Predatory syrphid larvae feed on relatively immobile prey, but here we report the first case (as far as we are aware) of obligatory predation on very mobile prey. Larvae of an undescribed species of Ocyptamus (Diptera: Syrphidae) were found in whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) aggregations on the undersides of citrus leaves. However, instead of preying on the whitefly nymphs (as would be expected), the larvae preyed on adult flies (Diptera) that were attracted to the honeydew. In the laboratory, larvae captured significantly more flies on whitefly infested leaves than on washed leaves, and generally abandoned leaves that lacked whiteflies. Most cases of successful prey capture involved flies that probed the anterior part of the larva’s body...
We studied the oviposition and host acceptance behavior of three braconid parasitoid species native ...
Samples of house fly, Musca domestica L., stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), and Physiphora aenea...
Organisms are attacked by different natural enemies present in their habitat. While enemies such as ...
Predatory syrphid larvae feed on relatively immobile prey, but here we report the first case (as far...
A new interaction between insects and carnivorous plants is reported from Brazil. Larvae of the pred...
A new interaction between insects and carnivorous plants is reported from Brazil. Larvae of the pred...
The mirid Macrolophus caliginosus Wagner (Hemiptera: Miridae), and the syrphids, Sphaerophoria ruepp...
In winter 2016, Melanostoma scalare (Meigen) larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) were found in woodland leaf...
Assassin or robber flies (Asilidae) and bee flies (Bombyliidae) are two of the largest and most dive...
Syrphidae is one of the families of the order Diptera with greatest abundance and richness of specie...
Author Institution: Department of Zoology and Entomology, The Ohio State University, Columbus 1
The objective of the present study was to determine whether blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are ...
The robber fly Mallophora ruficauda is one of the principal apicultural pests in the Pampas region o...
First record of larvae of Allograpta exotica Wiedemann (Diptera, Syrphidae) preying on Aphis gossypi...
International audienceOrganisms are attacked by different natural enemies present in their habitat. ...
We studied the oviposition and host acceptance behavior of three braconid parasitoid species native ...
Samples of house fly, Musca domestica L., stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), and Physiphora aenea...
Organisms are attacked by different natural enemies present in their habitat. While enemies such as ...
Predatory syrphid larvae feed on relatively immobile prey, but here we report the first case (as far...
A new interaction between insects and carnivorous plants is reported from Brazil. Larvae of the pred...
A new interaction between insects and carnivorous plants is reported from Brazil. Larvae of the pred...
The mirid Macrolophus caliginosus Wagner (Hemiptera: Miridae), and the syrphids, Sphaerophoria ruepp...
In winter 2016, Melanostoma scalare (Meigen) larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) were found in woodland leaf...
Assassin or robber flies (Asilidae) and bee flies (Bombyliidae) are two of the largest and most dive...
Syrphidae is one of the families of the order Diptera with greatest abundance and richness of specie...
Author Institution: Department of Zoology and Entomology, The Ohio State University, Columbus 1
The objective of the present study was to determine whether blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are ...
The robber fly Mallophora ruficauda is one of the principal apicultural pests in the Pampas region o...
First record of larvae of Allograpta exotica Wiedemann (Diptera, Syrphidae) preying on Aphis gossypi...
International audienceOrganisms are attacked by different natural enemies present in their habitat. ...
We studied the oviposition and host acceptance behavior of three braconid parasitoid species native ...
Samples of house fly, Musca domestica L., stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), and Physiphora aenea...
Organisms are attacked by different natural enemies present in their habitat. While enemies such as ...