Photo-Selective Nets and Pest Control: Searching Behavior of the Codling Moth Parasitoid <i>Mastrus ridens</i> (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) under Varying Light Quantity and Quality Conditions

Photo-Selective Nets and Pest Control: Searching Behavior of the Codling Moth Parasitoid <i>Mastrus ridens</i> (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) under Varying Light Quantity and Quality Conditions

Photo-selective nets (PSN) are used to manipulate the physiology of fruit crops. Besides their advantages to the crop, PSN potentially affect insect pests and their natural enemies. We aimed to assess the effects of these production systems on the searching behavior of the codling moth parasitoid, &...

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Main Authors: María-José Yáñez-Díaz, Marcela Rodríguez, Selim Musleh, Luis Devotto, Gonzalo Silva, Eric Lucas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
biological control
<i>Cydia pomonella</i>
host localization
light quality
parasitism
photo-selective nets
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/7/582

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