Abstract
The relation between the pathogenBacillus thuringiensis and the predatorOrius albidepennis (Hem.: Anthocoridae) associated with the greasy cutwormAgrotis ypsilon (Lep.) has been investigated.
The biology of the predator showed to be affected in terms of nymphal duration, rate of food consumption and egg production when the predator larvae were fed on treated eggs or neonate larvae of the host (A. ypsilon). The effect of B-exotoxin (thuringiensin) on the predator has been also demonstrated.
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Hafez, M., Abol-Ela, R., Zaki, F.N. et al. The potential of the predatorOrius albidepennis onAgrotis ypsilon as affected byBacillus thuringiensis . Anz. Schadlingskde., Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 70, 127–130 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01904748
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