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ARTHROPOD-PLANT INTERACTIONS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 15-22Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11829-016-9465-5
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Host selection; Mirid bug; Performance; Solanum lycopersicum; Zoophytophagy
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- Universita degli studi della Basilicata (Italy)
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) [AGL2011-24349]
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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.
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