Biological Control Outcomes Using the Generalist Aphid Predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza under Multi-Prey Conditions

Biological Control Outcomes Using the Generalist Aphid Predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza under Multi-Prey Conditions

The aphidophagous midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is used in biological control programs against aphids in many crops. Short-term trials with this natural enemy demonstrated that that females prefer to oviposit among aphids colonizing the new growth of plants, leading to differ...

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Main Authors: Sarah E. Jandricic, Stephen P. Wraight, Dave R. Gillespie, John P. Sanderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
Aulacorthum solani
Myzus persicae
biological control in greenhouses
predator prey interactions
plant strata
prey preference
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/7/4/75

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