Effect of Aphid Predators on Oviposition Behavior of Aphid Parasitoids
Effect of Aphid Predators on Oviposition Behavior of Aphid Parasitoids
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蚜虫天敌对寄生蚜虫产卵行为的影响
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发表时间:
1998
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1
通讯作者:
H. Godfray
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作者:
A. Taylor;C. Müller;H. Godfray
Most herbivores and many other insects are subject to attack by both parasitoids and predators. Members of these two guilds of natural enemies thus compete for resources (Rosenheim et al., 1995). However, competition is usually asymmetric because insects attacked by parasitoids are often as vulnerable to predation as unparasitized hosts (e.g., Lawton and Hassell, 1981). In such cases, we might expect parasitoids to evolve to avoid areas where predators are present. Aphids are attacked by large guilds of parasitoids and predators (Dixon, 1985: Minks and Harrewijg, 1988). Primary aphid parasitoids develop endoparasitically, pupating within the mummified remains of their host. Predators such as Coccinellidae appear not to distinguish between aphids with or without parasitoid larvae (Hagen and van den Bosch, 1968) and frequently consume mummified aphids. We studied the oviposition behavior of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Braconidae, Aphidiinae) attacking the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (aphididae, Macrosiphoninae). We predicted that the parasitoid would be less willing to attack aphids in patches where a major predator, the coccinellid Coccinella septempunctata, was present or in patches which contained recent traces of predators. METHODS