Eur. J. Entomol. 96 (4): 365-368, 1999
Effect of host plant on body size of Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and its correlation with reproductive capacity
- Research Institute for Plant Protection IPO, P.O. Box 9060, 6700 GW Wageningen, The Netherlands
The effect of different host plants on Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) body size was investigated. Thrips from three different populations, from the Netherlands, Italy, and USA, achieved greater body sizes when reared on cucumber than on bean. The same thrips grew larger when reared on susceptible than on resistant cucumber. On the latter, reproduction was reduced, suggesting that smaller thrips have a lower reproduction. However, no evidence was found for a correlation between size and reproduction in experiments with thrips from four different populations, from the Netherlands, New Zealand, France, and USA that differed significantly in body size. Also when individual thrips from the four populations were tested, there was no correlation between size and reproduction. It is concluded that resistant cucumber affects both size and reproduction of F. occidentalis. However, lower reproduction in general is not associated with smaller body size.
Keywords: Thysanoptera, Frankliniella occidentalis, thrips, host-plant effect, body size, reproduction, food source
Received: August 11, 1998; Accepted: March 1, 1999; Published: December 20, 1999 Show citation
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