PREFERENCE OF REDUVIOLUS AMERICOFERUS (HEMIPTERA: NABIDAE) FOR POTATO LEAFHOPPER NYMPHS AND PEA APHIDS
- 1 December 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 117 (12) , 1503-1508
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent1171503-12
Abstract
The preference of the nabid, Reduviolus americoferus (L.), for potato leafhopper nymphs, Empoasca fabae (Harris), and pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris), was examined using functional response models. The nabid exhibited a type-II functional response to each prey. Handling time was much higher for the aphid than for the leafhopper (3.623 vs. 0.211 h). Instantaneous search rates were also higher for the aphid (0.096 vs. 0.020 h−1). A preference index was calculated using the ratio of the instantaneous search rates. The nabid exhibited strong preference for the aphid; when both prey were present in equal numbers, the nabid consumed 3 times as many aphids. The predator did not switch to leafhopper nymphs as the proportion of leafhoppers was increased. On a étudié la préférence du nabide Reduviolus americoferus (L.) vis-à-vis les larves de la cicadelle de la pomme de terre, Empoasca fabae (Harris) et le puceron du pois, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris), à l'aide de modèles de réponse fonctionnelle. Le nabide a montré une réponse fonctionnelle de type II à chacune des proies. Le temps de manipulation était beaucoup plus long pour le puceron que la cicadelle (3,623 v. 0,211 h). Le taux instantanné de recherche était aussi plus élevé pour le puceron (0,096 v. 0,020 h−1). On a calculé un indice de préférence à l'aide du taux instantanné de recherche. Le nabide a ainsi montré une forte préférence pour le puceron : à nombre égal des 2 proies, le nabide a consommé 3 fois plus de pucerons. Le prédateur n'a pas montré d'inversion de préférence lorsqu'on a augmenté la proportion de cicadelles.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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