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Biblioteca(s): 	Embrapa Amazônia Ocidental.	
Data corrente: 	17/10/2013	
Data da última atualização: 	17/10/2013	
Autoria: 	TAVARES, A. M.; TORRES, J. B.; SILVA-TORRES, C. S. A.; VACARI, A. M.	
Afiliação: 	ADAUTO MAURICIO TAVARES, CPAA; Jorge B. Torres, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco; Christian S.A. Silva-Torres, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco; Alessandra M. Vacari, FCAV/UNESP.	
Título: 	Behavior of Montandoniola confusa Streito & Matocq (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) preying upon gall-forming thrips Gynaikothrips ficorum Marchal (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae).	
Ano de publicação: 	2013	
Fonte/Imprenta: 	Biological Control, v. 67, n. 3, p. 328-336, Dec. 2013.	
DOI: 	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.09.004	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Conteúdo: 	The gall-forming thrips Gynaikothrips ficorum Marchal (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) is recorded in all regions where its host plant, Ficus microcarpa (Marchal) (Moraceae), has been cultivated as an urban and interior landscape plant species, including potted plants and bonsai. Similarly, the thrips predator Montandoniola confusa Streito & Matocq (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) has generally followed the prey distribution. The gall induced by thrips degrades the plant foliage, and the thrips themselves can be annoying for people both outdoors and indoors. The galls, however, create a microcosm with all developmental stages of the thrips and its predator. In this study we present the first records of M. confusa in South America, document the species? widespread concomitant occurrence across Brazil, and report our studies of three aspects of M. confusa predation upon the eggs, larvae/prepupae, and adults of G. ficorum thrips: (i) functional response of the predator adult female as a function of different densities of thrips eggs, larvae/prepupae and adults separately: (ii) predation on eggs by adult M. confusa with adult thrips present in the gall; and (iii) adult M. confusa prey preferences when all thrips stages occurred simultaneously in the gall.	
Palavras-Chave: 	Functional response; Prey defense; Prey preference.	
Thesaurus Nal: 	predation.	
Categoria do assunto: 	--	
Registro original: 	Embrapa Amazônia Ocidental (CPAA)	
Exemplares: 	CPAA - (25927-1) - UPC - AP - PP - S0425 -  - S0425 - DIS