Seasonal abundance of Brevicoryne brassicae L. and Diaeretiella rapae (M'Intosh) under different cabbage growing systems

Ekologija ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 260-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laisvūnė Duchovskienė ◽  
Laimutis Raudonis
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 463
Author(s):  
Manuel Darío Salas-Araiza ◽  
Marcos Antonio González-Márquez ◽  
Oscar Alejandro Martínez-Jaime

El manejo integrado de plagas se apoya en el conocimiento de la variación poblacional de un insecto plaga en función del clima y su relación con sus enemigos naturales, por lo tanto, los objetivos del presente estudio fueron estimar el número de individuos de Brevicoryne brassicae en función de la temperatura media, y conocer el grado de asociación que tiene este áfido con su porcentaje de parasitismo causado por Diaeretiella rapae, en el cultivo del brócoli, en la región de El Bajío, Guanajuato, México, durante el ciclo agrícola diciembre-2009 a marzo-2010. Se determinaron los coeficientes de correlación de Pearson para medir el grado de asociación entre el número de pulgones con la temperatura media (r= 0.74) y entre la cantidad de áfidos y su porcentaje de parasitismo (r= 0.64). Posteriormente, usando la técnica de regresión simple, se estimó la forma funcional que aproxima la relación entre la densidad poblacional de B. brassicae con la temperatura media, a través de un polinomio de grado cinco definido por: Y= - 81256.6 + 32478.9 T - 5150.6 T2 + 404.9 T3 -15.8T4 +0.2T5,dondeYfueelnúmerodepulgonesyT la temperatura media; el valor del estadístico F= 14.03 con una probabilidad p= 0.0005** del análisis de varianza de la regresión, y el coeficiente de determinación R2= 0.89, permitieron concluir que el modelo estimado fue adecuado.  Las poblaciones mayores de B. brassicae fueron el 13 de marzo, 2010 (4.4 pulgones planta-1) con una temperatura media de 17.4 °C; y el porcentaje más alto de parasitismo fue 35.7%, el 30 enero/2010; en general, osciló entre 22 y 26%.


1984 ◽  
Vol 116 (6) ◽  
pp. 895-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Raworth

AbstractA computer model was written to simulate the population dynamics of the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (L.), on the host Maris Kestrel kale, Brassica oleracea L., at Vancouver, British Columbia. The model incorporated the effects of temperature, morph determination, plant quality, predators, parasites, and leaf fall. Comparisons of simulated results with field observations indicated that although B. brassicae, Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rond.), and Diaeretiella rapae (M'Intosh) were reasonably well understood, syrphid predation was not, and appropriate feed-back mechanisms which could prevent monotonic increase or decrease in the simulated population were lacking. A detailed study in which the population dynamics of the prey is accounted for in terms of the numerical and functional responses of syrphid predators is necessary to understand the population dynamics of B. brassicae on Maris Kestrel kale at Vancouver. Comparisons with other aphid systems suggest that a major change in one component of the system can be compensated for by changes in other components. An overview of the cabbage aphid system at Vancouver is given.


2012 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 294-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kant ◽  
M.A. Minor ◽  
S.A. Trewick ◽  
W.R.M. Sandanayaka

The reproductive fitness of a parasitoid depends on the oviposition decisions of a female in response to competition The present study investigated the oviposition and sex ratio of offspring produced by the parasitic wasp Diaeretiella rapae while competing with other conspecific females and at different host densities The number of Brevicoryne brassicae nymphs parasitised by female D rapae increased with the number of nymphs offered to them However the proportion of nymphs parasitised by the female decreased when nymph density was high The proportion of fertilised eggs oviposited by females decreased when nymph density increased An increase in the number of foundresses (females ovpositing together) increased the total parasitism but the contribution of each female (the number of nymphs each female parasitised) decreased Smaller proportions of female offspring were produced when females were competing for the same hosts The results of this study suggest that both host and foundress densities asymmetrically affect progeny production and sex allocation in this species


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