International Journal of Acarology (2006) 32, 99-102
Taro Maeda and Norihide Hinomoto (2006)
Effects of laboratory rearing conditions on the predatory mite Neoseiulus womersleyi (Schicha) (Acari: Phytoseiidae): II. Olfactory response
International Journal of Acarology 32 (1), 99-102
Abstract: The olfactory response of Neoseiulus womersleyi (Schicha) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to prey-infested plant volatiles is known to exhibit plasticity according to the rearing, conditions. We investigated whether genetic changes in the olfactory response of N. womersleyi could be caused by laboratory rearing. We reared five geographical populations of N. womersleyi under two conditions for 12 months: an artificial arena in which N. womersleyi significantly preferred prey-infested plant volatiles, and a detached-leaf culture in which N. womersleyi showed an equal response to the volatiles produced by prey-infested and intact plants. By offering the populations reared in the two conditions a choice between the volatiles of prey-infested and intact plants, we demonstrated that the olfactory response did not change as a function of the laboratory rearing method. These results suggested that the magnitude of the selection pressure under the two rearing conditions was too small to cause a detectable change in olfactory response within 12 months.
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Database assignments for author(s): Taro Maeda, Norihide Hinomoto
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
rearing/culturing/mass production
general biology - morphology - evolution
Pest and/or beneficial records:
Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
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Neoseiulus womersleyi (predator) |