Variation in natural plant products and the attraction of bodyguards involved in indirect plant defense
Plants can respond to feeding or egg deposition by herbivorous arthropods by changing the
volatile blend that they emit. These herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) can attract …
volatile blend that they emit. These herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) can attract …
Field-testing of synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles as attractants for beneficial insects
H Yu, Y Zhang, K Wu, XW Gao… - Environmental …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Seven synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) and a mixture of nonanal+(Z)-3-
hexen-1-ol were field tested for their ability to attract beneficial insects in an open cotton …
hexen-1-ol were field tested for their ability to attract beneficial insects in an open cotton …
Plant preference in the zoophytophagous generalist predator Macrolophus pygmaeus (Heteroptera: Miridae)
BL Ingegno, MG Pansa, L Tavella - Biological control, 2011 - Elsevier
Macrolophus pygmaeus (Heteroptera: Miridae) is an omnivourus predator used to control
several pests of horticultural greenhouses. With the aim to explore the relationship between …
several pests of horticultural greenhouses. With the aim to explore the relationship between …
Response of the zoophytophagous predators Macrolophus pygmaeus and Nesidiocoris tenuis to volatiles of uninfested plants and to plants infested by prey or …
Abstract Knowledge about the orientation mechanisms used by two important predaceous
mirids (Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambour and Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter)) in finding their …
mirids (Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambour and Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter)) in finding their …
Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to Caterpillar-Induced Volatiles From Cotton
H Yu, Y Zhang, KAG Wyckhuys, K Wu… - Environmental …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Microplitis mediator Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an important larval
endoparasitoid of various lepidopteran pests, including Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). In …
endoparasitoid of various lepidopteran pests, including Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). In …
Olfactory response of a predatory mirid to herbivore induced plant volatiles: multiple herbivory vs. single herbivory
HRS Moayeri, A Ashouri, L Poll… - Journal of Applied …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Plants infested with a single herbivore species can attract natural enemies through the
emission of herbivore‐induced plant volatiles (HIPVs). However, under natural conditions …
emission of herbivore‐induced plant volatiles (HIPVs). However, under natural conditions …
The predatory mirid Dicyphus maroccanus as a new potential biological control agent in tomato crops
The first record of the omnivorous predator Dicyphus maroccanus Wagner (Hemiptera:
Miridae) inhabiting tomato crops in the Valencia region (East Coast of Spain) was in 2009 …
Miridae) inhabiting tomato crops in the Valencia region (East Coast of Spain) was in 2009 …
Olfactory response of the omnivorous mirid bug Nesidiocoris tenuis to eggplants infested by prey: specificity in prey developmental stages and prey species
H Rim, M Uefune, R Ozawa, J Takabayashi - Biological Control, 2015 - Elsevier
We studied olfactory responses of Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae), an
omnivorous mirid bug, to volatiles from eggplants infested by different developmental stages …
omnivorous mirid bug, to volatiles from eggplants infested by different developmental stages …
Does a supplemental food improve the effectiveness of predatory bugs on cucumber?
The objectives of our research were to determine the effect of supplementary food on the
dispersion of the predatory bugs Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae), Orius …
dispersion of the predatory bugs Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae), Orius …
Odour‐mediated preference and prey preference of Macrolophus caliginosus between spider mites and green peach aphids
HRS Moayeri, A Ashouri… - Journal of Applied …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
A comparative study between direct prey preference and odour‐mediated preference of the
predatory mirid bug, Macrolophus caliginosus, was conducted. We used a Y‐tube …
predatory mirid bug, Macrolophus caliginosus, was conducted. We used a Y‐tube …