The effect of interaguild predation on avoidance behavior of the aphidophagous midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Dip.: Cecidomyiidae) on its encounter with the predatory bug Orius laevigatus (Het.: Anthocoridae)

The predatory bug, Orius laevigatus (Fibber), and the predatory midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza Rondani, belong to an aphidophagous guild, feeding on the cotton aphid Aphis gossypii Glover. In this study some avoidance behavior of the predatory midge such as dropping from the plant and choosing an ovi...

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Main Authors: H. R. S. Moayeri, H. R. Mohandesi, A. Ashouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Entomological Society of Iran 2013-02-01
Series:نامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران
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Online Access:https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_105492_bc59fcd45584e2d3d6cf2f9ed2e86106.pdf