[PDF] Top 20 Aphid-parasitoid Associations on the Impatiens Plants in Central Europe (Hemiptera, Aphididae; Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae)

... tritrophic associations has been attributed in most of the contributions since the 50ties of the last ...and/or aphid immigrant such as the plant ... See full document

... plant-aphid-parasitoid associations are of the primary importance as sources of signifi cant ecological information on both native and imported biocontrol ...host plants have been studied in ... See full document

... d associations for M. persicae. The primary parasitoid community that we found attacking ...primary parasitoid community attacking ...isolated plants, as opposed to the plant inspection and ... See full document

... R., 2007, Identification of aphid species (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Aphidinae) using a rapid polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism method based on the cyto[r] ... See full document

... host plants, season and year (Beggs et ...and aphid honeydew are rich in sugars the ants are attracted by that honeydew (Binazzi and Scheurer, ...most aphid species produce honeydew, are susceptible ... See full document

... Since then it has been detected in Puerto Rico (1992), Cuba (1993), and Florida (1993) (Yokomi et al. 1994). T. citricida is now widely distributed in the Caribbean, including Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia, and ... See full document

... Another very important component of aphid fitness is the aphid response to the alarm pheromone, (E)-β-farnesene. Any reduction in this is highly maladaptive as the dispersal of aphids through this stimulus ... See full document

... one aphid species were found as mixed populations in pecan trees in United States and Canada (Tedders, 1978; Petersen and Hunter, 2002; Mizell III, ...Many aphid species generally settle on the lower ... See full document

... melon/cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover (reported from 40 countries in Africa) is one of the most important pests of vegetables in the ...cabbage aphid Brevycorine brassicae ...turnip aphid ... See full document

... California-resident parasitoid has also been found attacking olive fruit fl y. The parasitoid is similar to the European Pteromalus myopitae (Graham) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), hence it is ... See full document

... Two greenhouses were used in the experiments. The first one was divided into three sectors (8 × 30 m each), separated by white nets, fixed to the greenhouse frame, in order to insure complete isolation among the three ... See full document

... of aphid colonies, all the parts of the host plants, including the leaves, stems, collar region, flowers, and, where possible, roots, were ...1972). Aphid specimens were mounted on slides according ... See full document

... with aphids were cut and placed into plastic containers and covered with a muslin cloth. According to the instructions given in K a v a l l i e r a t o s et al. (2010), these containers were placed in a growing cabinet ... See full document

... Figure 6.3 Defensive behaviours of aphids of different age and handling time of A. colemani females for attacking aphids: (A) aphid escaping, (B) aphid body shaking, and (C) handling time of A. colemani ... See full document

... DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, IARECWASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PROSSER, WA 99350.. CR.[r] ... See full document

... The maximum level of parasitization (6.6%) has been recorded in sam- ples collected in October in one of Sciacca sites. In the other six sites the par- asitization resulted between 1 and 4%. The distance among the sites ... See full document

... two aphid species, A. fabae Scopoli (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and ...(Homoptera: Aphididae), are the best known pests of agricultural ecosystems, causing serious damage to many agronomical and ... See full document

... to aphid control ...attracting aphid parasitoids (4, 5), the effect of transgenic plants on the foraging behavior of Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Bra- conidae) (6) was also ...a ... See full document

... recorded associations of the parasitoid Lysiphlebus fabarum and the previous studies regarding this species, ...many aphid species and ...polyphagous aphid, Aphis fabae as its ... See full document

... the aphid, but may also provide a better food ...the aphid from insect predators and parasitoids. The aphid feeding may infulence the metabolism of the plant causing physiological changes that could ... See full document