Title: A LABORATORY STUDY OF THE PREY PREFERENCE OF FIVE PREDATOR SPECIES ON THE VARIOUS WHITEFLY LIFE STAGES
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Submitted to: National Research and Action Plan for Silver Leaf Whitefly
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 6/1/1998 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: A laboratory study was conducted that evaluated the feeding behavior of five insect predators when exposed to the various life stages of whitefly. The predators examined included: Collops vittatus, Geocoris punctipes, Orius tristicolor, Drapetis sp., and Hippodamia convergens. The behaviors monitored included: feeding (eggs, nymphs, and adults), resting, grooming, walking, and probing. Based on the number of prey consumed, adult whiteflies were preferred over eggs and nymphs by every predator species examined. |
