Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare as banker crop for syrphids to promote aphidophagy and myophily

被引:3
作者
Udayakumar, Amala [1 ]
Chandramanu, K. G. R. [1 ]
Joshi, Sunil [1 ]
Shivalingaswamy, Timalapur M. [1 ]
机构
[1] ICAR Natl Bur Agr Insect Resources NBAIR, Div Germplasm Conservat & Utilizat, PB 2491, Bengaluru 560024, India
来源
CURRENT SCIENCE | 2023年 / 124卷 / 12期
关键词
Fennel; natural predation; pollination index; syrphid; BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL; ATTRACTIVENESS;
D O I
10.18520/cs/v124/i12/1469-1472
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A study was conducted to document the pollination index of syrphid flies and to record the natural incidence of syrphid larvae on fennel aphid, Hyadaphis coriandri. Five different species of syrphid flies, viz. Episyrphus balteatus, Ischiodon scutellaris, Paragus serratus, Dideop-sis aegrota and Betasyrphus linga were recorded in the flowers of fennel. E. balteatus ranked first in the order of pollination index. The natural incidence of larvae of D. aegrota was significantly higher in the umbels infested with H. coriandri. The results of the study confirmed the possible utility of fennel as a banker crop for the natural proliferation of syrphid predators.
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页码:1469 / 1472
页数:4
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