THE FUNCTIONAL-RESPONSE OF TYPHLODROMUS-PYRI TO ITS PREY, PANONYCHUS-ULMI - THE EFFECT OF POLLEN

Authors
WEI QC WALDE SJ
Citation
Qc. Wei et Sj. Walde, THE FUNCTIONAL-RESPONSE OF TYPHLODROMUS-PYRI TO ITS PREY, PANONYCHUS-ULMI - THE EFFECT OF POLLEN, Experimental & applied acarology, 21(10-11), 1997, pp. 677-684
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Experimental & applied acarology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01688162
Volume
21
Issue
10-11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
677 - 684
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-8162(1997)21:10-11<677:TFOTTI>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We looked at the effect of the presence of pollen (Typha latifolia) on the functional response of Typhlodromus pyri (Phytoseiidae) to Panony chus ulmi (Tetranychidae) in the laboratory. We found that pollen sign ificantly reduced the predation rate but that the magnitude of the eff ect was not large. Over the lower range of prey densities the effect a ppeared to be due to a decrease in search efficiency.