RESUMENSe estudió la conducta de alimentación del depredador generalista Nabis punctipennis Blanchard (Nabidae) sobre Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris (Aphididae), dos hemípteros comunes en alfalfa en Chile, mediante un experimento en laboratorio utilizando A. pisum y Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) como presa alternativa, otro áfido común en alfalfa. La presencia de A. craccivora no afectó la depredación de A. pisum por N. punctipennis. La información obtenida sobre la conducta de depredación de N. punctipennis es valiosa para evaluar su potencial como agente de control biológico de A. pisum.Palabras clave: Nabis punctipennis, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aphis craccivora, nábido de alas punteadas, presa alternativa, control biológico. ABSTRACTThe feeding behavior of the generalist predator Nabis punctipennis Blanchard (Nabidae) on Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris (Aphididae), two hemipterans common in alfalfa in Chile, was studied in a laboratory experiment using A. pisum, and Aphis craccivora Koch (Aphididae) as alternative prey, which is another common aphid in alfalfa. The presence of A. craccivora did not affect the predation of A. pisum by N. punctipennis. This finding on the predatory behavior of N. punctipennis is valuable to evaluate the potential of this nabid as a biological control agent of A. pisum.
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