Potential lethal and non-lethal effects of predators on dispersal of spider mites
Potential lethal and non-lethal effects of predators on dispersal of spider mites
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捕食者对红蜘蛛传播的潜在致命和非致命影响
DOI:
10.1007/s10493-014-9824-9
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发表时间:
2014
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影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Yano S
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作者:
Otsuki H;Yano S
Predators can affect prey dispersal lethally by direct consumption or non-lethally by making prey hesitate to disperse. These lethal and non-lethal effects are detectable only in systems where prey can disperse between multiple patches. However, most studies have drawn their conclusions concerning the ability of predatory mites to suppress spider mites based on observations of their interactions on a single patch or on heavily infested host plants where spider mites could hardly disperse toward intact patches. In these systems, specialist predatory mites that penetrate protective webs produced by spider mites quickly suppress the spider mites, whereas generalist predators that cannot penetrate the webs were ineffective. By using a connected patch system, we revealed that a generalist ant,Pristomyrmex punctatusMayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), effectively prevented dispersal of spider mites,Tetranychus kanzawaiKishida (Acari: Tetranychidae), by directly consuming dispersing individuals. We also revealed that a generalist predatory mite,Euseius sojaensisEhara (Acari: Phytoseiidae), prevented between-patch dispersal ofT. kanzawaiby making them hesitate to disperse. In contrast, a specialist phytoseiid predatory mite,Neoseiulus womersleyiSchicha, allowed spider mites to escape an initial patch, increasing the number of colonized patches within the system. Our results suggest that ants and generalist predatory mites can effectively suppressTetranychusspecies under some conditions, and should receive more attention as agents for conservation biological control in agroecosystems.