Stellate halrs on leaves of a deciduous shrub Viburnumerosum var. punctaturn (Adoxaceae) effectively protect Brevipalpus obovatus (Acari : Tenuipalpidae) eggs from the predator Phytoseius nipponicus (Acari : Phyoseildae)
Stellate halrs on leaves of a deciduous shrub Viburnumerosum var. punctaturn (Adoxaceae) effectively protect Brevipalpus obovatus (Acari : Tenuipalpidae) eggs from the predator Phytoseius nipponicus (Acari : Phyoseildae)
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落叶灌木荚莲属植物Viburnumerosum var. 叶子上的星状花环。
DOI:
10.1007/s10493-012-9648-4
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Masahiro Osakabe
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作者:
Masaaki Sudo;Masahiro Osakabe
The eggs of the herbivorous false spider miteBrevipalpusobovatusDonnadieu have a longer incubation period than those of spider mites and are not protected by webs.Brevipalpusobovatusoften lays its eggs in the gaps among the hairs on host leaves. We examined the effects of stellate hairs ofViburnumerosumvar.punctatum(VEP) leaves on the survival ofB.obovatuseggs. AdultB.obovatusandPhytoseiusnipponicusEhara, a generalist predator, were introduced to VEP leaf disks; eachB.obovatusegg was inspected daily until hatching. More eggs (63 vs. 42 %) survived on the abaxial surfaces of VEP leaves, where the stellate hairs are more complicated, than on the adaxial surfaces. Predation hazard decreased rapidly with increasing egg age and a substantial portion of the eggs hatched.Phytoseiusnipponicuspreyed on eggs regardless of egg age when mixed-age eggs were provided. Manipulative experiments with bent stellate hairs showed that the normal hairs reduced the predation risk ofB.obovatuseggs byP.nipponicus. Therefore, the predation hazard was considered to decrease since the stellate hairs hindered the search forB.obovatuseggs by the phytoseiid mite.