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Natural enemy-mediated indirect interactions among prey species: potential for enhancing biocontrol services in agroecosystems
- Source :
- Pest Management Science, Pest Management Science, Wiley, 2014, 70 (12), pp.1769-1779. ⟨10.1002/ps.3916⟩, Pest Management Science, 2014, 70 (12), pp.1769-1779. ⟨10.1002/ps.3916⟩, Pest Management Science 70 (2014) 12, Pest Management Science, 70(12), 1769-1779
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Understanding how arthropod pests and their natural enemies interact in complex agroecosystems is essential for pest management programmes. Theory predicts that prey sharing a predator, such as a biological control agent, can indirectly reduce each other's density at equilibrium (apparent competition). From this premise, we (i) discuss the complexity of indirect interactions among pests in agroecosystems and highlight the importance of natural enemy-mediated indirect interactions other than apparent competition, (ii) outline factors that affect the nature of enemy-mediated indirect interactions in the field and (iii) identify the way to manipulate enemy-mediated interactions for biological control. We argue that there is a need to increase the link between community ecology theory and biological control to develop better agroecological methods of crop protection via conservation biological control. In conclusion, we identify (i) interventions to be chosen depending on agroecosystem characteristics and (ii) several lines of research that will improve the potential for enemy-mediated indirect interactions to be applied to biological control. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry
- Subjects :
- generalist predators
Écologie
soybean aphid
GTB Gewasgez. Bodem en Water
conservation biological control
apparent competition
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
generalist predator
orius-insidiosus hemiptera
alternative prey
quantitative food webs
Interactions biologiques
[SPI]Engineering Sciences [physics]
[INFO.INFO-AU]Computer Science [cs]/Automatic Control Engineering
Agent de lutte biologique
functional biodiversity
[MATH]Mathematics [math]
Compétition biologique
WUR GTB Gewasgezondheid
Ravageur des plantes
food and beverages
corn leaf aphid
improving biological-control
H10 - Ravageurs des plantes
Lutte biologique
macrolophus-caliginosus
pest management
Agroécosystème
ecosystem services
intraguild predation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1526498X and 15264998
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pest Management Science, Pest Management Science, Wiley, 2014, 70 (12), pp.1769-1779. ⟨10.1002/ps.3916⟩, Pest Management Science, 2014, 70 (12), pp.1769-1779. ⟨10.1002/ps.3916⟩, Pest Management Science 70 (2014) 12, Pest Management Science, 70(12), 1769-1779
- Accession number :
- edsair.dedup.wf.001..95bf2c14056538d120d0edc9ecdb4f0d