Claim · model-written summary
Orius sauteri had a strong capacity for consuming both walnut aphid species.
- Taxon
- walnut treese0
- Interactor
- aphid speciese1pest
- Second interactor
- O sauteri
Orius sauterie1biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- capacity for consuminge1
Verbatim
e0“Both species co-occur on walnut trees”
e1“Based on functional response experiments, O sauteri had a strong capacity for consuming both aphid species”
Title
Ting Wang; Ping Zhang; Chenyang Ma; et al. Insects 2021. doi:10.3390/insects12010025
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Intervention effect Orius sauteri gave 77% biocontrol efficacy against Panaphis juglandis, regardless of one or two predators.
- Intervention effect Orius sauteri gave 80% biocontrol efficacy against Chromaphis juglandicola, regardless of one or two predators.
- Intervention effect When both aphid species shared a leaf, biocontrol efficacy against C. juglandicola declined by 15–25%.
- Intervention effect When both aphid species shared a leaf, biocontrol efficacy against P. juglandis declined by 20–50%.
- Observation Under (semi)-field conditions, O. sauteri gave findings similar to the laboratory for aphid reduction and population growth.
- Mechanism Reduced biocontrol efficacy against mixed aphid populations is explained by competition between the aphid species and their different leaf locations.
- Observation Orius sauteri is a promising biocontrol agent for walnut aphids.
- Recommendation The commercial release of Orius sauteri in walnut orchards should be considered to promote economic and environmental benefits.