Predation of the predatory bug,Orius minutus on the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Author of the article:TANG Fang1;LI Sheng-Chen2;LIU Yu-Sheng2;WANG Kai-Yun2;ZHAO Ke-Si2
Author's Workplace:1. College of Forestry Resources and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037,China;2. College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
Key Words:Orius minutus; Trialeurodes vaporariorum; functional response; mutual interference
Abstract:The predation of the predatory bug, Orius minutus (L.) on the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum(Westwood) was studied in the laboratory. The functional response of the predatory bug to the greenhouse whitefly was determined as