Eur. J. Entomol. 101 (1): 37-41, 2004 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2004.009

Predation upon the oblique-banded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), by two aphidophagous coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in the presence and absence of aphids

Éric LUCAS1, Sophie DEMOUGEOT1, Charles VINCENT2,*, Daniel CODERRE1
1 Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec a Montréal, C.P. 8888 Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C3P8; e-mails: lucas.eric@uqam.ca, coderre.d@uqam.ca
2 Horticultural Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 430, Gouin Blvd., Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada J3B 3E6; e-mail: vincentch@agr.gc.ca

Our goal has been to determine the effect of the presence of aphids on voracity (measured as number of prey eaten and biomass consumed) of Coccinella septempunctata L. and Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) feeding upon the oblique-banded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). For each coccinellid predator, treatments using a single prey species, with either 30 first instar C. rosaceana or 100 third instars Aphis pomi DeGeer (Hemiptera: Aphididae), were compared with two-prey treatments in which the two prey species were present simultaneously. For both predators, the total number of prey killed (total prey species pooled) and the total biomass consumed were significantly higher when both prey were present than in single-prey treatments. The voracity of C. septempunctata on C. rosaceana larvae was not affected by adding A. pomi, whereas that of H. axyridis declined; the voracity of both predators on A. pomi increased when C. rosaceana larvae were added. The preference for the aphids over C. rosaceana was confirmed for both coccinellid species.

Keywords: Harmonia axyridis, Coccinella septempunctata, Choristoneura rosaceana, Aphis pomi, biological control, predation, voracity, feeding preference, Coccinellidae

