How does Phytoseiulus Persimilis find its prey when foraging within a bean plant?
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How does Phytoseiulus Persimilis find its prey when foraging within a bean plant? / Zemek, R.; Nachman, Gøsta Støger; Ru°z¿ic¿kova´, S.
2008. Paper presented at Integrative Acarology. Proceedings of the 6th European Congress, Montpellier, France.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review
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T1 - How does Phytoseiulus Persimilis find its prey when foraging within a bean plant?
AU - Zemek, R.
AU - Nachman, Gøsta Støger
AU - Ru°z¿ic¿kova´, S
N1 - KEYWORDS: Acari, Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae, herbivore-induced volatiles, prey location
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The role of herbivore-induced volatile substances in prey-finding by phytoseiid mites has been repeatedly documented using an olfactometer. The objective of the present paper is to test the hypothesis that movement by Phytoseiulus persimilis is affected by these volatiles even on plants. Two series of laboratory experiments were carried out. In the first series we studied searching behavior of P. persimilis females on young bean plants in which a single leaf was infested with spider mites. The effect of spider mite colony location on the walking pattern of predatory mites while on a leaf was studied in the second series of experiments. We found that P. persimilis individuals were unable to discriminate between infested and uninfested leaves when they walked up the stem of a bean plant. On the other hand, results of the second series of experiments indicate that walk was not random once a predator was on the leaf surface since it was attracted to the spider mite patch, at least over a distance of 1 cm. These results thus demonstrate that herbivore-induced volatiles can be utilized by P. persimilis during search for prey also under conditions that mimic natural situations better than an olfactometer does.
AB - The role of herbivore-induced volatile substances in prey-finding by phytoseiid mites has been repeatedly documented using an olfactometer. The objective of the present paper is to test the hypothesis that movement by Phytoseiulus persimilis is affected by these volatiles even on plants. Two series of laboratory experiments were carried out. In the first series we studied searching behavior of P. persimilis females on young bean plants in which a single leaf was infested with spider mites. The effect of spider mite colony location on the walking pattern of predatory mites while on a leaf was studied in the second series of experiments. We found that P. persimilis individuals were unable to discriminate between infested and uninfested leaves when they walked up the stem of a bean plant. On the other hand, results of the second series of experiments indicate that walk was not random once a predator was on the leaf surface since it was attracted to the spider mite patch, at least over a distance of 1 cm. These results thus demonstrate that herbivore-induced volatiles can be utilized by P. persimilis during search for prey also under conditions that mimic natural situations better than an olfactometer does.
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Y2 - 21 July 2008 through 25 July 2008
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