Laboratory Observations on Predation Activities of Laccophilus Beetles on the Immature Stages of Some Dipterous Pests Found in Missouri Oxidation Lagoons1

Roberts, D. R.; Smith, Luther; Enns, W. R.

doi:10.1093/aesa/60.5.908

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“…Field observations of the predatory behaviour of diving beetles have been carried out by, for example, SAILER & LIENK (1954), KÜHLHORN (1961), JAMES (1965), LEE (1967), ROBERTS et al (1967) and YOUNG (1967). Results of studies based on the analysis of the content of intestines or proventriculi are also available.…”

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Food of adult diving beetles Colymbetes fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758) and C. striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in the Zehlau Peatbog and in oxbow lakes and fens (the Biebrza Marshes)

Frelik

2014

Polish Journal of Entomology

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The study involved the analysis of the foregut content of 120 adult specimens of Colymbetes fuscus and C. striatus collected in aquatic habitats in the Biebrza Marshes (Poland) and the Zehlau Peatbog (Russia). The gut content comprised animals (including eggs of aquatic invertebrates), plants and detritus. Larvae of Ephemeroptera were common in beetles from the Biebrza Marshes. The gut content also included Dytiscidae, Cladocera, Chironomidae and other Diptera, Copepoda, other insects, other Coleoptera aquatica, Heteroptera, Acari, Ostracoda, Culicidae and Asellus aquaticus. In the Zehlau Peatbog, both of the beetle species fed predominantly on the larval stages of Chironomidae (Diptera). The gut content also included adult terrestrial insects and spiders.

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Food of adult diving beetles Colymbetes fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758) and C. striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in the Zehlau Peatbog and in oxbow lakes and fens (the Biebrza Marshes)

Frelik

2014

Polish Journal of Entomology

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“…It has been shown by field and laboratory observations that members of the following taxa: Dytiscidae (Service, 1973a(Service, , 1977Roberts et al, 1967), Hydrophilidae (Notestine, 1971), Hemiptera (James, 1965), Muscidae (Service, 1971), Empididae (Service, 1973c), Amphibia (tadpoles) (Service, 1970) can be important and active predators of mosquitoes.…”

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“…Using this method, Nelson (1977) found that the larvae of Dytiscus marginalis L. were consistently more effective than those of the hydrophilid Hydrophilus triangularis Say in regulating the larval population of C. quinquefasciatus Say. Roberts et al (1967) also compared the predation potential of two adult dytiscids, Laccophilus fasciatus Aube andL. maculosus (Germar), on various larval instarsof C. pipiens and the chironomid Glyptotendipes barbipes (Staeger), finding that the predation potential of the two beetles was the same for third and fourth instars of C. pipiens, but that L. fasciatus appeared to be a more efficient predator of G. barbipes for both sizes of larva.…”

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Studies on the natural predators of Culex pipiens L. and C. torrentium Martini (Diptera: Culicidae) in England

Onyeka

1983

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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The natural predators of Culex pipiens L. and C. torrentium Mart, in artificial containers and ponds were studied in southern England, using serological techniques. The antisera were from rabbits immunised by injections of saline extracts of the species of Culex into the inguinal lymph nodes and made relatively more specific by absorption. The gut contents or whole individuals of 1098 potential predators were smeared on to filter paper and tested. The most important predators in the ponds were Odonata nymphs while those of artificial containers were larval Dytiscidae. Diptera and Araneae preyed on emerging adults. The length of time a mosquito meal remained detectable in the gut of predators varied from a minimum of 8 h for the newt Triturus vulgaris to 24 h for the zygopteran Ischnura elegans (van der Linden). The results of laboratory tests indicated that the anisopteran Sympetrum striolatum (Charp.) was potentially more important as a biological control agent for larval culicines in ponds than the zygopteran Coenagrion puella (L.).

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“…Field observations of the predatory behavior of diving beetles have been carried out by, for example, Sailer&Lienk (1954); Kuhlhorn (1961); James (1965); Lee (1967); Roberts et al (1967) and Young (1967). Results of studies based on the analysis of digestive tract content are also available.…”

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Predation of adult large diving beetles Dytiscus marginalis (Linnaeus, 1758), Dytiscus circumcinctus (Ahrens, 1811) and Cybister lateralimarginalis (De Geer, 1774) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) on fish fry

Frelik

2014

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The presented study describes the presence of fish fry in the diet of imagines of large Dytiscidae. The study was conducted between March and September in 2012 and 2013. A total of 163 large, aquatic, diving beetles were caught, which represented the following species: Dytiscus marginalis, Dytiscus circumcinctus, Cybister lateralimarginalis. Fish were identified by scales, bones, vertebrae, pharyngeal teeth. Insects were identified by epicrania, mandibles, hooks, limbs, body segments, eyes and wings. Crustaceans were identified by limbs and Oligochaeta by bristles. Seeds and eggs of invertebrates were found whole and intact. Fragments of fish fry were found in the digestive tracts of all three species collected in three studied ponds. The alimentary canals of the studied beetles contained also fragments of insects, detritus, plant tissue, Crustacea, Arachnida, other invertebrates, Oligochaeta, and Gastropoda.*

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Laboratory Observations on Predation Activities of Laccophilus Beetles on the Immature Stages of Some Dipterous Pests Found in Missouri Oxidation Lagoons1

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Food of adult diving beetles Colymbetes fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758) and C. striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in the Zehlau Peatbog and in oxbow lakes and fens (the Biebrza Marshes)

Food of adult diving beetles Colymbetes fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758) and C. striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in the Zehlau Peatbog and in oxbow lakes and fens (the Biebrza Marshes)

Studies on the natural predators of Culex pipiens L. and C. torrentium Martini (Diptera: Culicidae) in England

Predation of adult large diving beetles Dytiscus marginalis (Linnaeus, 1758), Dytiscus circumcinctus (Ahrens, 1811) and Cybister lateralimarginalis (De Geer, 1774) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) on fish fry

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