Received: June 17, 2002; Revised: May 28, 2003; Accepted: October 10, 2003; Published: March 25, 2004  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
LUCAS, É., DEMOUGEOT, S., VINCENT, C., & CODERRE, D. (2004). Predation upon the oblique-banded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), by two aphidophagous coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in the presence and absence of aphids. EJE, 101(1), 37-41. doi: 10.14411/eje.2004.009
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. Abacus Concepts 1989: SuperANOVA User's Guide, 1.1. Calabasas, California: BrainPower Inc. Carroll D.P. & Hoyt S.C. 1984: Hosts and habitats of parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) implicated in biological control of Apple Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae). Environ. Entomol. 15: 1171-1178 Go to original source...
    2. Carriere Y., Deland J.P., Roff D.A. & Vincent C. 1994: Life history costs associated with the evolution of insecticide resistance. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B Biol. Sci. 258: 35-40 Go to original source...
    3. Chapin J.B.V. & Brou A. 1991: Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), the third species of the genus to be found in the United States (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 93: 630-635
    4. Chapman P.J. & Lienk S.E. 1971: Tortricid Fauna of Apple in New York. NY State Agric. Exp. Station, Cornell Univ., Geneva, NY, 122 pp
    5. Chouinard G., Firlej A., Vanoosthuyse F. & Vincent C. 2000: Guide d'Identification des Ravageurs du Pommier et de leurs Ennemis Naturels. Conseil des Productions vegetales du Quebec, Quebec, Qc, 69 p. Coderre D., Lucas E. & Gagne I. 1995: The occurrence of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Canada. Can. Entomol. 127: 609-611 Go to original source...
    6. Dixon A.F.G. 1985: Structure of aphid populations. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 30: 155-174 Go to original source...
    7. Evans E.W. 1991: Intra versus interspecific interactions of ladybeetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) attacking aphids. Oecologia 87: 401-408 Go to original source...
    8. Hironori Y. & Katsuhiro S. 1997: Cannibalism and interspecific predation in two predatory ladybirds in relation to prey abundance in the field. Entomophaga 42: 153-163 Go to original source...
    9. Hodek I. 1996: Food relationships. In: Hodek I. & Honek A. (eds): Ecology of Coccinellidae. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Boston, pp. 143-238 Go to original source...
    10. Holling C.S. 1966: The functional response of invertebrate predators to prey density. Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can. 48: 1-86 Go to original source...
    11. Holt R.D. & Lawton J.H. 1994: The ecological consequences of shared natural enemies. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 25: 495-520 Go to original source...
    12. Horn D.J. 1991: Potential impact of Coccinella septempunctata on endangered Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) in Northwestern Ohio, USA. In: Polgar L., Chambers R.J., Dixon A.F.G. & Hodek I. (eds): Behaviour and Impact of Aphidophaga. SPB Academic Publishing. The Hague, The Netherlands, pp. 159-162
    13. Hukusima S. & Kamei M. 1970: Effects of various species of aphids as food on development, fecundity and longevity of Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Res. Bull. Fac. Agric. Gifu Univ. 29: 53-66
    14. Iablokoff-Khnzorian S.M. 1982: Les Coccinelles: Coleopteres-Coccinellidae. Societe Nouvelle des Editions Boubee, Paris, France, 568 pp
    15. Kareiva P. 1987: Habitat fragmentation and the stability of predator-prey interactions. Nature 326: 388-390 Go to original source...
    16. Kring T.G., Gilstrap F.E. & Michels G.J. Jr. 1985: Role of indigenous coccinellids in regulating greenbugs (Homoptera: Aphididae) on Texas grain sorghum. J. Econ. Entomol. 78: 269-273 Go to original source...
    17. Lucas E., Coderre D. & Brodeur J. 1998a: Intraguild predation among aphid predators: characterization and influence of extraguild prey density. Ecology 79: 1084-1092 Go to original source...
    18. Lucas E., Coderre D. & Vincent C. 1997: Voracity and feeding preferences of two aphidophagous coccinellids on Aphis citricola and Tetranychus urticae. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 85: 151-159 Go to original source...
    19. Lucas E., Gagne I. & Coderre D. 2002: Impact of Harmonia axyridis on adults Coccinella septempunctata and Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Eur. J. Entomol. 99: 457-463 Go to original source...
    20. Lucas E., Lapalme S. & Coderre D. 1998b: Voracite comparative de trois coccinelles aphidiphages sur le tetranyque rouge du pommier (Acarina: Tetranychidae). Phytoprotection 78: 117-123 Go to original source...
    21. Maredia K.M., Gage S.H., Landis D.A. & Wirth T.M. 1992: Ecological observations on predatory Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in Southwestern Michigan. Great Lakes Entomol. 25: 265-270 Go to original source...
    22. Minoretti N. & Weisser W.W. 2000: The impact of individual ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata, Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on aphid colonies. Eur. J. Entomol. 97: 475-479 Go to original source...
    23. Mohan B.R., Verma A.N. & Singh S.P. 1991: Predators of Chilo partellus (Swin.) infesting forage sorghum at Hisar. J. Insect Sci. 4: 41-44
    24. Murdoch W.W. & Marks J.R. 1973: Predation by coccinellid beetles: Experiments on switching. Ecology 54: 160-167 Go to original source...
    25. Oatman E.R., Legner E.F. & Brooks R.F. 1964: An ecological study of arthropod population in northeastern Wisconsin: insect species present. J. Econ. Entomol. 57: 978-983 Go to original source...
    26. Ongagna P., Giuge L., Iperti G. & Ferran A. 1993: Life cycle of Harmonia axyridis (Col.: Coccinellidae) in its area of introduction: South-Eastern France. Entomophaga 38: 125-128 Go to original source...
    27. Pree D.J., Whitty K.J., Pogoda M.K. & Bittner L.A. 2001: Occurrence of resistance to insecticides in populations of the obliquebanded leafroller, from orchards in Southern Ontario. Can. Entomol. 133: 93-103 Go to original source...
    28. Reissig W.H. 1978: Biology and control of the obliquebanded leafroller on apples. J. Econ. Entomol. 71: 804-809 Go to original source...
    29. Reissig W.H., Stanley B.H. & Hebding H.E. 1986: Azinphosmethyl resistance and weight-related response of obliquebanded leafroller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) larvae to insecticides. J. Econ. Entomol. 79: 329-333 Go to original source...
    30. Shorey H.H. & Hale R.C. 1965: Mass rearing of the larvae of nine noctuid species on a simple artificial medium. J. Econ. Entomol. 58: 522-524 Go to original source...
    31. Smirle M.J., Vincent C., Zurowski C. & Rancourt B. 1998: Azinphosmethyl resistance in the obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana: reversion in the absence of selection and relationship to detoxication enzyme activity. Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 61: 183-189 Go to original source...
    32. Tedders W.L. & Schaefer P.W. 1994: Release and establishment of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in the United States. Entomol. News 105: 228-243
    33. Tourneur J.C., Bouchard D. & Pilon J.G. 1992: Le complexe des ennemis naturels des pucerons en pommeraie au Quebec. In: Vincent C. & Coderre D. (eds): La Lutte Biologique. Gaetan Morin, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada, pp. 179-194
    34. Vincent C. & Bostanian N. 1988: La protection des vergers de pommiers au Quebec: etat de la question. Natur. Can. 115: 261-276
    35. Wooton J.T. 1994: The nature and consequences of indirect effects in ecological communities. Annu. Rev. Ecol. System. 25: 443-466 Go to original source...

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.


    Return to the content