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The Role of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Weed Seed Consumption: A Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Sharavari S. Kulkarni ,
Lloyd M. Dosdall  and
Christian J. Willenborg
Sharavari S. Kulkarni*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, 410 Ag/Forestry Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P5
Lloyd M. Dosdall
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, 410 Ag/Forestry Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P5
Christian J. Willenborg
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon SK, Canada
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: sharavar@ualberta.ca
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Weed management is a challenge in all agroecosystems. Given the negative consequences associated with herbicide-based weed management, it is important to consider integrated weed management options with emphasis on strategies such as biological control. Postdispersal weed seed predation by granivorous and omnivorous carabid beetles results in substantial natural suppression of weed populations. Although the role of ground beetles as “generalist predators” in various agroecosystems is known, their contribution to weed management is not well recognized. In this context, this review presents an account of carabids and their granivorous nature, the importance of a seed diet in the life histories of different carabid groups, factors affecting granivory, and their potential role in weed seed management. Below, we discuss the interrelationships among various factors influencing weed seed consumption by carabids, its consequences for weed management, and the need for future research.

Keywords

Biological controlcarabidsintegrated weed managementpostdispersal seed consumptionweeds
Type
Review
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Weed Science , Volume 63 , Issue 2 , June 2015 , pp. 355 - 376
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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