A new method to study the functional response of Scymnus syriacus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to different densities of Aphis gossypii

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Functional response is basic to any investigation of predator–prey relationships. In this study, the functional response of female Scymnus syriacus Marseul (Col.: Coccinellidae) to different densities (10, 20, 40, 60, 80,100) of third instar nymphs of Aphis gossypii Glover as prey was studied in an open patch experiment in a growth chamber (25 °C, 65±5% RH and a photoperiod of 16L:8D h ). Using logistic regression, a type II functional response for female Scymnus syriacus was determined. The searching efficiency (a') and handling time (T_h) of the female predator using non linear least-square regression were estimated as 0.0769±0.0136 h^(−1) and 0.3103±0.0438 h., respectively. Mean times required for the female predator to settle in a patch were 10.20±4.28, 6.58±2.58, 12.58±4.50, 4.53±1.48, 5.14±2.59, 3.87±3.52 min at different prey densities, respectively. Maximum theoretical predation rate (T/T_h) estimated by Rogers' model for the female predator was 77.34. The proportion of female predators remaining in open patches at the end of the experiment was dependent on prey density (R^2=0.876). The type of functional response obtained here agrees with studies on this predator in closed patches.

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