Predation by the Carabid Beetles<i>Pterostichus melanarius</i>and<i>Poecilus cupreus</i>on Slugs and Slug Eggs

Oberholzer, Frank; Frank, Thomas

doi:10.1080/0958315021000054421

Cited by 41 publications

(46 citation statements)

References 22 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Second, species distribution depends on availability of resources (Lövei and Sunderland, 1996). P. cupreus preference for oilseed rape can be related to the larger amount of prey items found in oilseed rape (Haschek et al, 2012), especially agricultural pests such as the pollen beetle Meligethes aeneus (Stephens) (Veromann et al, 2008), Ceutorhynchus Germar weevils (Piper and Williams, 2004), the brassica pod midge Dasineura brassicae (Winnertz) (Schlein and Büchs, 2004) or slug eggs (Oberholzer and Frank, 2003). Similarly, as an ectoparasitoid, B. sclopeta is limited by the presence of its hosts.…”

Section: Oilseed Rape: a Highly Beneficial Crop For Carabid Beetlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Crop succession and habitat preferences drive the distribution and abundance of carabid beetles in an agricultural landscape

Marrec

Badenhausser

Bretagnolle

et al. 2015

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A B S T R A C TThis study investigated how crop type and crop succession influence the distribution and the dynamics of abundance of two dominant carabid beetle species (Poecilus cupreus and Brachinus sclopeta) at two critical stages of their life cycle: the spring reproductive and overwintering periods. The study was conducted over 9 years in an agricultural landscape of western France using both pitfall and emergence traps located within and in the margins of fields of the five dominant crops in the study area. The two carabid species used crop and non-crop habitat types differently during the reproductive period and while overwintering, suggesting two different strategies of habitat use. Both species used within-field areas during the spring reproductive period. However, B. sclopeta was only active in oilseed rape while P. cupreus was also active in the other crops. Overall, data suggested a beneficial role of oilseed rape for both species. B. sclopeta emergence from overwintering occurred predominantly in the margins of fields cropped with oilseed rape the previous year. P. cupreus used both margins and within field areas as overwintering habitats. Results suggest that inter-field movements and active selection rather than differences in survival rates may explain distribution and abundance dynamics of these two carabid species in agricultural landscapes.

show abstract

Section: Oilseed Rape: a Highly Beneficial Crop For Carabid Beetlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Crop succession and habitat preferences drive the distribution and abundance of carabid beetles in an agricultural landscape

Marrec

Badenhausser

Bretagnolle

et al. 2015

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Activity-density of P. cupreus is already declining at that time (Frank, unpublished). A combined occurrence of both beetles may contribute to prevent outbreaks of the pest slug D. reticulatum by consuming its eggs and freshly hatched individuals, as was previously observed (Oberholzer & Frank, 2003). However, the beetles appear to be insufficient in affecting population density of the soil dwelling D. laeve.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 80%

“…The smaller P. cupreus (about 11 mm body size), in contrast, hardly affected slug damage. Previously, P. melanarius was observed to kill more D. reticulatum compared to P. cupreus (Oberholzer & Frank, 2003). The larger mandibles of P. melanarius may enable that beetle to attack slugs more successfully when compared with P. cupreus, because larger mandibles most likely agglutinate less with slug mucus than smaller ones.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The potential of carabid beetles (Coleoptera) to reduce slug damage to oilseed rape in the laboratory

Oberholzer¹,

Escher²,

Frank³

2003

Eur. J. Entomol.

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…pisana is preyed upon by a snail specialist, the ground beetle Carabus carabus (Heller 1993). Some Carabid beetles also eat slugs and slug eggs (Bohan et al 2000;Oberholzer and Frank 2003). However, unlike the thinshelled T. pisana, slugs are able to partially defend themselves by secreting a specialized mucus (Mair and Port 2002).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Terrestrial snails use predator-diet to assess danger

Lefcort

Ben‐Ami

Heller

2005

J Ethol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Some aquatic snails are able to use chemical cues (kairomones) to differentiate between predators that have fed on snails and predators that have eaten other prey. However, it is unknown if terrestrial snails are able to differentiate between snail-fed predators and predators that have not recently consumed snails. Here we document dietbased chemical discrimination of a predator, the ground beetle Carabus carabus, by a terrestrial snail Theba pisana. When exposed to the feces of snail-fed beetles, snails initially stopped all movements and then increased climbing speed. The snails also decreased the time to deposition of their egg clutch. The snails did not react to an extract of crushed snails. Snails had only a partial reaction to the feces of beetles that had fed on chicken (Gallus domesticus) livers -they decreased climbing speed but did not alter egg laying times. These responses may be adaptive in that they allow snails to differentiate between individual beetles that may pose an immediate threat and beetles that may not. This is one of only a few studies to examine predator-diet effects on reproductive behavior.

show abstract

Predation by the Carabid BeetlesPterostichus melanariusandPoecilus cupreuson Slugs and Slug Eggs

Cited by 41 publications

References 22 publications

Crop succession and habitat preferences drive the distribution and abundance of carabid beetles in an agricultural landscape

Crop succession and habitat preferences drive the distribution and abundance of carabid beetles in an agricultural landscape

The potential of carabid beetles (Coleoptera) to reduce slug damage to oilseed rape in the laboratory

Terrestrial snails use predator-diet to assess danger

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About