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Dominance, activity density and prey preferences of rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in conventionally treated Hungarian agro-ecosystems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2008

A. Balog ,
V. Markó  and
P. Szarvas
A. Balog*
Affiliation:
Sapientia University, Faculty of Technical Science, Department of Horticulture, Ro-540485, POB 9, Cp.4, Tg-Mures/Corunca, Sighisoara str. 1C, Romania: Corvinus University Budapest, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Department of Entomology, H-1052, POB 53, Hungary:
V. Markó
Affiliation:
Corvinus University Budapest, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Department of Entomology, H-1052, POB 53, Hungary:
P. Szarvas
Affiliation:
University of Debrecen, Centre of Agricultural Science, Department of Plant Protection, H-4015, POB 36, Hungary
*
*Author for correspondence Fax: +40 0265 206 211 E-mail: balogadalbert2002@yahoo.co.uk
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Abstract

Field experiments were conducted to investigate the mechanism underlying patterns of the rove beetle populations in apple and pear orchards (1998–2002) and winter wheat (2006–2007) in Hungary following treatment with broad-spectrum insecticide. The capacity of predatory staphylinid species to feed on cereal pests was measured, with six species tested in petri dishes, in the laboratory at room temperature. Almost 23% of the Hungarian and 13% of the European staphylinid fauna are represented in the investigated agro-ecosystems. In orchards, 5236 individuals, belonging to 253 species, were collected. The most widely occurring were Omalium caesum Gravenhorst, Drusilla canaliculata (F.), Dinaraea angustula (Gyllenhal), Palporus nitidulus (F.), Xantholinus. longiventris (Olivier), X. linearis (Olivier) and Aleochara bipustulata (L.). In winter wheat, 798 individuals and 20 species were collected, the most frequent were Staphylinus caesareus Cederh, Tachyporus hypnorum (F.), Philonthus cognatus (Stephens), Aloconota gregaria (Erichson), Tachyporus chrysomelinus (L.) and T. obtusus (L.). Species composition differed by crop (apple, pear and wheat), soil composition and surrounding habitat. Species diversity was also influenced by these parameters. In wheat, one acute change in species composition was observed with the decline of Tachyporus spp., which occurred equally across all farms. The consumption rate of prey by the dominant species occurring in wheat ecosystems was relatively high; however, we did not offer any fungal food to compare with insects' prey.

Keywords

hedgerowsorchardssoil structuresurrounding habitatwheat
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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 98 , Issue 4 , August 2008 , pp. 343 - 353
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Copyright © 2008 Cambridge University Press

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