Eur. J. Entomol. 102 (4): 793-796, 2005

Detection of predation on Euzophera pingüis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Estefanía RODRÍGUEZ, Carlos LOZANO, Mercedes CAMPOS
Department of Agroecology and Plant Protection, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC), Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain; e-mail: estefania.rodriguez@eez.csic.es, mcampos@eez.csic.es


Euzophera pingüis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a secondary olive pest, which has increased in importance during recent years. In this study, more than 1300 predatory arthropods were collected from a Spanish olive orchard over two years and assayed using a pest-specific ELISA. Abundance and the percentage of positive responses to E. pingüis obtained using ELISA showed spiders to be the main predator, especially in 1998, when they accounted for 18% of the predation, followed by Scymnus suturalis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and Brachinotocoris ferreri (Heteroptera: Miridae). Neuroptera and ants were less important as predators of E. pingüis.

Keywords: Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, olive, serological bioassay, predators

Received: November 18, 2004; Revised: March 7, 2005; Accepted: March 7, 2005; Published: November 3, 2005  Show citation

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RODRÍGUEZ, E., LOZANO, C., & CAMPOS, M. (2005). Detection of predation on Euzophera pingüis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. EJE, 102(4), 793-796
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