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The role of Perilla frutescens flowers on fitness traits of the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis
Hatt, Séverin; Osawa, N.
2019In BioControl, 64 (4), p. 381-390
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Keywords :
Alternative food; Coccinellidae; Fecundity; Longevity; Nectar; Pollen; Coleoptera; Harmonia axyridis; Lamiaceae; Perilla frutescens
Abstract :
[en] Predaceous ladybird beetles are known to consume alternative foods from flowers, especially when prey is scarce. Flower-rich semi-natural habitats in agroecosystems generally host a diversity of natural enemies, including predaceous ladybird beetles, suggesting that the availability of flowers may have a positive role in their fitness traits. In this study, we test whether feeding on flowers of Perilla frutescens (Lamiaceae) increases longevity and fecundity in Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). The longevity of H. axyridis females and males fed with five flowers was significantly greater than those fed with one flower and in the control group (no food), although the provision of flowers had no positive effect on the increase of body weight in males and females. The number of eggs and oviposition frequency in H. axyridis fed with flowers plus prey, as well as with prey only, were significantly larger than those fed with only flowers, whereas no significant difference was observed between individuals fed with the mixed diet and those with only prey. However, on the first day of the diet assignment, the number of eggs from individuals with the mixed diet was significantly higher than of those with only prey and those with only flowers. The results show that flowers of P. frutescens, mixed with prey, have a positive effect on H. axyridis survival and early reproduction, suggesting that flowers may play an important role in increasing fitness in H. axyridis. The possibility of P. frutescens sown in fields to support populations of the predator toward conservation biological control is discussed. © 2019, International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC).
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Hatt, Séverin ;  Université de Liège - ULiège
Osawa, N.;  Faculty of Agriculture, Laboratory of Forest Ecology, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwake, Sakyoku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
Language :
English
Title :
The role of Perilla frutescens flowers on fitness traits of the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis
Publication date :
2019
Journal title :
BioControl
ISSN :
1386-6141
eISSN :
1573-8248
Publisher :
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands
Volume :
64
Issue :
4
Pages :
381-390
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
CE - Commission Européenne [BE]
JSPS - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [JA]
ULiège - Université de Liège [BE]
WBI - Wallonie-Bruxelles International [BE]
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