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The influence of natural enemies on wing induction in Aphis fabae and Megoura viciae (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2007

G. Kunert ,
K. Schmoock-Ortlepp ,
U. Reissmann ,
S. Creutzburg  and
W.W. Weisser
G. Kunert*
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology, Friedrich–Schiller University, Jena, Germany Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Str. 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
K. Schmoock-Ortlepp
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology, Friedrich–Schiller University, Jena, Germany
U. Reissmann
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology, Friedrich–Schiller University, Jena, Germany
S. Creutzburg
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology, Friedrich–Schiller University, Jena, Germany
W.W. Weisser
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology, Friedrich–Schiller University, Jena, Germany
*
*Author for correspondence Fax: +49 3641 571302 E-mail: gkunert@ice.mpg.de
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Abstract

Previous studies have shown that the aphid species, Aphis fabae Scopoli and Megoura viciae Buckton, do not produce winged offspring in the presence of natural enemies, in contrast to results for the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris)) and the cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover); but these studies did not involve exposing aphids directly to natural enemies. We exposed colonies of both A. fabae and M. viciae to foraging lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens)) larvae and found that the predators did not induce winged morphs among offspring compared to unexposed controls. Colonies of A. fabae responded to an increase in aphid density with increasing winged morph production, while such response was not found for M. viciae. We suggest that different aphid species differ in their susceptibility to natural enemy attack, as well as in their sensitivity to contact.

Keywords

aphid polyphenismpredator–prey interactionChrysoperla carneadensity effects
Type
Research Paper
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 98 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 59 - 62
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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