Abstract
Laboratory measurements of the functional response of adultCurinus coeruleus (Mulsant) to nymphs ofHeteropsylla cubana Crawford on filter paper and on leaves of different host plants showed a significant effect of these different substrates on nymph consumption at several different densities. Moreover, this effect may be explained by the influence of the substrate on the search rate of the predator. Host plants tested includedLeucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Witt,L. diversifolia (Schlecht.) Benth. andL. pallida Britton and Rose.
Results obtained may be relevant to plant-protection research programs involving the integration of biological control with host-plant resistance.
Résumé
Des résultats obtenus en laboratoire sur la réponse fonctionnelle des adultes deCurinus coeruleus (Mulsant) aux nymphes deHeteropsylla cubana Crawford sur des substrats differents ont révété un effet significatif du substrat sur l'ingestion des nymphes à différents densités. Les substrats utilisés étaient composés de matière foliaire deLeucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit d'espèces apparentées en plus d'un substrat de papier comme témoin.
Les résultats obtenus pourraient être utiles en ce qui concerne des projets intégrant lutte biologique et sélection de variétés résistantes.
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da Silva, P.G., Hagen, K.S. & Gutierrez, A.P. Functional response ofCurinus coeruleus (Col.: Coccinellidae) toHeteropsylla cubana (Hom.: Psyllidae) on artificial and natural substrates. Entomophaga 37, 555–564 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372325
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Key-Words
- Functional response
- Curinus coeruleus
- Heteropsylla cubana
- Leucaena leucocephala
- biological control
- host-plant resistance