Foraging behaviour of Scymnus syriacus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) provided with Aphis spiraecola and Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae) as prey: Functional response and prey preference

Aphid specimens belonging to the genus Aphis (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Aphidinae) collected on species of Baccharis (Asteraceae) in localities of Argentina and Chile, preserved in the Natural History Museum in London and in the Universidad de León collections, have been studied. They belong to six species: Aphis craccivora, Aphis gossypii and Aphis spiraecola, which are widely-distributed and polyphagous, and the new species: Aphis ingeborgae Nieto Nafría and Brown sp. n., Aphis conspicua Nieto Nafría and Mier Durante sp. n. and Aphis fuentesi Nieto Nafría and Ortego sp. n. which are here described from apterous and alate viviparous females, and also from oviparous females and males in the case of Aphis fuentesi. These six species plus the native and monophagous A. coridifoliae are those known in southern South America living on plants of Baccharis. Diagnostic features of new species and an identification key for apterous viviparous females of these seven species are presented.

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Functional Response of Aphidoletes aphidimyza Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) to Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae): Effects of Vermicompost and Host Plant Cultivar

Neotropical Entomology ◽

10.1007/s13744-015-0343-0 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 88-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

L Mottaghinia ◽

M Hassanpour ◽

J Razmjou ◽

M Hosseini ◽

E Chamani

Keyword(s):

Host Plant ◽

Functional Response ◽

Aphis Gossypii ◽

Aphidoletes Aphidimyza ◽

Aphis Gossypii Glover

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Functional Response and Prey Preference of Neoseiulus bicaudus (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) to Three Important Pests in Xinjiang, China

Environmental Entomology ◽

10.1093/ee/nvx073 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 538-543 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yan-Nan Zhang ◽

Jue-Ying-Qi Jiang ◽

Yi-Jing Zhang ◽

Ye Qiu ◽

Jian-Ping Zhang

Keyword(s):

Functional Response ◽

Prey Preference

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Aphids associated with papaya plants in Puerto Rico and Florida.

The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico ◽

10.46429/jaupr.v90i1-2.2964 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 90 (1-2) ◽

pp. 99-107

Author(s):

Alberto Pantoja ◽

Jorge Peña ◽

Wilfredo Robles ◽

Edwin Abreu ◽

Susan Halbert ◽

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Keyword(s):

Puerto Rico ◽

Puerto Rican ◽

Aphis Gossypii ◽

Additional Species ◽

Aphis Spiraecola ◽

Toxoptera Citricida ◽

Aphis Craccivora Koch ◽

Toxoptera Aurantii ◽

The Difference ◽

Pentalonia Nigronervosa

Aphids associated with papaya plants were collected from two sites in Puerto Rico (Isabela and Corozal) and three farms in Homestead, Florida. Between the two regions, Florida and Puerto Rico, twenty-one species of aphids from 12 genera were identified: Aphis sp., Aphis illinoisensis Shimer, Aphis spiraecola Patch, Aphis gossypii Glover, Aphis craccivora Koch, Aphis iddletonii (Thomas), Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe, Hyperomyzus carduellinus (Theobald), Hysteroneura setariae (Thomas), Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (Davis), Picturaphis sp., Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani), Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy), Shinjia orientalis (Mordvilko), Schizaphis rotundiventris (Signoret), Toxoptera citricida (Kilkardy), Toxoptera aurantii (Boyer de Fonscolombe), Tetraneura nigriabdominalis (Sasaki), Uroleucon ambrosiae (Thomas), and Uroleucon pseudoambrosiae (Olive). The number of species was greater in Florida (n = 14) than in Puerto Rico (n = 11). Differences among species were also found between sites in Puerto Rico, with 10 species in Corozal and six in Isabela. Only one species, A. illinoisensis, was common at all sites sampled, whereas three additional species, A. spiraecola, A. gossypii, and A. craccivora were collected in both the Corozal, Puerto Rico, and the Florida areas. The difference in species composition between Puerto Rican sites (Corozal and Isabela) and between localities (Florida and Puerto Rico) is probably associated with differences in agricultural crops or weeds present in each region.

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Diversidade de afídeos na cultura do algodoeiro no município de Campo Verde (MT)

Bragantia ◽

10.1590/s0006-87052003000100010 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 75-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marcos Doniseti Michelotto ◽

Antonio Carlos Busoli

Keyword(s):

Gossypium Hirsutum ◽

Myzus Persicae ◽

Rhopalosiphum Padi ◽

Aphis Gossypii ◽

Gossypium Hirsutum L ◽

Rhopalosiphum Maidis ◽

Aphis Spiraecola ◽

Aphis Gossypii Glover ◽

Sipha Flava ◽

Pentalonia Nigronervosa

O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a diversidade de afídeos (Hemiptera: Aphididae) na cultura do algodoeiro (Gossypium hirsutum L.) no município de Campo Verde (MT). Os afídeos foram amostrados diretamente nas plantas e através de armadilhas tipo Moericke. As amostragens foram realizadas a cada dois dias, até 60 dias após a germinação das plantas. A espécie Aphis gossypii Glover prevaleceu nas amostragens realizadas sobre as plantas. Formas aladas, de ocorrência acidental na cultura, tais como Aphis spiraecola Patch e Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus) também foram observadas. Com as armadilhas tipo Moericke foram capturados 2280 afídeos alados, pertencentes a 13 espécies: R. padi (52,6% do total), A. spiraecola (26,4%), A. gossypii (8,9%), Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) (5,3%), Geopemphigus floccosus (Moreira) (3,1%), Uroleucon ambrosiae (Thomas) (1,5%), Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominalis (Sasaki) (1,3%), Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (0,4%), Sipha flava (Forbes) (0,3%), Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel, Tetraneura nigriabdominalis (Sasaki), Lizerius melanocallis (Quednau) e Toxoptera citricidus (Kirkaldy) (0,1% cada uma). Nas amostragens diretamente sobre as plantas foram observados ápteros e alados de A. gossypii e alados de A. spiraecola e R. padi. Nas armadilhas tipo Moericke, as principais espécies capturadas foram R. padi, A. spiraecola, A. gossypii e R. maidis.

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