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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Seiten (von - bis) | 1-14 |
| Seitenumfang | 14 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Experimental and Applied Acarology |
| Jahrgang | 31 |
| Ausgabenummer | 1-2 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 2003 |
Abstract
In biological control programmes, the two predatory soil mites Hypoaspis aculeifer and H. miles are often applied against soil-borne pests like mushroom flies, springtails and mites. Although the mites show high consumption rates on varying prey types in Petri dish experiments and in green-houses, their overall efficiency is sometimes limited. We hypothesized that intraspecific interactions, like cannibalism, could contribute to this decreased competence. Therefore, experiments were conducted to show the propensity of H. aculeifer and H. miles to cannibalise. Adult mites and nymphs were introduced as predators with conspecific eggs, larvae, nymphs, adult females or males as prey and the number of killed individuals was recorded. Additionally, the oviposition rate on conspecific prey was quantified and the correlation with the number of prey consumed was calculated to assess the influence of cannibalism on egg production. The results illustrate that cannibalism occurs infrequently in both Hypoaspis spp., the only exception being H. aculeifer nymphs, which cannibalised one conspecific egg per day. Moreover, cannibalism never occurred in the presence of alternative prey. Oviposition rate decreased during the experiment in both species but it was positively correlated with the cannibalism rate only for H. aculeifer. The benefit of cannibalism for populations of H. aculeifer and H. miles is discussed.
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in: Experimental and Applied Acarology, Jahrgang 31, Nr. 1-2, 2003, S. 1-14.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Propensity towards cannibalism among Hypoaspis aculeifer and H. miles, two soil-dwelling predatory mite species
AU - Berndt, Oliver
AU - Meyhöfer, Rainer
AU - Poehling, Hans Michael
N1 - Funding information: This work was supported by a grant from the German Research Council (DFG; No. PO207). Special thanks to C. Jazzar for reviewing the manuscript and improving the English.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - In biological control programmes, the two predatory soil mites Hypoaspis aculeifer and H. miles are often applied against soil-borne pests like mushroom flies, springtails and mites. Although the mites show high consumption rates on varying prey types in Petri dish experiments and in green-houses, their overall efficiency is sometimes limited. We hypothesized that intraspecific interactions, like cannibalism, could contribute to this decreased competence. Therefore, experiments were conducted to show the propensity of H. aculeifer and H. miles to cannibalise. Adult mites and nymphs were introduced as predators with conspecific eggs, larvae, nymphs, adult females or males as prey and the number of killed individuals was recorded. Additionally, the oviposition rate on conspecific prey was quantified and the correlation with the number of prey consumed was calculated to assess the influence of cannibalism on egg production. The results illustrate that cannibalism occurs infrequently in both Hypoaspis spp., the only exception being H. aculeifer nymphs, which cannibalised one conspecific egg per day. Moreover, cannibalism never occurred in the presence of alternative prey. Oviposition rate decreased during the experiment in both species but it was positively correlated with the cannibalism rate only for H. aculeifer. The benefit of cannibalism for populations of H. aculeifer and H. miles is discussed.
AB - In biological control programmes, the two predatory soil mites Hypoaspis aculeifer and H. miles are often applied against soil-borne pests like mushroom flies, springtails and mites. Although the mites show high consumption rates on varying prey types in Petri dish experiments and in green-houses, their overall efficiency is sometimes limited. We hypothesized that intraspecific interactions, like cannibalism, could contribute to this decreased competence. Therefore, experiments were conducted to show the propensity of H. aculeifer and H. miles to cannibalise. Adult mites and nymphs were introduced as predators with conspecific eggs, larvae, nymphs, adult females or males as prey and the number of killed individuals was recorded. Additionally, the oviposition rate on conspecific prey was quantified and the correlation with the number of prey consumed was calculated to assess the influence of cannibalism on egg production. The results illustrate that cannibalism occurs infrequently in both Hypoaspis spp., the only exception being H. aculeifer nymphs, which cannibalised one conspecific egg per day. Moreover, cannibalism never occurred in the presence of alternative prey. Oviposition rate decreased during the experiment in both species but it was positively correlated with the cannibalism rate only for H. aculeifer. The benefit of cannibalism for populations of H. aculeifer and H. miles is discussed.
KW - Adult
KW - Alternative prey
KW - Cannibalism
KW - Developmental stages
KW - Food quality
KW - Hypoaspis aculeifer
KW - Hypoaspis miles
KW - Larvae
KW - Nematode
KW - Nymph
KW - Oviposition
KW - Predatory mites
KW - Survival
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U2 - 10.1023/B:APPA.0000005108.72167.74
DO - 10.1023/B:APPA.0000005108.72167.74
M3 - Article
C2 - 14756396
AN - SCOPUS:1442288611
VL - 31
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - Experimental and Applied Acarology
JF - Experimental and Applied Acarology
SN - 0168-8162
IS - 1-2
ER -