Populations of Predaceous Natural Enemies Developing on Insect-Resistant and Susceptible Tomato in North Carolina |
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Authors: | JD Barbour RR Farrar Jr GG Kennedy |
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Institution: | cDepartment of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695-7630;aUniversity of Idaho, College of Agriculture, Parma Research and Extension Center, Parma, Idaho, 83660;bUSDA-ARS-IBL, Building 402, BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705 |
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Abstract: | Naturally occurring populations of immature and adultGeocoris punctipes,adultColeomegilla maculataand immature coccinellids were monitored on field-grown tomato lines susceptible and resistant toManduca sextaandHelicoverpa zea. Helicoverpa zeaandHeliothis virescenseggs and small larvae that serve as prey for these predators also were monitored. MoreH. zeaandH. virescenseggs and small larvae were found on resistant than on susceptible plant lines. However, similar populations of largeH. zeaandH. virescenslarvae were found on resistant and susceptible plants. The number of adultGeocoris punctipes,adultColeomegilla maculataand immature coccinellids on resistant plants was always as high or higher than the number on susceptible plants. The data demonstrate no incompatibility of host-plant resistance with biological control provided by these predaceous insects, but indicate that the number ofG. punctipesand coccinellids required to provide effective biological control may develop too late in the season to be of practical value. Large populations of stilt bugs (Jalysus wickhami,Hemiptera: Berytidae) and spiders were observed to occur earlier in the growing season than eitherG. punctipesor coccinellids and may be a significant source of mortality forH. zeaeggs and small larvae. |
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Keywords: | biological control host– plant resistance Helicoverpa zea Heliothis virescens Geocoris punctipes Coleomegilla maculata |
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