While carnivores are known to be attracted to herbivore-induced plant volatiles, little is known about how such volatiles may affect the behaviour of omnivorous predators that may use both plants and herbivores as food. Here, we examine how systemically produced plant volatiles, in response to local herbivore damage, differentially attract a key omnivorous predator, Anthocoris nemorum (Heteropt...

Newer, selective insecticides with few negative impacts on natural enemies and competitor species are needed for effective, sustainable management of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impacts on natural enemies and competitor thrips species of insecticides used for control of western flower thrips in fruiting vegetabl...

The Anthocoris nemorum group belongs to the Anthocoridae (Hemiptera), and is an important group of predators of agricultural pests. A phylogeny was constructed in conjunction with dispersal-vicariance analysis of the Anthocoris nemorum group species in order to discern the relationships between the phylogeographical structuring of A. nemorum group species, and the effects of the Qinghai-Tibet p...

Field studies were carried out during the April-November period of 2018-2019 in order to determine phytophagous and predatory insect species living on ornamental trees shrubs Burdur city center parks. 15 parks located chosen as study area. The visited three-four times throughout year specimens insects host plants collected brought laboratory for preparation diagnosis. A total 34 plant taxa exam...

Several biological control agents of the hemipteran insect families Miridae, Anthocoridae and Pentatomidae, as well mites family Phytoseiidae are known zoophytophagous predators, a subset omnivores, which primarily predaceous but also feed on plants. It has been recently demonstrated that predators capable inducing defenses in plants through their phytophagy. Despite vast fundamental knowledge ...