Claim · model-written summary
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata exhibited a Type II functional response.
- Taxon
- Mandevilla
Mandevillat0 - Interactor
- Aphis nerii
Aphis neriit1peste1 - Second interactor
- P. quatuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctatae0biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- Type II functional responsee0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


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Verbatim
e0“both M. angulatus and P. quatuordecimpunctata exhibited a Type II functional response”
t0“Mandevilla”
t1“Aphis nerii”
e1“key pest of the ornamental Mandevilla plant”
Title
Tiziano Valentini; Joaquin Castanier; Giacomo Santoiemma; et al. Biological Control 2025. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2025.105847
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Micromus angulatus survived, developed and reproduced on Aphis nerii.
- Observation Propylea quatuordecimpunctata survived, developed and reproduced on Aphis nerii.
- Observation Sphaerophoria rueppellii survived, developed and reproduced on Aphis nerii.
- Observation The remaining predators had low foraging efficiency, survival and negligible effect on aphid density.
- Association Chrysoperla carnea had no significant functional response to Aphis nerii density.
- Observation Micromus angulatus exhibited a Type II functional response to Aphis nerii density.
- Observation M. angulatus had higher attack rate than P. quatuordecimpunctata.
- Observation M. angulatus had shorter handling time than P. quatuordecimpunctata.