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Interspecific Competition among Natural Enemies and Single Versus Multiple Introductions in Biological Control

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Part of the book series: Progress in Biological Control ((PIBC,volume 3))

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One of the most challenging questions in biological control has been whether the single best natural enemy will provide greater suppression of the abundance of an arthropod pest than a combination of natural enemies due to the effects of competition for a shared resource (the pest). From a theoretical perspective, simple predator-prey models clearly indicate that for multiple natural enemies sharing a single pest, only a single natural enemy will persist in the system, the species that can reduce the pest to the lowest equilibrium density. In addition, the biological control record of natural enemy introductions against invasive insect pests suggests that establishment rates are higher for projects with single versus multiple introductions, and that competitive exclusion can result from a sequence of parasitoid introductions against a pest. From natural field populations, however, it is clear that insect herbivores frequently support a diverse assemblage of both parasitoid and predator species suggesting that resource partitioning can mediate the effects of competition. So how important are competitive interactions in the context of biological control? Here, I consider the asymmetries of competition among natural enemies of arthropod pests, the incidence of competitive exclusion, the mechanisms of coexistence and their consequences for the success of biological control, and the need for a more experimental approach to the study of competition among natural enemies.

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Mills, N. (2006). Interspecific Competition among Natural Enemies and Single Versus Multiple Introductions in Biological Control. In: Brodeur, J., Boivin, G. (eds) Trophic and Guild in Biological Interactions Control. Progress in Biological Control, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4767-3_9

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