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Effect of temperature on intrinsic rates of natural increase (rm) of a coccinellid and its spider mite prey

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The intrinsic rate of natural increase(rm) is useful to estimate the populationgrowth potential of insects and mites, whichmay help predict the outcome of pest-naturalenemy interactions. This study was conductedto determine how 12 constant temperatureregimes between 10–38 °C (± 0.5 °C) may differentially affect therm of the McDaniel spider mite, Tetranychus mcdanieli McGregor (Acarina: Tetranychidea), a common pest of raspberry, andits coccinellid predator, Stethoruspunctillum Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Tetranychus mcdanieli survived tomaturity in the 14–36 °C range, comparedto the 14–32 °C range for S.punctillum. Survival above 24 °Cremained high for the spider mite, butdecreased markedly for the coccinellid. Tetranychus mcdanieli's range forreproduction was similar to its survival range,but S. punctillum failed to reproduce at14 °C and reproduced only poorlyat 16 °C. Offspring production peakedat 24 °C for both T. mcdanieli(average 152 eggs per female), and S.punctillum (280 eggs per female). At alltemperatures suitable for reproduction, femalelongevity of the coccinellid was greater thanthe spider mite, which was characterized byearlier/faster reproduction than thecoccinellid. As temperature increased, therm followed a typical asymmetricaldome-shape pattern, with maximum values of0.196 d−1 and 0.385 d−1at 30 °C and 34 °C, for S.punctillum and T. mcdanieli,respectively. For each species, therm-temperature relation was successfullymodelled using a curvilinear regressionequation previously shown to predictdevelopment rate. In both species, thedevelopment rate response to temperature has amajor influence on the temperature-rmrelationship. In the 16–32 °C rangesuitable for population growth of both species,the rm of T. mcdanieliwas 1.9 (30 °C) to 8 (16 °C) times greaterthan S. punctillum. These growthpotential ratios are consistently in favor ofthe prey, suggesting a limitation of thecoccinellid with respect to its capacity totrack T. mcdanieli populations. However,under short season conditions, the inferiorreproductive dynamics of S. punctillum'svs. spider mite prey should not have aprevailing influence in determining impact, andmay be compensated by high voracity incombination with a strong aggregativeresponse.

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    Michèle Roy

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Roy, M., Brodeur, J. & Cloutier, C. Effect of temperature on intrinsic rates of natural increase (rm) of a coccinellid and its spider mite prey. BioControl 48, 57–72 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021289832664

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