Suitability of Prey Infected by Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus for Development, Survival, and Reproduction of the PredatorNabis roseipennis(Heteroptera: Nabidae)
作者:
John R. Ruberson,
Seth Y. Young,
Timothy J. Kring,
期刊:
Environmental Entomology
(OUP Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 20,
issue 5
页码: 1475-1479
ISSN:0046-225X
年代: 1991
DOI:10.1093/ee/20.5.1475
出版商: Oxford University Press
关键词: Insecta;Nabis roseipennis;Pseudoplusia includens;biological control
数据来源: OUP
摘要:
Consumption of nuclear polyhedrosis virus-infected prey—larvae of the soybean looper,Pseudoplusia includens(Walker)—by the predatorNabis roseipennisReuter variously affected development, survival, and reproduction of the predators. Nymphs fed infected prey larvae developed significantly faster at 25°C than nymphs fed uninfected prey. Nymphal survival was not affected by prey infection. Preoviposition periods were significantly longer for predator females maintained on infected prey throughout their lives than for those receiving uninfected prey during preimaginal or adult (or both) stages. Daily rates of oviposition were highest for females that received uninfected larvae as their nymphal diet, regardless of adult diet. In contrast, total fecundity was greatest for females receiving uninfected prey as adults, regardless of the nymphal diet. The nymphal diet, however, affected total fecundity of females. Consumption of infected larvae by adult predators significantly reduced their longevity, irrespective of the nymphal regimen.
点击下载:
PDF
(450KB)
返 回