Predaceous Arthropods Associated with Mexican Tea in North Florida
Year: 1979
Type: article
Abstract: Twenty-eight species of predatory insects and 9 species of spiders were observed feeding on herbivorous insects associated with Mexican tea, Chenopodium ambrosioides L., in north Florida. Mexican tea served as an important alternate feeding site for some predaceous arthropods (i.e. Perillus bioculatus (Fab.), Zelus cervicalis (Stal.), Callida decora (Fab.), Lebia viridis Say, Coleomegilla maculata De Geer) prior to the appearance of pest species in nearby corn fields. Predaceous Pentatomidae, Carabidae, Coccinellidae and spiders were the most abundant predators found on Mexican tea. Forty-three percent of the predator species observed on Mexican tea also were collected in nearby corn fields.
Source: Florida Entomologist
DOI: 10.2307/3494055
Authors: M. A. Altieri, W. H. Whitcomb
Language: English
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,130
OpenAlex ID: W1605666712