Alternative prey mediate intraguild predation in the open field.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.6825
Abstract: BACKGROUND Generalist predators that kill and eat other natural enemies can weaken biological control. However, pest suppression can be disrupted even if actual intraguild predation is infrequent, if predators reduce their foraging to lower their… read more here.
Keywords: alternative prey; predation; geocoris; predator ... See more keywords
Does Long-Term Feeding on Alternative Prey Affect the Biological Performance of Neoseiulus barkeri (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on the Target Spider Mites?
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/tox055
Abstract: Abstract The predatory mite Neoseiulus barkeri (Hughes) is a good biological control agent for many small sucking pests. We aimed to determine whether rearing long term on alternative prey versus target prey species affected the… read more here.
Keywords: alternative prey; long term; spider mites; barkeri ... See more keywords
Re-adaptation from alternative prey to target prey increased predation of predator on target mite
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DOI: 10.11158/saa.24.3.10
Abstract: Abstract Neoseiulus bicaudus (Wainstein) is a natural enemy of spider mite and thrip and also a potential biocontrol agent for Tetranychus turkestani (Tetranychidae). Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) is an important alternative prey of N. bicaudus for… read more here.
Keywords: prey; alternative prey; target; adaptation alternative ... See more keywords
The alternative prey hypothesis revisited: Still valid for willow ptarmigan population dynamics
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197289
Abstract: The alternative prey hypothesis predicts that the interaction between generalist predators and their main prey is a major driver of population dynamics of alternative prey species. In Fennoscandia, changes in climate and human land use… read more here.
Keywords: alternative prey; population dynamics; willow ptarmigan; population ... See more keywords