Functional response of Neoseiulus californicus preying on Tetranychus urticae is affected by prey quality and host-plant acclimation

Merlin, Bruna Laís; Ferreira, Lúcia Pires; Godoy, Wesley Augusto Conde; Moraes, Gilberto José de; Cônsoli, Fernando Luís

doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104811

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“…In this investigation N. californicus female showed Type II functional response to adult females and type I to other stages of T. urticae at five different temperatures. Phytoseiid mites frequently exhibit the Type II functional response, which has been observed in N. californicus ( Ahn, Kim & Lee, 2010 ; Kuştutan & Cakmak, 2009 ; Döker & Kazak, 2016 ; Merlin et al, 2022 ) as well as other phytoseiid species such as A. longispinosus (Evans) ( Zhang et al, 1998 ), Phytoseiulus macropilis (Banks) ( Poletti, Maia & Omoto, 2007 ), Chileseius camposi Gonzalez & Schuster ( Sepúlveda & Carrillo, 2008 ), Galendromus occidentalis (Nesbitt) ( Xiao & Fadamiro, 2010 ), Kampimodromus aberrans (Oudemans) ( Kasap & Atlihan, 2011 ), Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese) ( Fantinou et al, 2012 ), N. longispinosus ( Rahman et al, 2012 ), Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot ( Seiedy et al, 2012 ), Galendromus flumenis ( Ganjisaffar & Perring, 2015 ), Cydnoseius negevi ( Alatawi et al, 2018 ), and Euseius concordis ( da Silveira et al, 2020 ). If the consumption rate increases linearly with the quantity of food up to a certain threshold at which it stabilises, the functional response is said to be type I.…”

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Functional response of Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) at different temperatures

Mumtaz,

Rahman,

Saba

et al. 2023

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Environmental factors like temperature have a great impact on the predation potential of biological control agents. In the present study, the functional response of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to the pest mite Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) at moderate to high temperatures under laboratory conditions was determined. The study aimed to understand the prey-predator interaction under different temperatures and prey densities. Five constant temperatures (24 °C, 27 °C, 30 °C, 33 °C, and 36 °C), and thirteen prey densities (4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 25, 30, 32, and 40) of each stage (adult, nymph, larvae, and egg stage) were employed in the experiment. Observations were made 24 h after the start of each experiment. Results revealed that the predatory mites showed type II functional response to adult females of T. urticae, whereas type I to other stages (nymphs, larvae, and eggs) of T. urticae. The predation capability of adult predatory mites on T. urticae was significant at 24–36 °C. The instantaneous attack rate (a) of N. californicus increased and the handling time (Th) decreased with an increase in temperature. The maximum attack rate was recorded at 36 °C (1.28) for the egg stage. The longest handling time was (0.78) for the larval stage of T. urticae at 30 °C. Daily consumption increased with increasing prey density. Maximum daily consumption was observed at 33 °C (30.00) at the prey density of 40. Searching efficiency decreased with the increase in prey density but was found to increase with the rise in temperature. N. californicus was found to be voracious on the larval and egg stages. Conclusively, the incorporation of N. californicus at earlier stages (larvae and eggs) of T. urticae would be beneficial under warm conditions because managing a pest at its initial stage will save the crop from major losses. The results presented in this study at various temperatures will be helpful in different areas with different temperature extremes. The results of the functional response can also be applied to mass rearing, quality testing, and integrated pest management programmes.

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Functional response of Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) at different temperatures

Mumtaz,

Rahman,

Saba

et al. 2023

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“…Although Type II functional responses are common in host–parasitoid systems [ 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ] and Type III is not prevalent in parasitic insects [ 34 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 ], the form of the functional response on its own does not determine the success or failure of parasitoids in biological control [ 30 ]. Other factors that influence the efficiency of natural enemies in pest control include prey growth rates, behaviors, and distribution [ 42 , 43 , 44 ], as well as temperature [ 16 ] and host plant [ 45 ].…”

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The Potential of Parapanteles hyposidrae and Protapanteles immunis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as Biocontrol Agents for the Tea Grey Geometrid Ectropis grisescens (Lepidoptera)

