Birds as potential suppressing agents of eucalypt plantations insect pests

ABSTRACT: Eucalyptus L'Hér. plantations are among the most widespread forest plantations and can be damaged by a wide diversity of insect pests. Birds are known to play key roles in top-down control of insect pests. However, virtually nothing is known regarding the interaction of these animals and eucalypt associated insects. We developed a molecular gut-content assay to detect predation on three of the most widespread eucalypt pests, Gonipterus platensis Marelli (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Ctenarytaina spatulata Taylor (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae), and C. eucalypti (Maskell, 1890) and one parasitoid, Anaphes nitens (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae). We were interested in understanding the potential role of birds as suppressing agents of Eucalyptus insect pests and the bird traits driving the predatio

ORGANISM(S): bird eucalyptuus globulus arthropd

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PROVIDER: S-BSST874 | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other