Correa, M.C.G., Gutiérrez‑Jara, J.P., Vogt‑Geisse, K., Benitez, H., Pérez, L.M., Fleisch, A., Malausa, T., Queguiner, L., Rodríguez, S., Ris, N., & Kreiter, P. 2024 Better alone than in bad company? Modeling the intra‑guild predation and release timing in the biological control of Pseudococcus viburni. Journal of Pest Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-024-01745-6

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biological control

ecology

natural enemies

Notes: With the aim of improving the biological control of P. viburni, in this work, we studied the feeding behavior of C. montrouzieri in the absence or presence of A. favidulus larvae of diferent age within mealybugs, in laboratory conditions. Subsequently, with the data obtained, we mathematically modeled the dynamics of P. viburni to study the impact on P. viburni control of different field implementation schedules for the release of ladybird and parasitoid populations.

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