Functional Response and Control Potential of <i>Orius sauteri</i> (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) on Tea Thrips (<i>Dendrothrips minowai</i> Priesner)

This study aimed to clarify the functional response and control potential of <i>O</i>. <i>sauteri</i> in relation to tea thrips. The functional response, interference response, and control potential of <i>O. sauteri</i> on adult tea thrips, in different insect sta...

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Main Authors: Qiuping Zhang, Ruifang Zhang, Qiuqiu Zhang, Dezhong Ji, Xia Zhou, Linhong Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/12/1132
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Summary:This study aimed to clarify the functional response and control potential of <i>O</i>. <i>sauteri</i> in relation to tea thrips. The functional response, interference response, and control potential of <i>O. sauteri</i> on adult tea thrips, in different insect stages and environment temperatures, were studied. The results showed that the predation of <i>O. sauteri</i> against tea thrips was positively correlated with prey density, while the effects of searching for <i>O. sauteri</i> on the adult tea thrips were negatively correlated with prey density. The predation effects of <i>O. sauteri</i> on tea thrips were also influenced by prey density, which indicated that there was an intra-specific interference response from predators to tea thrips. The population density of tea thrips was significantly decreased, and <i>O. sauteri</i> showed a remarkable ability to control them when the benefit-to-harm ratio was 3:100.
ISSN:2075-4450