Predation rate of Clitostethus arcuatus on Aleuroclava jasmini sensu lato, the dominant mulberry whitefly in urban green space of Tehran (Short article) | ||
| آفات و بیماری های گیاهی | ||
| Volume 93, Issue 1 - Serial Number 120, September 2025, Pages 99-108 PDF (475.97 K) | ||
| Document Type: Agricultural Entomology | ||
| DOI: 10.22092/jaep.2025.370552.1553 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Shahram Farrokhi* 1; Raziyeh Ahmadiour2; Shahab Manzari3; Arezoo Yousefi4 | ||
| 1Biological Control Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection | ||
| 2Green Space, District 11, Tehran Municipality, Tehran, Iran | ||
| 3Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran | ||
| 4Biological Control Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In reviewing the natural enemies of the dominant mulberry whitefly, Aleuroclava jasmini sensu lato, in Tehran, the ladybird beetle Clitostethus arcuatus (Rossi) was collected and identified as a specific whitefly predator in the urban green area during 2016-2018. In this study, the predation rate of the adults and larval stage of C. arcuatus was studied under laboratory conditions at 25±1°C, 55±5% RH, and a photoperiod of 16:8 h (L:D). To study the predation rate, a cohort containing 24 neonate larvae and eight pairs of adults was selected individually. The predator adults and larvae were fed daily on the mulberry whitefly immature stages. According to the results, the total number of consumed prey by larval instars and one pair of the adult predator was determined 125±5.86 and 641.38±75.33, respectively. The maximum number of prey consumed by larval stages and one pair of C. arcuatus (male and female adults) were estimated 70.05±4.61 third larval stage and 450.88±62.48 eggs of mulberry whitefly, respectively. The results indicate the potential of this specific whitefly predator to control the dominant mulberry whitefly in Tehran metropolis naturally. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Biological control; Clitostethus arcuatus; Coccinellidae; mulberry whitefly; predation | ||
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