Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae)

Nesidiocoris tenuis is a zoophytophagous mirid with biological control potential. However, the relative importance of predation and herbivory for survival and development has not been clear. The bugs survived longer on tomato than on eggplant and especially sweet pepper, but could not complete devel...

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Main Authors: Urbaneja, Alberto, Tapia, Gervasio, Stansly, Philip A.
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Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4653
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09583150500088777
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description Nesidiocoris tenuis is a zoophytophagous mirid with biological control potential. However, the relative importance of predation and herbivory for survival and development has not been clear. The bugs survived longer on tomato than on eggplant and especially sweet pepper, but could not complete development in the absence of supplemental food. Tomato also proved to be a more favorable substrate than pepper when eggs of Ephestia kuehniella were added as a food supplement. These results demonstrated that animal prey is a required dietary component for N. tenuis, and also that survival time on a strict plant diet is host plant dependent. © 2005 Taylor & Francis Group Ltd.
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spelling ReDivia46532025-04-25T14:44:05Z Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae) Urbaneja, Alberto Tapia, Gervasio Stansly, Philip A. Biological control Eggplant Ephestia kuehniella Miridae Nesidiocoris tenuis Sweet pepper Tomato Zoophytophagy Nesidiocoris tenuis is a zoophytophagous mirid with biological control potential. However, the relative importance of predation and herbivory for survival and development has not been clear. The bugs survived longer on tomato than on eggplant and especially sweet pepper, but could not complete development in the absence of supplemental food. Tomato also proved to be a more favorable substrate than pepper when eggs of Ephestia kuehniella were added as a food supplement. These results demonstrated that animal prey is a required dietary component for N. tenuis, and also that survival time on a strict plant diet is host plant dependent. © 2005 Taylor & Francis Group Ltd. 2017-06-01T10:10:39Z 2017-06-01T10:10:39Z 2005 article Urbaneja, A., Tapia, G., Stansly, P. (2005). Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 15(5), 513-518. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4653 10.1080/09583150500088777 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09583150500088777 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Biological control
Eggplant
Ephestia kuehniella
Miridae
Nesidiocoris tenuis
Sweet pepper
Tomato
Zoophytophagy
Urbaneja, Alberto
Tapia, Gervasio
Stansly, Philip A.
Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae)
title Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae)
title_full Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae)
title_fullStr Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae)
title_full_unstemmed Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae)
title_short Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae)
title_sort influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of nesidiocoris tenius het miridae
topic Biological control
Eggplant
Ephestia kuehniella
Miridae
Nesidiocoris tenuis
Sweet pepper
Tomato
Zoophytophagy
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4653
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09583150500088777
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