Functional Responses of Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) and Coccinella septempunctata (L.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Aphis fabae Scopoli and Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 31 - 37, 30.06.2025

Betül Kayahan , İsmail Karaca

https://doi.org/10.55979/tjse.1591522

Abstract

In this study, the functional responses of aphid predators Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) and Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) were tested. In these experiments, the amount of prey consumed by the predator insects at different aphid densities and the effect of this on the reduction of aphid populations were examined. The larvae (L1, L2, L3, and L4) and adults of the predators were starved for 24 hours. Afterward, the second and third instar larvae of the aphid species Aphis fabae and Acythosiphon pisum were offered as prey in specific numbers (5, 10, 20, 40, 80, and 160). After providing the prey, the predators were allowed to feed for another 24-hour stage, and the amounts of prey consumed were recorded. The results showed that the attack rates (a) of the predator insects increased as their developmental stage progressed, while the handling time (Th) decreased. Based on the data, it was concluded that both predator species, especially in the later stages of their developmental stages, had high prey consumption on A. fabae and A. pisum and could be effective in the control of these pests.

Keywords

Coccinellidae , Attack Rate , Handling Time , Biological Control

Thanks

We would like to thank Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Scientific Research Project Management Unit for financially supporting this study with Project No. 2019-D1-0046.

Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) ve Coccinella septempunctata (L.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)’nın Aphis fabae Scopoli and Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Üzerindeki İşlevsel Tepkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, yaprak bitleri avcıları Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) ve Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) türlerinin fonksiyonel yanıtları test edilmiştir. Bu denemelerde, predatör böceklerin, farklı yaprak biti yoğunluklarında tükettikleri av miktarı ve bunun yaprak biti popülasyonunun azaltılmasına etkisi incelenmiştir. Predatörlerin larvaları (L1, L2, L3 ve L4) ve erginleri 24 saat boyunca aç bırakılmıştır. Ardından yaprak bitleri Aphis fabae Scopoli ve Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris türlerinin 2. ve 3. dönem larvaları belirli sayılarda (5, 10, 20, 40, 80 ve 160) av olarak verilmiştir. Av verildikten sonra, 24 saatlik bir süre daha beslenmeleri için beklenmiştir ve tüketilen av miktarları kaydedilmiştir. Bu çalışmalardan, avcı böceklerin avlarına karşı saldırı oranlarının (a) gelişme dönemi ilerledikçe arttığı ve avı işleme sürelerinin (Th) azaldığı tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen verilere göre, her iki avcı böceğin, özellikle gelişme dönemlerinin son aşamalarında, A. fabae ve A. pisum üzerinde yüksek av tüketimine sahip oldukları ve bu zararlılarla mücadelede etkili olabilecekleri sonucuna varılmıştır.

Keywords

Coccinellidae , Saldırı Oranı , Yakalama Süresi , Biyolojik Mücadele

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