The dispersal of Orius majusculus and Coccinella septempunctata between maize and alfalfa during the vegetative and reproductive maize growth periods was investigated, using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis and aphids as herbivore prey at two locations of the NE Iberian Peninsula. The dispersal pattern of O. majusculus and C. septempunctata differs between these crops and also between different moments of the maize growth period. In the vegetative period the pattern was similar for the two predators and alfalfa acted as a source of predators towards maize. During the reproductive period, the dispersal of O. majusculus between the two crops was continuous but biased from maize to alfalfa, which mainly becomes a sink crop. All of the C. septempunctata collected on alfalfa were local and those collected on maize came from alfalfa, but there was no dispersal from maize to alfalfa. The present study increases knowledge of the dispersion of predators between arable crops

Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope signatures to determine predator dispersal between alfalfa and maize / Filipe, Madeira; Antonella di, Lascio; Carlino, Pasquale; Costantini, Maria Letizia; Rossi, Loreto; Xavier, Pons. - In: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL. - ISSN 1049-9644. - STAMPA. - 77:(2014), pp. 66-75. [10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.06.009]

Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope signatures to determine predator dispersal between alfalfa and maize

CARLINO, PASQUALE;COSTANTINI, Maria Letizia;ROSSI, Loreto;
2014

Abstract

The dispersal of Orius majusculus and Coccinella septempunctata between maize and alfalfa during the vegetative and reproductive maize growth periods was investigated, using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis and aphids as herbivore prey at two locations of the NE Iberian Peninsula. The dispersal pattern of O. majusculus and C. septempunctata differs between these crops and also between different moments of the maize growth period. In the vegetative period the pattern was similar for the two predators and alfalfa acted as a source of predators towards maize. During the reproductive period, the dispersal of O. majusculus between the two crops was continuous but biased from maize to alfalfa, which mainly becomes a sink crop. All of the C. septempunctata collected on alfalfa were local and those collected on maize came from alfalfa, but there was no dispersal from maize to alfalfa. The present study increases knowledge of the dispersion of predators between arable crops
2014
stable isotopes; dispersals; Biological control
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Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope signatures to determine predator dispersal between alfalfa and maize / Filipe, Madeira; Antonella di, Lascio; Carlino, Pasquale; Costantini, Maria Letizia; Rossi, Loreto; Xavier, Pons. - In: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL. - ISSN 1049-9644. - STAMPA. - 77:(2014), pp. 66-75. [10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.06.009]
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