Tomato belowground-aboveground interactions: Rhizophagus irregularis affects foraging behavior and life history traits of the predator Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae)

作者：Prieto Juliana Duran^*; Castane Cristina; Calvet Cinta; Camprubi Amelia; Battaglia Donatella; Trotta Vincenzo; Fanti Paolo

来源：Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2017, 11(1): 15-22.

DOI：10.1007/s11829-016-9465-5

• Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
• Host selection
• Mirid bug
• Performance
• Solanum lycopersicum
• Zoophytophagy

In recent years, studies on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been revealing that the belowground symbiosis can influence the performance of aboveground herbivores and their natural enemies through its effects on the host plant. In this study, we tested whether the colonization of tomato plants by the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis (Syn. Glomus intraradices Schenk and Smith) (Glomeromycota: Glomeraceae) affects the performance of the zoophytophagous mirid bug Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur (Hemiptera: Miridae). Mycorrhizal colonization in tomato plants positively influenced the predator host-plant acceptance for feeding and oviposition, as well as nymphal survival and female weight. We hypothesize that AMF can modify mirid bug foraging behavior and performance.

• 出版日期2017-2