Wang

Zhou

Xiao

et al. 2022

Insects

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The tea grey geometrid Ectropis grisescens has long been a significant insect pest of tea plants in China. Two parasitoids, Parapanteles hyposidrae and Protapanteles immunis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), are the most important parasitoids in the larval stage of E. grisescens. Yet, the potential of these two parasitoids for controlling the tea grey geometrid is not known. Here, we studied the parasitism performance of these two parasitoid species on different host densities under different temperatures as well as the interference effect of parasitoid density. The results showed that both parasitoid species, Pa. hyposidrae and Pr. immunis, exhibited a Type II functional response towards the tea grey geometrid E. grisescens at four tested temperatures. With increasing the density of E. grisescens larvae, the number of parasitized larvae increased until a maximum was reached. The highest number of hosts parasitized by Pa. hyposidrae or Pr. immunis reached 14.5 or 14.75 hosts d−1 at 22 °C, respectively. The estimated values of instantaneous searching efficiency (a) and handling time (h) for Pa. hyposidrae or Pr. immunis were 1.420 or 3.621 and 0.04 or 0.053 at 22 °C, respectively. Pr. immunis performed better than Pa. hyposidrae under higher temperatures. The parasitism rate by a single female parasitoid decreased with increasing parasitoid density at different temperatures, resulting in a reduction of searching efficiency. The findings of this study showed that Pr. immunis could be a better effective biocontrol agent than Pa. hyposidrae against the tea grey geometrid.

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“…It is recorded in several species, such as Euseius finlandicus and Amblyseius andersoni preying on Panonychus ulmi larvae and adult females (Koveos & Broufas, 2000), Euseius scutalis preying on T. urticae and Eutetranychus orientalis (Acari: Tetranychidae; Stathakis et al, 2021); Amblyseius swirskii preying on Eotetranychus frosti (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Cenopalpus irani (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) (Bazgir et al, 2020); Iphiseius degenerans preying on T. urticae and E. orientalis (Fantinou et al, 2012). However, it should be noted that predatory arthropods' feeding may be affected by plant species and/or cultivars characteristics for example via the impediment of their movement or indirectly via the quality of their prey (e.g., Cédola et al, 2001;Messina & Hanks, 1998;Merlin et al, 2022;Paspati et al, 2021), indicating that functional responses should be also evaluated in several environmental scenarios.…”

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Intraspecific interactions at high predator densities affect the predation efficiency ofNeoseiulus californicus(Acari: Phytoseiidae) when prey density is low

Papanikolaou

Broufas

Kypraios

et al. 2022

Ecological Entomology

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Quantifying functional responses is a cornerstone in evaluating the predation efficiency of biological control agents such as predatory insects and mites. In this study, we investigate whether the efficiency of Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in consuming prey is driven by intraspecific interactions. For this purpose, laboratory functional response experiments were conducted using one, two, three or four predators at several initial egg densities of the two‐spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae). The data fitted to the predator‐dependent Crowley–Martin model which accounts for intraspecific interactions. The results suggest that at high prey densities, i.e. the densities at which the predator is satiated, intraspecific interactions did not affect the predation potential of N. californicus, as the maximum number of T. urticae eggs that can be attacked by predator individuals did not differ between treatments (i.e., predator densities). However, at low prey densities and the highest predator density (i.e., four individuals), intraspecific interactions were detected, as revealed by the estimated attack rates, i.e. the per capita prey consumption at low prey densities. While mean attack rates did not differ significantly when one, two and three predators were exposed to prey, when predator density increased to four individuals, attack rate was considerable lower compared to the other predator densities. These results indicate that intraspecific interactions are more intense at low prey densities, where the predator is not satiated and therefore digestion breaks do not exist. In contrast, at high prey densities digestion breaks exist, so that may fully accommodate the cost of intraspecific interactions. These results also suggest that predator density should be considered when functional responses are measured.

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Functional response of Neoseiulus californicus preying on Tetranychus urticae is affected by prey quality and host-plant acclimation

Cited by 10 publications

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Functional response of Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) at different temperatures

Functional response of Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) at different temperatures

The Potential of Parapanteles hyposidrae and Protapanteles immunis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as Biocontrol Agents for the Tea Grey Geometrid Ectropis grisescens (Lepidoptera)

Intraspecific interactions at high predator densities affect the predation efficiency ofNeoseiulus californicus(Acari: Phytoseiidae) when prey density is low

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