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Diversity and seasonal density of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in relation to the soybean aphid in soybean crop in Québec, Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2012

Annabelle Firlej ,
Annie-Ève Gagnon ,
Simon Laurin-Lemay  and
Jacques Brodeur
Annabelle Firlej*
Affiliation:
Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal, 4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal, Québec H1X 2B2, Canada
Annie-Ève Gagnon
Affiliation:
Département de phytologie, Université Laval, 2480 Boul. Hochelaga, Québec, Québec G1 V 0A6, Canada
Simon Laurin-Lemay
Affiliation:
Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal, 4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal, Québec H1X 2B2, Canada
Jacques Brodeur
Affiliation:
Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal, 4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal, Québec H1X 2B2, Canada
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: annabelle.firlej@gmail.com).
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Abstract

We studied the diversity and summer seasonal activity-density of Carabidae associated with soybean fields infested by the soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura; Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Québec, Canada. Carabid beetles were sampled in six to seven fields from June to September 2004 and 2005 using pitfall traps. A total of 33 species from 15 genera were identified, with the exotic Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger) (Coleoptera: Carabidae), representing 75.8% and 84.5% of all individuals trapped in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Large variations in species richness and diversity indexes were observed between fields within and between years. Multivariate analyses showed that carabid activity-density varied as a function of field location and sampling period, with individuals belonging to species overwintering as adults being more abundant early in the growing season. There was no relationship between carabid trap catches and A. glycines density, suggesting that carabid beetles do not respond numerically to soybean aphid populations at the spatial scale studied.

Résumé

Nous avons étudié la diversité et l'activité densité-dépendante de Carabidae présents dans des champs de soya infestés par le puceron du soya (Aphis glycines Matsumura; Hemiptera: Aphididae) en saison estivale au Québec, Canada. Les carabes ont été échantillonnés dans 6–7 champs de juin à septembre 2004 et 2005 en utilisant des pièges fosses. Un total de 33 espèces appartenant à 15 genres ont été identifiés, avec l'espèce exotique Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) représentant 75.8% et 84.5% de tous les individus capturés en 2004 et 2005 respectivement. De grandes variations dans la richesse spécifique et les indices de diversité ont été observées entre les champs, dans et entre les années. Des analyses multivariées ont montré que l'activité densité-dépendante des carabes varie en fonction de la localité du champ et de la période d’échantillonnage, avec des individus qui appartiennent aux espèces diapausantes sous forme adulte plus abondants en début de saison. Il n'y a pas de relation entre les captures de carabes dans les pièges et la densité de A. glycines dans les champs: ceci suggère que les carabes ne répondent pas numériquement aux populations de pucerons du soya à l’échelle spatiale étudiée.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 144 , Issue 4 , 03 August 2012 , pp. 542 - 554
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2012

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