Effects of Aphidius gifuensis Release on Insect Communities and Diversity in Tobacco Fields of Yunnan Province, China | Zendy

Shicai Shen | Zendy; Gaofeng Xu | Zendy; Fushou Chen | Zendy; David Roy Clemen | Zendy; Xinghui Gu | Zendy; JI Sigui | Zendy; Limeng Zhang | Zendy; Hailin Yang | Zendy; Fudou Zhang | Zendy; Kesuo Yin | Zendy; Hongmei Zhang | Zendy; Jiarui Li | Zendy; Wu Di | Zendy

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Effects of Aphidius gifuensis Release on Insect Communities and Diversity in Tobacco Fields of Yunnan Province, China

Author(s) -

Shicai Shen,

Gaofeng Xu,

Fushou Chen,

David Roy Clemen,

Xinghui Gu,

JI Sigui,

Limeng Zhang,

Hailin Yang,

Fudou Zhang,

Kesuo Yin,

Hongmei Zhang,

Jiarui Li,

Wu Di

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

pakistan journal of biological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1812-5735

pISSN - 1028-8880

DOI - 10.3923/pjbs.2018.284.291

Subject(s) - biology , species evenness , species richness , spodoptera litura , biological pest control , myzus persicae , species diversity , trophic level , diversity index , insect , ecology , botany , aphid , larva

The biocontrol agent Aphidius gifuensis has widely been released and applied since 1997 to control Myzus persicae in tobacco fields of Yunnan Province, southwestern China, but its ecological effects on the local insect community and diversity have not been described. Biological control agents may effect a diversity of organisms as well as the target for control but such trophic cascades have seldom been studied. This study aimed to explore the effects of A. gifuensis on the insect community and diversity in tobacco fields after long-term release and expansion of the biocontrol agent in Yunnan Province.

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