Omnivory in terrestrial arthropods: mixing plant and prey diets

M Coll, M Guershon - Annual review of entomology, 2002 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Many terrestrial communities include omnivorous arthropods that feed on both
prey and plant resources. In this review we first discuss some unique morphological …

Plant damage to vegetable crops by zoophytophagous mirid predators

C Castañé, J Arnó, R Gabarra, O Alomar - Biological control, 2011 - Elsevier
The use of plant-feeding predators for biological pest control has traditionally been
neglected, mainly due to the risk of them feeding on crop plants and causing economically …

Predation by Nesidiocoris tenuis on Bemisia tabaci and injury to tomato

J Calvo, K Bolckmans, PA Stansly, A Urbaneja - BioControl, 2009 - Springer
Tomato is the most important vegetable crop in Spain. The mirid bug Nesidiocoris tenuis
(Reuter) commonly appears in large numbers in protected and open-air tomato crops where …

The functions of plant feeding in the omnivorous predator Dicyphus hesperus: water places limits on predation

DR Gillespie, RR Mcgregor - Ecological Entomology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Dicyphus hesperus Knight (Heteroptera: Miridae) nymphs were fed from egg hatch to the
adult stage on Ephestia kuehniella eggs provided either alone or in combination with tomato …

[PDF][PDF] Predation by insects and mites

MW Sabelis, PCJ Van Rijn - Thrips as crop pests, 1997 - researchgate.net
Predatoryy arthropods probably play a prominent role in determining the numbers of plant-
feedingg thrips on plants under natural conditions. Several reviews have been publishedd …

Effects of various items, host plants, and temperatures on the development and survival of Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur (Hemiptera: Miridae)

D Perdikis, D Lykouressis - Biological Control, 2000 - Elsevier
Nymphal development and survival of Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur (Hemiptera:
Miridae) on various host plants, in the presence and absence of various insect prey, and on …

Efficiency of four heteroptera as predators ofAphis gossypii andMacrosiphum euphorbiae (Hom.: Aphididae)

P Alvarado, O Balta, O Alomar - BioControl, 1997 - Springer
Predation rate and nymphal development time were determined for four predatory bugs
(Dicyphus tamaninii Wagner and Macrolophus caliginosus Wagner [Het.: Miridae], Orius …

Pollinators, pests, and predators: Recognizing ecological trade-offs in agroecosystems

ME Saunders, RK Peisley, R Rader, GW Luck - Ambio, 2016 - Springer
Ecological interactions between crops and wild animals frequently result in increases or
declines in crop yield. Yet, positive and negative interactions have mostly been treated …

Identification and Evaluation of Native Predators of Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in the Mediterranean

J Riudavets, C Castañé - Environmental Entomology, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Predatory insects of Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) were surveyed from the summer of
1991 through the autumn of 1992 in nonsprayed vegetable and ornamental crops on the …

Current and potential use of polyphagous predators

R Albajes, Ò Alomar - Integrated pest and disease management in …, 1999 - Springer
Many polyphagous or generalist predators, which can feed on a diversity of arthropod
families, are found among the arthropods. Many authors use the term when referring to …