The spined soldier bug, Podisus maculiventris (Say), is an important biological control agent of agricultural and forest pests; and it preys on eggs and larvae of lepidopteran and coleopteran species. Genetic variability among field samples collected from Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Florida and established laboratory colonies was examined using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism-Polyme...

The predatory bug Podisus maculiventris is a multi-eating entomophages, promising for use in measures the biological protection of potatoes from Colorado potato beetle Western Siberia. In order to reduce economic costs transportation and mass production podizus, it advisable improve adapt technology its breeding conditions region. Under laboratory conditions, effectiveness using different speci...

Several plant species defend themselves indirectly from herbivores by producing herbivore-induced volatile compounds that attract the natural enemies of herbivores. Here we tested the effects of elevated atmospheric CO(2) (720 micromol mol(-1)) concentration on this indirect defense, physiological properties, and constitutive and induced emissions of white cabbage (Brassica oleracea ssp. capita...

1. Because predation risk typically alters how prey forage for food, interactions between predation risk and food availability are commonly found. Less is known about how host plant quality and predation risk interact to affect prey behaviour and physiology. 2. Using the caterpillar, Manduca sexta , and its predator, Podisus maculiventris , the effects of predation risk and host plant quality o...