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6 November 2017 Host Plant–Herbivore–Predator Interactions in Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) and Myzus persicae (Homoptera: Aphididae) on Four Plant Species Under Laboratory Conditions
Milad Farrokhi, Gholamhossein Gharekhani, Shahzad Iranipour, Mahdi Hassanpour
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The common green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), is a well-known biocontrol agent.The current study examined host plant–herbivore-predator interactions with C. carnea and Myzus persicae on four host plants (peach, almond, pepper, and potato).The experiments were carried out at 25 ± 1°C and 65 ± 5% RH at a photoperiod of 16:8 (L:D) h). Duration of the preadult growth period, adult longevity, fecundity, and population growth parameters were analyzed based on the age-stage, two-sex life table theory. The shortest and longest preadult developmental times of the predator were observed on the peach and potato, respectively. The highest and lowest predation rate, oviposition period, and male and female longevity of predator were also observed on the peach and potato, respectively. The lowest intrinsic rate of increase (r) and finite rate of increase (λ) were observed on the potato (0.1087 and 1.11 d–1, respectively) and the highest on the peach (0.1460 and 1.15 d–1, respectively). The maximum and minimum mean generation times (T) were 41.84 and 35.59 d in the potato and peach, respectively. Overall, peach was found to be a more appropriate host than the other host plants for development and predation fitness of C. carnea. These findings reveal that information on tritrophic interactions and subsequent life table evaluation of natural enemies improves integrated pest management programs.

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America 2017. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.
Milad Farrokhi, Gholamhossein Gharekhani, Shahzad Iranipour, and Mahdi Hassanpour "Host Plant–Herbivore–Predator Interactions in Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) and Myzus persicae (Homoptera: Aphididae) on Four Plant Species Under Laboratory Conditions," Journal of Economic Entomology 110(6), 2342-2350, (6 November 2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tox268
Received: 26 February 2017; Accepted: 2 September 2017; Published: 6 November 2017
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KEYWORDS
age-stage two-sex life table
common green lacewing
green peach aphid
Predation rate
Tritrophic interaction
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