Development and survival ofOrius albidipennis andO. levigatus (Het.: Anthocoridae) on various diets

Comparison of the reproductive potential of three Orius species, O. strigicollis, O. sauteri, and O. minutus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae), using eggs of the Mediterranean flour moth as a food source

“…They also suggested that some nutrition contents in the diet might affect the fecundity of the bug. Many Orius species can be successfully reared on E. kuehniella eggs (Alauzet et al, 1992(Alauzet et al, , 1994Tommasini and Nicoli, 1993;Richards and Schmidt, 1996;Cocuzza et al, 1997;Vacante et al, 1997;Honda et al, 1998;Yano et al, 2002). However, the existence of non-ovipositing females is an important problem from the viewpoint of quality control in the mass-production of Orius species as a biological control agent.…”

Enhancing pest management in sweet pepper by the exploitation of zoophytophagy

“…This predatory mite was able to survive in the sweet pepper plants without access to prey during the 7 weeks of the experiment, independent of the presence or absence of a predatory bug. Nevertheless, the population dynamics et al, 2012), while N. tenuis is prey dependent and O. laevigatus survival and reproduction are dependent on the presence of either prey or pollen (Cocuzza et al, 1997). Interestingly, we observed that even when one of the three predatory bugs co-existed on the same plant with Intraguild predation among predators is widespread and both unidirectional and bidirectional.…”

“…however, this predator is also able to exploit plant resources including pollen and plant juices (Frescata and Mexia, 1996;Cocuzza et al, 1997;Armer et al, 1998;Lattin, 1999;Shakya et al, 2009 Therefore, we focused Chapter 2 of this thesis on studying the feeding behaviour of this predator and its ability to induce plant defence in sweet pepper.…”

“…The genus Orius can also feed on plants, for example on the pollen and sap, which contributes to population survival in the absence of a primary source of protein-rich food in the crop (Cocuzza et al, 1997;Armer et al, 1998 and therefore can take advantage of feeding directly on the plant (Zeng and Cohen, 2000). Plants are not only a source of nutrients but also a substrate for oviposition.…”

“…Omnivorous predators, including O. laevigatus, are known to supplement their carnivorous diet by plant feeding, consuming sap, pollen, and nectar (Cocuzza et al, 1997;Armer et al, 1998;Lundgren et al, 2008).…”