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Intraguild interactions of a generalist predator, Orius albidipennis, with two Bemisia tabaci parasitoids

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The influence of intraguild predation between Orius albidipennis Reuter and two parasitoids, Eretmocerus mundus Mercet or Eretmocerus eremicus Rose and Zolnerowich, on the suppression of Bemisia tabaci Gennadius was investigated under laboratory conditions. Through a non-choice test, the 2nd and 3rd instar nymphs of B. tabaci and larval and pupal stages of both parasitoids were offered separately to both 5th instar nymphs and adults of O. albidipennis. In the choice test, various combinations of parasitized and unparasitized preys were provided for two stages of O. albidipennis, and their preference was recorded. Both predator stages readily preyed upon unparasitized and parasitized nymphs of B. tabaci. The most predation of O. albidipennis adults occurred on E. eremicus larvae, while for the 5th instar nymphs, it was recorded on E. eremicus larvae and pupae. The least predation of both stages was recorded on unparasitized nymphs of B. tabaci and E. mundus pupae. None of the prey combinations showed any obvious preference of adults and the 5th instars of O. albidipennis toward parasitized or unparasitized prey.

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The authors would like to thank Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Iran, for the financial support of this research project.

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  1. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Ahvaz, Iran

    Sahar Pirzadfard, Nooshin Zandi-Sohani & Ali Rajabpour

  2. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran

    Fariba Sohrabi

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Pirzadfard, S., Zandi-Sohani, N., Sohrabi, F. et al. Intraguild interactions of a generalist predator, Orius albidipennis, with two Bemisia tabaci parasitoids. Int J Trop Insect Sci 40, 259–265 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-019-00075-w

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