programs

Ecology and Role of the Rove Beetle, &lt;i&gt;Dalotia coriaria&lt;/i&gt;, and Insidious Flower Bug, &lt;i&gt;Orius insidiosus&lt;/i&gt;, in Greenhouse Biological Control Programs

Comparative morphology of the head of selected sporophagous and non‐sporophagous aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae): Musculature and hypopharynx‐prementum complex

The effect of squash domestication on a belowground tritrophic interaction

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Ecology and Role of the Rove Beetle, <i>Dalotia coriaria</i>, and Insidious Flower Bug, <i>Orius insidiosus</i>, in Greenhouse Biological Control Programs

Ecology and Role of the Rove Beetle, <i>Dalotia coriaria</i>, and Insidious Flower Bug, <i>Orius insidiosus</i>, in Greenhouse Biological Control Programs