Are ants significant predators of the olive moth, Prays oleae?

被引：12

作者：

Morris, TI

Symondson, WOC

Kidd, NAC

Jervis, MA

Campos, M

机构：

[1] CSIC, Estac Expt Zaidin, E-18008 Granada, Spain

[2] Univ Wales Coll Cardiff, Sch Pure & Appl Biol, Cardiff CF1 3TL, S Glam, Wales

来源：

CROP PROTECTION | 1998年 / 17卷 / 04期

关键词：

control; Formicidae; olive moth;

D O I：

10.1016/S0261-2194(98)00016-7

中图分类号：

S3 [农学（农艺学）];

学科分类号：

0901 ;

摘要：

ELISA tests showed that ants were significant predators of the olive moth, Prays oleae (Bernard), a major pest of olives but as ants partake of trophallaxis and scavenge, the ELISA test results could not be fully trusted. Consequently, direct observations of one ant species, namely Tapionoma nigerrimum (Nylander), confirmed that workers take P. oleae, but many fewer than the ELISA results suggested. Whether this is due to trophallaxis or egg predation remains unresolved. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：365 / 366

页数：2