Welcome to Chinese Journal of Biological Control,Today is

Chinese Journal of Biological Control ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 550-558.DOI: 10.16409/j.cnki.2095-039x.2024.01.005

• RESEARCH REPORTS • Previous Articles    

Predation and Preference of Orius maxidentex Ghauri on Scirtothrips dorsalisHood

LI Jinlei1,2, WANG Jianyun1, HAN Shanni1,3, FU Yueguan1, YE Zhengpei1, ZHOU Shihao2, HAN Dongyin1   

  1. 1. Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Hainan Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Control of Tropical Agricultural Pests, Haikou 571101, China;
    2. College of Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China;
    3. College of Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
  • Received:2023-04-13 Published:2024-06-07
  • Contact: 海南省重点研发项目(ZDYF2021XDNY140);中国热带农业科学院“揭榜挂帅”项目(1630042022007);国家重点研发计划(2017YFD0202100)
  • Supported by:
    10.16409/j.cnki.2095-039x.2024.01.005

Abstract: The control potential of Orius maxidentex Ghauri against Scirtothrips dorsalisHood was evaluated through investigating the predation ability and selectivity of O. maxidentex in laboratory. The results showed that the first instar nymphs of O. maxidentex did not predate on S. dorsalis, whereas the second instar nymphs predated on a small number of the first and second instars of S. dorsalis. From the third instar nymphs to adults, O. maxidentex predated on all stages of S. dorsalis. The predation of O. maxidentexon the second instar nymphs and adults of S. dorsalisranked from high to low was fifth instars, adults, fourth instars, and third instars. The daily maximum predation of the fifth instar O. maxidentex on the 2nd instar nymphs and adults of S. dorsalis were 31.60/d and 30.80/d, respectively. The predation of O. maxidentex from the third instar nymphs to adultson S. dorsalis fitted well with the Holling Ⅱ functional response model. The predation increased with the increase of prey density, and the search efficiency decreased with the increase of prey density. The disturbance response was consistent with the Hasse Ⅱ model equation.At a certain S. dorsalis density, the predation of an individual O. maxidentex decreased gradually with the increase of its self-density. The preference coefficient of O. maxidentex from the 3rd instar nymphs to adults for the first instar S. dorsalis nymphs was greater than 0 (Ci>0), whereas that for S. dorsalisadults was smaller than 0(Ci<0). The results of present study show that O. maxidentex prefer to prey on the young nymphs of S. dorsalis.

Key words: Orius maxidentex, Scirtothrips dorsalis, functional response, interference effect, predation preference

CLC Number: