Predation by generalist arthropod predators on <i>Apolygus lucorum</i> (Hemiptera: Miridae): molecular gut‐content analysis and field‐cage assessment

Abstract

The overall low positive proportion of generalist predators with A. lucorum DNA detected using the molecular method, combined with the low predation rate in the field-cage experiment, indicated that the primary generalist predators likely had a limited role in the suppression of A. lucorum in the field. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.