Effects of various items, host plants, and temperatures on the development and survival of Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur (Hemiptera: Miridae)

dc.contributor.author	Perdikis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Lykouressis, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:44:17Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:44:17Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	10499644	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/bcon.1999.0774	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/1790
dc.subject	Aphis gossypii	en
dc.subject	Host plants	en
dc.subject	Macrolophus pygmaeus	en
dc.subject	Macrosiphum euphorbiae	en
dc.subject	Miridae	en
dc.subject	Mortality	en
dc.subject	Myzus persicae	en
dc.subject	Nymphal development	en
dc.subject	Pollen	en
dc.subject	Prey	en
dc.subject	Tetranychus urticae	en
dc.subject	Tomato	en
dc.subject	Trialeurodes vaporariorum	en
dc.subject.other	development	en
dc.subject.other	insect development	en
dc.subject.other	mortality	en
dc.subject.other	photoperiodicity	en
dc.subject.other	plant insect interaction	en
dc.subject.other	pollen	en
dc.subject.other	predation	en
dc.subject.other	survival	en
dc.subject.other	temperature	en
dc.subject.other	Aphis gossypii	en
dc.subject.other	Ecbalium elaterium	en
dc.subject.other	Macrolophus pygmaeus	en
dc.subject.other	Macrosiphum euphorbiae	en
dc.subject.other	Myzus persicae	en
dc.subject.other	Tetranychus urticae	en
dc.subject.other	Trialeurodes vaporariorum	en
dc.title	Effects of various items, host plants, and temperatures on the development and survival of Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur (Hemiptera: Miridae)	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1006/bcon.1999.0774	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	Nymphal development and survival of Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur (Hemiptera: Miridae) on various host plants, in the presence and absence of various insect prey, and on bee pollen and pollen from Ecbalium elaterium L. (Cucurbitaceae) in various combinations were studied. The effect of temperature on the development and mortality of M. pygmaeus nymphs was also studied. Experiments were conducted in temperature cabinets maintained at 65 ± 5% RH, 16L:8D h photoperiod, and constant temperatures, depending on the experiment. Results demonstrated that M. pygmaeus can successfully complete its development on tomato, eggplant, cucumber, pepper, and green beans in the absence of insect prey. In the presence of insect prey, M. pygmaeus had the shortest period of nymphal development on eggplant with Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) followed by Myzus persicae (Sulzer), Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas), Aphis gossypii Glover, and Tetranychus urticae Koch. Mortality of M. pygmaeus nymphs was relatively higher in the absence than in the presence of prey on various host plants but was not considered a factor restricting predator establishment. M. pygmaeus completed its development, even in the absence of prey, under a range of temperatures from 15 to 30°C on tomato, with optimum development at 30°C. Bee pollen and pollen from E. elaterium, when offered separately, were sufficient to support successful predator nymphal development and survival. Bee pollen contributed considerably to the development and survival of the nymphs when it was included in diets containing other food sources, like eggplant leaves and M. persicae. (C) Academic Press.	en
heal.journalName	Biological Control	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	17	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1006/bcon.1999.0774	en
dc.identifier.spage	55	en
dc.identifier.epage	60	en