Niches and Interspecific Competitive Relationships of the Parasitoids,Microplitis prodeniaeandCampoletis chlorldeae, of the Oriental Leafworm Moth,Spodoptera litura, in Tobacco
Open Access
- 1 March 2010
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Insect Science
- Vol. 10 (10), 1-12
- https://doi.org/10.1673/031.010.1001
Abstract
Both Microplitis prodeniae Rao and Chandry (Hymenoptera: Bracondidae) and Campoletis chlorideae Uchida (Hymenoptera: Ichnumonidae) are major parasitoids of Spodoptera litura (Fabricious) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum L. (Solanales: Solanaceae) at Nanxiong, Guangdong Province, South China. The niches and interspecific competition relationships of the two species were studied. The results show that the competition between the two species for spatial and food resources was very intense, and C. chlorideae was always dominant when the two species compete for spatial and food resources in different periods. Thus C. chlorideae may drive M. prodeniae away when they occupy the same spatial or food resource. The adaptability of C. chlorideae to the environment in the tobacco fields may be greater than that of M. prodeniae, so C. chlorideae can maintain a higher population compared to that of M. prodeniae.Keywords
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