Parasitic wasp assemblages associated with native and weedy plant species in an agricultural landscape

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dc.contributor.authorStephens, C.
dc.contributor.authorSchellhorn, N.
dc.contributor.authorWood, G.
dc.contributor.authorAustin, A.
dc.date.issued2006
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dc.description.abstractThe establishment and maintenance of suitable habitat on-farm or in the surrounding landscape can enhance the survival of beneficial parasitic Hymenoptera, thus improving the control of pest species. Both endemic and weedy non-crop plant species across a highly modified agricultural landscape supported species-rich and abundant parasitic wasp assemblages with diverse biology and host associations. It was also shown that isolated, recently planted, single-species stands of plants can rapidly accumulate diverse assemblages of parasitoids. Chalcidoidea was the most species-rich and abundant group, egg and larval parasitoids were the most speciose and abundant guilds, and parasitoids of herbivorous insects feeding on and inside plant tissue were the most species-rich and abundant functional groups. The hymenopteran assemblages associated with the majority of plant species were dominated by three parasitoid species: a Trichogrammatidae, a Scelionidae (Telenomus sp.) and a Eulophidae (Ceranisus sp.), all genera that contain many important biocontrol agents of pest Lepidoptera, Hemiptera and Thysanoptera. Results show that both native and weedy plant species may potentially provide an important reservoir of mobile parasitic wasps of benefit to crop protection.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityClaire J Stephens, Nancy A Schellhorn, Glenys M Wood, Andrew D Austin
dc.identifier.citationAustral Entomology, 2006; 45(2):176-184
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1440-6055.2006.00519.x
dc.identifier.issn1326-6756
dc.identifier.issn1440-6055
dc.identifier.orcidAustin, A. [0000-0002-9602-2276]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/23659
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBlackwell Science Asia
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2006.00519.x
dc.titleParasitic wasp assemblages associated with native and weedy plant species in an agricultural landscape
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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