Intra-guild interactions between the parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus: Implications for the biological control of armoured scales

The parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus are released in different crops to control armoured scales. Both natural enemies compete, to some extent, for the same resource and therefore they can induce intraguild predation interactions (IGP). In the present work, the...

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Autores principales: Vanaclocha, Pilar, Papacek, Dan, Monzó, César, Verdú, María J., Urbaneja, Alberto
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Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4671
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author Vanaclocha, Pilar
Papacek, Dan
Monzó, César
Verdú, María J.
Urbaneja, Alberto
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Papacek, Dan
Urbaneja, Alberto
Vanaclocha, Pilar
Verdú, María J.
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Papacek, Dan
Monzó, César
Verdú, María J.
Urbaneja, Alberto
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description The parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus are released in different crops to control armoured scales. Both natural enemies compete, to some extent, for the same resource and therefore they can induce intraguild predation interactions (IGP). In the present work, the consequences of these interactions on the parasitism and predatory efficiency of these natural enemies were assessed under laboratory conditions by studying potential changes in their functional responses. A type II functional response to host/prey density was observed in A. lingnanensis and C. circumdatus when acting alone. The predatory efficiency of C. circumdatus was not affected by the presence of A. lingnanensis in the same arena. Conversely, the parasitism efficiency of A. lingnanensis was affected by the presence of the predator. Due to IGP at low host densities there was a shift from functional response type II to type III. No changes in the handling time when the predator was present suggested that parasitism behavior was not influenced by the presence of the predator. C circumdatus did not discriminate between parasitised and unparasitised scales. A recommended strategy in biological control programs could be the use of one of the two natural enemies at low infestation levels and to reinforce these releases with the other one at high densities of the pest. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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spelling ReDivia46712025-04-25T14:44:08Z Intra-guild interactions between the parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus: Implications for the biological control of armoured scales Vanaclocha, Pilar Papacek, Dan Monzó, César Verdú, María J. Urbaneja, Alberto The parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus are released in different crops to control armoured scales. Both natural enemies compete, to some extent, for the same resource and therefore they can induce intraguild predation interactions (IGP). In the present work, the consequences of these interactions on the parasitism and predatory efficiency of these natural enemies were assessed under laboratory conditions by studying potential changes in their functional responses. A type II functional response to host/prey density was observed in A. lingnanensis and C. circumdatus when acting alone. The predatory efficiency of C. circumdatus was not affected by the presence of A. lingnanensis in the same arena. Conversely, the parasitism efficiency of A. lingnanensis was affected by the presence of the predator. Due to IGP at low host densities there was a shift from functional response type II to type III. No changes in the handling time when the predator was present suggested that parasitism behavior was not influenced by the presence of the predator. C circumdatus did not discriminate between parasitised and unparasitised scales. A recommended strategy in biological control programs could be the use of one of the two natural enemies at low infestation levels and to reinforce these releases with the other one at high densities of the pest. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 2017-06-01T10:10:42Z 2017-06-01T10:10:42Z 2013 MAY 2013 article submittedVersion Vanaclocha, P., Papacek, D., Monzo, C., Verdu, M.J., Urbaneja, A. (2013). Intra-guild interactions between the parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus: Implications for the biological control of armoured scales. Biological Control, 65(2), 169-175. 1049-9644 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4671 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.02.008 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Vanaclocha, Pilar
Papacek, Dan
Monzó, César
Verdú, María J.
Urbaneja, Alberto
Intra-guild interactions between the parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus: Implications for the biological control of armoured scales
title Intra-guild interactions between the parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus: Implications for the biological control of armoured scales
title_full Intra-guild interactions between the parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus: Implications for the biological control of armoured scales
title_fullStr Intra-guild interactions between the parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus: Implications for the biological control of armoured scales
title_full_unstemmed Intra-guild interactions between the parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus: Implications for the biological control of armoured scales
title_short Intra-guild interactions between the parasitoid Aphytis lingnanensis and the predator Chilocorus circumdatus: Implications for the biological control of armoured scales
title_sort intra guild interactions between the parasitoid aphytis lingnanensis and the predator chilocorus circumdatus implications for the biological control of armoured scales
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4671
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