Selecting aggressiveness to improve biological control agents efficiency.

Aggressiveness Animal personality Artificial selection Intraspecific variation Nabis americoferus Realized heritability

Journal

Journal of pest science
ISSN: 1612-4758
Titre abrégé: J Pest Sci (2004)
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101312656

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 13 04 2022
revised: 26 07 2022
accepted: 29 07 2022
pubmed: 16 8 2022
medline: 16 8 2022
entrez: 15 8 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

In agroecosystems, omnivorous predators are recognized as potential biological control agents because of the numerous pest species they prey on. Nonetheless, it could be possible to enhance their efficiency through artificial selection on traits of economical or ecological relevance. Aggressiveness, which defines the readiness of an individual to display agonistic actions toward other individuals, is expected to be related to zoophagy, diet preferences and to a higher attack rate. The study aimed to assess the aggressiveness degree of the damsel bug,

Identifiants

pubmed: 35966801
doi: 10.1007/s10340-022-01552-x
pii: 1552
pmc: PMC9358388
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1589-1596

Informations de copyright

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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests.Conflict of interestAuthors declare no conflict of interest or competing interests.

Auteurs

Pierre Royer (P)

Laboratoire de Lutte Biologique, Département Des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec À Montréal (UQAM), CP 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8 Canada.
Centre de Recherche Agroalimentaire de Mirabel - 9850, rue de Belle-Rivière, Mirabel, QC J7N 2X8 Canada.

François Dumont (F)

Centre de Recherche Agroalimentaire de Mirabel - 9850, rue de Belle-Rivière, Mirabel, QC J7N 2X8 Canada.

Caroline Provost (C)

Centre de Recherche Agroalimentaire de Mirabel - 9850, rue de Belle-Rivière, Mirabel, QC J7N 2X8 Canada.

Eric Lucas (E)

Laboratoire de Lutte Biologique, Département Des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec À Montréal (UQAM), CP 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8 Canada.

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