Predation Pressure in Tea (Camellia sinensis) Plantations in Southeastern China Measured by the Sentinel Prey Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Sites
2.2. Artificial Caterpillars
2.3. Data Evaluation
3. Results
3.1. Overall Predation Pressure
3.2. Seasonal Variation in Predation Pressure
3.3. Predation Pressure in Forest Fragment vs. Tea Plantation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Location/Season/ Habitat | Attack Rates (% d−1) by | ||
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All Predators | Arthropods | Birds | |
Wuyi | 23.0 ± 14.9 (40) | 12.3 ± 13.1 (40) | 10.4 ± 11.8 (40) |
Beifeng | 22.0 ± 16.0 (40) | 11.8 ±12.4 (40) | 10.2 ± 10.0 (40) |
Anxi | 21.5 ± 17.1 (50) | 8.8 ±11.5 (50) | 11.7 ± 11.6 (50) |
Summer 2018 | 25.6 ± 12.2 (30) | 8.7 ±10.0 (30) | 16.6 ± 9.6 (30) |
Spring 2019 | 19.0 ±17.3 (50) | 9.8 ±12.0 (50) | 9.2 ± 11.8 (50) |
Summer 2019 | 23.0 ± 16.3 (50) | 13.2 ±13.6 (50) | 9.0 ± 10.4 (50) |
Forest | 25.4 ± 16.3 (26) | 18.5 ±13.5 (26) | 6.9 ± 8.8 (26) |
Forest edge | 18.9 ± 13.6 (26) | 11.2 ±14.8 (26) | 7.4 ± 10.5 (26) |
Tea plantation, 5m | 19.4 ± 13.6 (26) | 10.1 ±11.0 (26) | 9.3 ± 10.1 (26) |
Tea plantation, 20m | 24.1 ± 16.2 (26) | 9.4 ± 11.4 (26) | 13.6 ± 11.0 (26) |
Tea plantation, 40m | 22.8 ± 16.3 (26) | 5.0 ± 5.9 (26) | 17.0 ± 12.2 (26) |
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Imboma, T.S.; Gao, D.-p.; You, M.-s.; You, S.; Lövei, G.L. Predation Pressure in Tea (Camellia sinensis) Plantations in Southeastern China Measured by the Sentinel Prey Method. Insects 2020, 11, 212. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11040212
Imboma TS, Gao D-p, You M-s, You S, Lövei GL. Predation Pressure in Tea (Camellia sinensis) Plantations in Southeastern China Measured by the Sentinel Prey Method. Insects. 2020; 11(4):212. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11040212
Chicago/Turabian StyleImboma, Titus S., De-ping Gao, Min-sheng You, Shijun You, and Gabor L Lövei. 2020. "Predation Pressure in Tea (Camellia sinensis) Plantations in Southeastern China Measured by the Sentinel Prey Method" Insects 11, no. 4: 212. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11040212