TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of leaf wounding and an epigeal predator on caterpillar damage to tomato plants
AU - Hodge, Simon
AU - Wratten, Steve
AU - Smith, Jason
AU - Thomas, Mathew
AU - Frampton, Chris
PY - 1999/4
Y1 - 1999/4
N2 - The effects of leaf wounding and the presence of a New Zealand carabid predator, Megadromus antarcticus, on the mortality of, and leaf damage caused by, Spodoptera litura on tomatoes were examined in glass houses. The presence of the non-climbing carabid increased S. litura mortality with a subsequent decrease in leaf damage. Leaf wounding produced a possible decrease in herbivory but did not affect S. litura mortality. Neither leaf wounding or the presence of carabids affected the vertical distribution of leaf damage on the tomato plants. The role of M. antarcticus as a biocontrol agent for tomato pests in New Zealand is briefly discussed.
AB - The effects of leaf wounding and the presence of a New Zealand carabid predator, Megadromus antarcticus, on the mortality of, and leaf damage caused by, Spodoptera litura on tomatoes were examined in glass houses. The presence of the non-climbing carabid increased S. litura mortality with a subsequent decrease in leaf damage. Leaf wounding produced a possible decrease in herbivory but did not affect S. litura mortality. Neither leaf wounding or the presence of carabids affected the vertical distribution of leaf damage on the tomato plants. The role of M. antarcticus as a biocontrol agent for tomato pests in New Zealand is briefly discussed.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1999.tb05249.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1999.tb05249.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032992757
SN - 0003-4746
VL - 134
SP - 137
EP - 141
JO - Annals of Applied Biology
JF - Annals of Applied Biology
IS - 2
ER -