Impact of prey species, host plant, and predator sex on the functional response of Orius strigicollis
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-00567-5.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-00567-5.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00567-5" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-025-00567-5</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Impact of prey species, host plant, and predator sex on the functional response of Orius strigicollis
Original language description
Tetranychus ludeni and Frankliniella intonsa are voracious and economically important pests of crops. Orius strigicollis is a promising biocontrol agent for managing these pests, but effective integrated pest management (IPM) requires understanding factors that influence its predation efficiency. To investigate the impact of prey species, host plant, and predator sex, we measured trichome length and density on eggplant and bean leaves and assessed body dimensions and mobility of both predator and prey. Functional response analysis, Pearson's correlation, and principal component analysis (PCA) were employed to determine the extent to which these factors affected handling time and attack rate under varying conditions. O. strigicollis consistently exhibited a Type II functional response when fed on both of thrip larvae and spider mites on eggplant and runner bean. Trichome length and density on leaves positively influenced predation by impeding mite movement, while deutonymphs of T. ludeni with minute body dimensions were more efficiently predated than 2nd instars of F. intonsa. Female predators demonstrated superior foraging performance compared to males, despite no observed differences in body size or mobility. These findings provide actionable insights for crop breeding and IPM strategies, and further field studies are recommended to validate these effects under varying environmental conditions.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40106 - Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection; (Agricultural biotechnology to be 4.4)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Scientific Reports
ISSN
2045-2322
e-ISSN
2045-2322
Volume of the periodical
15
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
15808
UT code for WoS article
001483188000006
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105004282194