Effects of Beauveria bassiana on predation and behavior of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis

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第一作者： Xing, Zhenlong

作者： Xing, Zhenlong;Sun, Weinan;Xu, Xuenong;Lei, Zhongren;Sun, Weinan;Meng, Ruixia

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关键词： Entomopathogenic fungus; Phytoseiid mite; Spider mite; Function response; Behavior repellence; Scanning electron microscopy

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY （ 影响因子：2.841； 五年影响因子：3.368 ）

ISSN： 0022-2011

年卷期： 2018 年 153 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Determination of intraguild interactions between entomopathogens and predators is important when attempting to use a combination of these two natural enemy groups for biological control of their shared arthropod pest species. This study assessed the effects of Beauveria bassiana on the predation and associated behavior of the predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis, against Tetranychus urticae. The functional response tests showed that P. persimilis exhibited a Holling type II response on the spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, when treated with either a B. bassiana or Tween-80 suspension. There were no significant differences between the treatments in the number of T. urticae consumed. The laboratory choice test indicated that P. persimilis displayed a significant avoidance response to B. bassiana on bean leaves immediately following spray application. They also spent significantly longer time in self -grooming behavior on leaf disks sprayed with fungal conidia than on discs treated with Tween-80. There were no significant differences in the predation rates on T. urticae eggs between the different treatments. The potted plant investigations indicated that P. persimilis showed significant aversion behavior to the initial fungal spray, but gradually dispersed over the entire bean plants. Observations using scanning electron microscopy revealed that fungal conidia were attached to the body of P. persimilis after mounting the leaf disk treated with B. bassiana, which would account for its varied behavioral responses. Our study suggests that fungal spray did not affect the predation capability of P. persimilis and poses a negligible risk to their behavior.

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