scholarly journals Switched after Birth: Performance of the Viburnum Leaf Beetle [Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull)] after Transfer to a Suboptimal Host Plant

Insects ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 805-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaylord Desurmont ◽  
Paul Weston
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Pyrrhalta Viburni

Influence of prey size and environmental factors on predation by Podisus maculiventris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on viburnum leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 140 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaylord A. Desurmont ◽  
Paul A. Weston
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Handling Time ◽  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Podisus Maculiventris ◽  
Viburnum Opulus ◽  
Host Plant Species ◽  
Search Area ◽  
Rate Of Increase

AbstractExperiments were conducted under laboratory conditions to determine the influence of the relative sizes of predator and prey, temperature, presence of refugia, size of the search area, and host-plant species on the predation performance of Podisus maculiventris (Say) nymphs against viburnum leaf beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull), a new landscape pest in North America that feeds on the foliage of species of Viburnum L. (Caprifoliaceae). Predator handling time was positively correlated with body mass of the prey for all instars of P. maculiventris, but the rate of increase of handling time relative to prey mass decreased as predator age increased. Temperature was positively correlated with predation rates, but the presence of refugia did not have an impact on predation. The influence of host-plant species and size of the search area was tested on southern arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum L.) and American cranberrybush (Viburnum opulus L. var. americanum Aiton). There was a significant interaction between plant species and size of the search area, the species effect becoming significant as leaf surface area increased. In the case of southern arrowwood a negative correlation between size of the search area and predation rate was also detected. The identification of these factors adds valuable knowledge for using P. maculiventris as a biological-control agent against P. viburni.

scholarly journals Host plant finding in the specialised leaf beetle Cassida canaliculata: an analysis of small-scale movement behaviour

2007 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 070130195410001-??? ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNETTE HEISSWOLF ◽  
SANDRA ULMANN ◽  
ELISABETH OBERMAIER ◽  
OLIVER MITESSER ◽  
HANS JOACHIM POETHKE
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Movement Behaviour

Climate and host plant availability impact the future distribution of the bean leaf beetle (Cerotoma trifurcata)

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 2778-2792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily A. Berzitis ◽  
Jordan N. Minigan ◽  
Rebecca H. Hallett ◽  
Jonathan A. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Cerotoma Trifurcata ◽  
Plant Availability ◽  
Bean Leaf Beetle ◽  
The Future

Viburnum Leaf Beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

2008 ◽  
pp. 4105-4107
Author(s):  
John B. Heppner ◽  
John B. Heppner ◽  
John L. Capinera ◽  
Jamie Ellis ◽  
Andrey N. Alekseev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Pyrrhalta Viburni

Ovipositional Biology of Viburnum Leaf Beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 520-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Weston ◽  
Maria D. Diaz ◽  
Gaylord A. Desurmont
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Pyrrhalta Viburni

Host plant effects on parasitoid attack on the leaf beetle Chrysomela lapponica

Oecologia ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. L. Zvereva ◽  
N. E. Rank
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Chrysomela Lapponica ◽  
Plant Effects
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