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Host-plant switching promotes the population growth of Apolygus lucorum: implications for laboratory rearing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2018

H.-S. Pan ,
B. Liu  and
Y.-H. Lu Open the ORCID record for Y.-H. Lu [Opens in a new window]
H.-S. Pan
Affiliation:
Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests in Korla, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, China State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
B. Liu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
Y.-H. Lu*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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*Author for correspondence Phone/Fax: +86 10 62815929 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The mirid bug Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dür) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a major pest on cotton, fruit trees and other crops in China. A. lucorum adults often switch host plants in the agro-ecosystem, and such host-plant switching may promote more rapid population growth of A. lucorum. Here, we examined the population fitness of A. lucorum on different combinations of two plant foods [fresh maize kernels (Zea mays) and green bean pods (Phaseolus vulgaris)] in the laboratory when reared either individually or in groups. Our results suggested that, compared with A. lucorum nymphs reared on green bean alone, the survival rate, developmental rate, and adult weight significantly increased when they were fed fresh maize kernels for both rearing methods. Both two-plant combinations of foods (i.e., maize as nymphal food then green bean as adult food, and green bean as nymphal food then maize as adult food) generally prolonged adult longevity, improved female fecundity, and higher egg hatching rate compared with maize or green bean as food for both nymphs and adults. The combination of nymphs with maize and adults with green bean showed the highest population growth rate for both individual and group rearing of mirid bugs. Host food switching greatly promoted the population growth of A. lucorum, and suggests a new diet for laboratory rearing of A. lucorum.

Keywords

Miridaemultiple host usepopulation fitnessmass rearingZea maysPhaseolus vulgaris
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 109 , Issue 3 , June 2019 , pp. 309 - 315
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