Environmental Entomology (1981) 10, 402-405
D.W. Ragsdale, A.D. Larson and L.D. Newsom (1981)
Quantitative assessment of the predators of Nezara viridula eggs and nymphs within a soybean agroecosystem using an ELISA
Environmental Entomology 10 (3), 402-405
Abstract: Twenty-seven species of insects and spiders representing 6 orders and 15 families were tested for both egg and nymphal predation of Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) using an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The efficiency of each predator species was determined by a combination of its population density and results of the ELISA. Two predator complexes comprized of 8 species plus Cocinellidae larvae as a group, accounted for 91.4% and 95.4% of the egg and nymphal predation, respectively. Predation had to be viewed in the context of a complex which changed in its temporal composition.
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Database assignments for author(s): David W. Ragsdale
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
surveys/distribution/isolation
