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Predator performance is impaired by the presence of a second prey species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2016

D.B. Lima ,
H.K.V. Oliveira ,
J.W.S. Melo ,
M.G.C. Gondim Jr. ,
M. Sabelis ,
A. Pallini  and
A. Janssen
D.B. Lima*
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy – Entomology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil
H.K.V. Oliveira
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy – Entomology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil
J.W.S. Melo
Affiliation:
Department of Fitotecnia, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
M.G.C. Gondim Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy – Entomology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil
M. Sabelis
Affiliation:
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
A. Pallini
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, Campus Universitário, 36570-000, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
A. Janssen
Affiliation:
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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*Author for correspondence Phone: +(55)(81) 3320-6207 Fax: +(55)(81) 3320-6207 E-mail: deboralima_85@yahoo.com.br
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Abstract

The simultaneous infestation of a plant by several species of herbivores may affect the attractiveness of plants to the natural enemies of one of the herbivores. We studied the effect of coconut fruits infested by the pests Aceria guerreronis and Steneotarsonemus concavuscutum, which are generally found together under the coconut perianth. The predatory mite Neoseiulus baraki produced lower numbers of offspring on fruits infested with S. concavuscutum and on fruits infested with both prey than on fruits with A. guerreronis only. The predators were attracted by odours emanating from coconuts with A. guerreronis, but not by odours from coconuts with S. concavuscutum, even when A. guerreronis were present on the same fruit. Fewer N. baraki were recaptured on fruits with both prey or with S. concavuscutum than on fruits with only A. guerreronis. Furthermore, the quality of A. guerreronis from singly and multiply infested coconuts as food for N. baraki did not differ. Concluding, our results suggest that N. baraki does not perform well when S. concavuscutum is present on the coconuts, and the control of A. guerreronis by N. baraki may be negatively affected by the presence of S. concavuscutum.

Keywords

AcariAceria guerreronisSteneotarsonemus concavuscutumvolatileNeoseiulus barakimultiple infestations
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 107 , Issue 3 , June 2017 , pp. 313 - 321
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