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Effects of Starvation and Prey Availability on Predation and Dispersal of an Omnivorous Predator Arma chinensis Fallou

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Predation and dispersal ability of predators can influence their post-release establishment. As physiological factors may influence the predation and dispersal behavior of insects, we tested the effects of starvation on the predation and dispersal behavior of an omnivorous predator Arma chinensis under different prey densities. Logistic regression showed that A. chinensis exhibited a Holling’s Type II functional response regardless of its hunger level. Starvation significantly increased attack rate and reduced prey handling time of A. chinensis. When prey density was low (3 and 6 per plant) A. chinensis that has been starved for 2 and 4 days consumed significantly more second instar Mythimna separata than satiated ones. No significant difference was found in prey consumption among predators of different hunger levels when prey density was high (>12 per plant). When M. separata was absent, starved A. chinensis dispersed faster and spent less time in the target patch; and less than 50% of individuals remained on the plant. When M. separata was available, A. chinensis spent significantly more time in the target patch, and more than 80% of individuals were uniformly distributed on plant seedlings. Hunger level showed more effects on the dispersal of A. chinensis when prey was absent than when prey was available. The implications of these results for the use of A. chinensis in augmentative biological control programs are discussed.

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We are grateful for the assistance of all staff and students in the Sino-American Biological Control Laboratory, Institute of plant protection in Beijing, China. This work was supported by The National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFD0201000, 2017YFE0104900), The Project of International Cooperation of Ministry of Agricultural, China (2016-X48), Sino-America BioControl International Cooperation Program (58-4001-4-053), Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northwestern Loess Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture (KFJJ20180106).

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  2. State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests/Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China

    Mingzhen Pan, Haiping Zhang, Lisheng Zhang & Hongyin Chen

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Pan, M., Zhang, H., Zhang, L. et al. Effects of Starvation and Prey Availability on Predation and Dispersal of an Omnivorous Predator Arma chinensis Fallou. J Insect Behav 32, 134–144 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-019-09718-9

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