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{{Publication
|Publication authors=M.-L.R. Simonsen, A. Enkegaard, C.N. Bang and [[Lene Sigsgaard|L. Sigsgaard]]
|Author Page=Lene Sigsgaard
|Publication date=2010
|dc:title=''Anthocoris nemorum'' (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) as predator of cabbage pests - voracity and prey preference
|Publication journal=Entomologica Fennica
|prism:volume=21
|prism:startingPage=12
|Last page=18
|Publication abstract=Laboratory experiments were performed with adult female ''Anthocoris nemorum'' (Linnaeus) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) at 20°C ±1°C, L16:D8, 60-70% RH to determine voracity and preference on cabbage aphids (''Brevicoryne brassicae'' L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), diamondback moth larvae (''Plutella xylostella'' L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and Western flower thrips (''Frankliniella occidentalis'' Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) (model species for cabbage thrips (''Thrips angusticeps'' Uzel) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)). When offered individually, ''A. nemorum'' readily accepted all three species with no significant differences in consumption. When aphids and moth larvae were offered simultaneously, ''A. nemorum'' showed preference for the latter (numbers eaten and biomass consumed). When aphids and thrips were offered together, ''A. nemorum'' preferred thrips in terms of numbers eaten but preferred aphids in terms of biomass consumed. The results showed that ''A. nemorum'' is a voracious predator of ''B. brassicae'', ''P. xylostella'' and ''F. occidentalis'' and can therefore be considered as a potential candidate for biological control in cabbage.
|AbstractCC=Yes
|Research topic=biocontrol - natural enemies
|Benf research=general biology - morphology - evolution
|Is book=No
}}
{{Pest record
|Pest=Plutella xylostella
|Quarantined=No
}}
{{Pest record
|Pest=Frankliniella occidentalis
|Quarantined=No
}}
{{Pest record
|Pest=Brevicoryne brassicae
|Quarantined=No
}}
{{Beneficial record
|Beneficial=Anthocoris nemorum (predator)
|Pest=Plutella xylostella
}}
{{Beneficial record
|Beneficial=Anthocoris nemorum (predator)
|Pest=Frankliniella occidentalis
}}
{{Beneficial record
|Beneficial=Anthocoris nemorum (predator)
|Pest=Brevicoryne brassicae
}}