Functional Response of Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to the European Red Mite, Panonychus ulmi (Acari: Tetranychidae), at Different Constant Temperatures
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Environmental Entomology
- Vol. 15 (3) , 532-535
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/15.3.532
Abstract
The functional response of Orius insidiosus (Say) to densities of the European red mite, Panonychus ulmi (Koch), was studied at 18.3, 23.9, 29.4, and 35.0°C with prey densities of 5–80 mites per cage. Mite consumption was recorded during five, 3-h intervals during the day. O. insidiosus exhibited a functional response and increasing temperatures resulted in increased feeding at most prey densities. Data provided a good fit to both type-2 and type-3 functional response models.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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