Temperature-dependent functional response of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) to different densities of pupae of cotton whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Madbouni, Mohammad Ali Ziaei; Samih, Mohammad Amin; Namvar, Peyman; Biondi, Antonio

doi:10.14411/eje.2017.040

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“…Furthermore, it has been experimentally confirmed that parasitism and predation rates of whitefly natural enemies could increase with temperature within the optimum ranges of the natural enemies as in the case of En. formosa (Burnett 1949;Enkegaard 1994;Qui et al 2004;Zilahi-Balogh et al 2006) (Enkegaard 1994;Madbouni et al 2017). Comparable studies on the impact of temperature on walking pattern and flight activity of whitefly are very scarce; however, Reader and Southwood (1984) suggest that temperature did not strongly affect flight activity of Aleurotuba jelinekii (Frauenfeld).…”

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Potential impact of climate change on whiteflies and implications for the spread of vectored viruses

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• An in-depth review was conducted to address the weak current understanding of the potential influence of climate change on whiteflies. • Our study highlights the dynamism of the interactions between vector, natural enemies and transmitted viruses, and confirms that the impacts of climate change will vary widely depending on local circumstances. • Future efforts to manage whiteflies must be cognisant of the complex effects of climate on the agroecological systems inhabited by these globally important insects.

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Potential impact of climate change on whiteflies and implications for the spread of vectored viruses

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“…Despite the unknown relationship between q and temperature, temperature driven type shifts of the functional response have been reported before. In fact, both the stabilizing (from Type II to Type III, e.g., Mohaghegh, De Clercq, & Tirry, ; South & Dick, ; Wang & Ferro, ; Ziaei Madbouni, Samih, Namvar, & Biondi, ) and the destabilizing transition (from Type III to Type II, see Dong, Liu, Xie, Cong, & Wang, ; Taylor & Collie, ) have previously been found. In some cases, the functional response shifted back and forth between types with warming (Eggleston, ; Mondal, Chandra, Bandyopadhyay, & Ghosh, ).…”

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Warming can destabilize predator–prey interactions by shifting the functional response from Type III to Type II

Daugaard

Petchey

Pennekamp

2019

Journal of Animal Ecology

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The potential for climate change and temperature shifts to affect community stability remains relatively unknown. One mechanism by which temperature may affect stability is by altering trophic interactions. The functional response quantifies the per capita resource consumption by the consumer as a function of resource abundance and is a suitable framework for the description of nonlinear trophic interactions. We studied the effect of temperature on a ciliate predator–prey pair (Spathidium sp. and Dexiostoma campylum) by estimating warming effects on the functional response and on the associated conversion efficiency of the predator. We recorded prey and predator dynamics over 24 hr and at three temperature levels (15, 20 and 25°C). To these data, we fitted a population dynamic model including the predator functional response, such that the functional response parameters (space clearance rate, handling time and density dependence of space clearance rate) were estimated for each temperature separately. To evaluate the ecological significance of temperature effects on the functional response parameters, we simulated predator–prey population dynamics. We considered the predator–prey system to be destabilized, if the prey was driven extinct by the predator. Effects of increased temperature included a transition of the functional response from a Type III to a Type II and an increase of the conversion efficiency of the predator. The simulated population dynamics showed a destabilization of the system with warming, with greater risk of prey extinction at higher temperatures likely caused by the transition from a Type III to a Type II functional response. Warming‐induced shifts from a Type III to II are not commonly considered in modelling studies that investigate how population dynamics respond to warming. Future studies should investigate the mechanism and generality of the effect we observed and simulate temperature effects in complex food webs including shifts in the type of the functional response as well as consider the possibility of a temperature‐dependent conversion efficiency.

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“…tenuis can eat >30 pupae of B . tabaci or >50 eggs of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) [ 16 , 29 ]. However, due to its zoophytophagous nature of its feeding activity, N .…”

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UV-LED lights enhance the establishment and biological control efficacy of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae)

Park

Lee

2021

PLoS ONE

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The zoophytophagous mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) is one of the biological control agents against the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), a major pest of greenhouse crops. The successful establishment of a biological control agent and its co-occurrence with the target pests increases the efficacy of biological control programs in greenhouses. In this study, we explored the effects of different wavelengths of LED light on establishment of N. tenuis in laboratory condition, with the goal of enhancing the biological control of B. tabaci in greenhouse crops. Nesidiocoris tenuis was most strongly attracted by LED light at a wavelength of 385 nm. This same wavelength was also highly attractive to B. tabaci in Y-tube experiments with lights of specific wavelengths provided is each arm of the apparatus. In trials in growth chambers, we verified the attraction of N. tenuis to 385 nm wavelength. When LED light at a wavelength of 385 nm was used in a growth chamber for 6 hours out of 24 hours, it significantly increased the remaining number of N. tenuis in growth chamber and level of predation compared to treatment with white LED light or without LED light. In conclusion, UV-LED light at a wavelength of 385 nm attracts both B. tabaci and N. tenuis. Thus, it would be used for enhancing early establishment of this mirid bug, better spatial congruence of both mirid bug and whitefly, and better control of the whitefly.

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Temperature-dependent functional response of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) to different densities of pupae of cotton whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Cited by 30 publications

References 63 publications

Potential impact of climate change on whiteflies and implications for the spread of vectored viruses

Potential impact of climate change on whiteflies and implications for the spread of vectored viruses

Warming can destabilize predator–prey interactions by shifting the functional response from Type III to Type II

UV-LED lights enhance the establishment and biological control efficacy of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae)

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