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Ontogenetic change of prey preference in the generalist predator Zelus renardii and its influence on predator – predator interactions
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Abstract | 1. Two field experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis that the intensity of predation by a generalist predator on two species of prey changes with the developmental stage of the predator. The generalist predator studied was Zelus renardii Kolenati (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and the prey were the lacewing larva, Chrysoperla carneaStephens, and the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover. 2. Zelus renardii and lacewings feed on aphids, thereby acting as potential competitors. In addition, Z. renardiifeeds on lacewings. Thus, Z. renardiiis an intraguild predator of lacewings. 3. Zelus renardiiexhibited changes in prey preferences across developmental stages. The older stages of Z. renardiiexerted greater mortality on lacewings and fed on larger lacewing larvae than did the younger stages. 4. Lacewings suppressed aphid population growth strongly. In contrast, none of the stages ofZ. renardiiwas an effective control agent of the cotton aphid. 5. The addition ofZ. renardii frequently disrupted the effective control of aphids generated by lacewings. In one of the two replicates of the experiment, the disruption increased with the developmental stage of Z. renardii, paralleling the increase in lacewing mortality. 6. Although the developmental stage of Z. renardii can influence the prevalence of intraguild predation and the intensity of the disruption of the aphid biological control, these experiments have demonstrated that even the youngest instars of Z. enardii can cause substantial lacewing mortality and release aphid populations from regulation. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://rosenheim.faculty.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/137/2014/09/Cisneros-Rosenheim-1997-Ecol.-Entomol..pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aphids Aphis glycines Denial-of-service attack Experiment Hemiptera Interaction Large Larva Population Growth Prey Reduviidae Zelus |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
