• Biology
• Published in Journal of Pest Science 2015
• DOI:10.1007/s10340-015-0698-3

Apparent competition between major pests reduces pest population densities on tomato crop, but not yield loss

@article{Jaworski2015ApparentCB,
  title={Apparent competition between major pests reduces pest population densities on tomato crop, but not yield loss},
  author={Coline C. Jaworski and Ana{\"i}s Chailleux and Philippe B{\'e}arez and Nicolas Desneux},
  journal={Journal of Pest Science},
  year={2015},
  volume={88},
  pages={793-803}
}

• Coline C. Jaworski, Anaïs Chailleux, +1 author Nicolas Desneux

Increased pest control by generalist predators has been successfully achieved in several cases by promoting apparent competition, which is the reciprocal negative interactions between prey mediated by their shared predator. However, the presence of alternative prey does not always result in an improved control of the target pest species, due to the complexity and specificity of biotic interactions. To increase the effectiveness of IPM programs, a fine understanding of the interactions among co… CONTINUE READING

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