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CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLOGICOS Y DE VECTORES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Spatial patterns of parasitism of the solitary parasitoid Pseudapanteles dignus (Muesebeck) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae).
Autor/es:
N.E. SÁNCHEZ, P. C. PEREYRA & M.G. LUNA
Revista:
ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY
Editorial:
Entomological Society of America
Referencias:
Lugar: Lanham, MD, USA; Año: 2009 vol. 38 p. 365 - 374
ISSN:
0046-225X
Resumen:
ABSTRACT We examined the interaction between the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)
(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a key pest of tomato crops in South America, and its main solitary larval
parasitoid, Pseudapanteles dignus (Muesebeck) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). The pattern of parasitism
of T. absoluta by the parasitoid was studied at three scales on tomato crops: plant, leaf, and leaßet.
Host density, spatial distributions of both host and parasitoid, percentages of parasitism, variation in
the probability and risk of parasitism in relation to host density, and the spatial density dependence
were assessed in a horticultural region in Argentina. The spatial distribution of T. absoluta was clumped
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
Host density, spatial distributions of both host and parasitoid, percentages of parasitism, variation in
the probability and risk of parasitism in relation to host density, and the spatial density dependence
were assessed in a horticultural region in Argentina. The spatial distribution of T. absoluta was clumped
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
Host density, spatial distributions of both host and parasitoid, percentages of parasitism, variation in
the probability and risk of parasitism in relation to host density, and the spatial density dependence
were assessed in a horticultural region in Argentina. The spatial distribution of T. absoluta was clumped
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
of T. absoluta by the parasitoid was studied at three scales on tomato crops: plant, leaf, and leaßet.
Host density, spatial distributions of both host and parasitoid, percentages of parasitism, variation in
the probability and risk of parasitism in relation to host density, and the spatial density dependence
were assessed in a horticultural region in Argentina. The spatial distribution of T. absoluta was clumped
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
Host density, spatial distributions of both host and parasitoid, percentages of parasitism, variation in
the probability and risk of parasitism in relation to host density, and the spatial density dependence
were assessed in a horticultural region in Argentina. The spatial distribution of T. absoluta was clumped
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
Host density, spatial distributions of both host and parasitoid, percentages of parasitism, variation in
the probability and risk of parasitism in relation to host density, and the spatial density dependence
were assessed in a horticultural region in Argentina. The spatial distribution of T. absoluta was clumped
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
at all sites and scales, whereas that of P. dignus was much more variable, Þtting to negative, positive
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tomato.
binomial distributions and to Poisson series. Percentages of parasitism were as follows: site 1, 17.06%;
site 2, 27.53%; site 3, 26.47%; site 4, 45.95%. Parasitoid aggregation in relation to host density was found
at leaf and leaßet scales. However, the proportion of parasitized hosts was independent of host density.
The variability of parasitism rates exhibited at the three spatial scales seems to result in partial refuges
for the host, which might contribute to the persistence of the interaction between host and parasitoid.
We discuss our Þeld observations in relation to ecological theory and its potential application to the
biological control of T. absoluta on tom