Chemotaxis response and age-stage, two-sex life table of the Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius) (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) against different aphid species.

Autor: Safeer HM; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan., Ishfaq A; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan., Mukhtar A; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan., Batool M; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan., Zaka SM; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan., Tajdar A; College of plant protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China., Saood A; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan., Shah ZA; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan., Shah Zaib M; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan., Abbas K; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan., Altaf MU; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Feb 02; Vol. 19 (2), pp. e0289682. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 02 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289682
Abstrakt: The Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), is one of the most beneficial and identifiable predators of numerous soft-bodied and sucking insect pests of several crops. Biological parameters and olfactory response of C. sexmaculata were investigated under laboratory conditions by providing three different aphid species i.e., mustard aphid (Lipaphis erysimi Kaltenbach), citrus black aphid (Toxoptera citricida Kirkaldy), and peach aphid (Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov) as a food source. The developmental period of immature stages of C. sexmaculata was shorter on D. noxia as compared to other aphid species. The adult longevities were longer on D. noxia and T. citricida while shorter on L. erysimi. Female fecundity was highest on D. noxia while lowest on L. erysimi. Life table parameters i.e., intrinsic rate of increase (r), finite rate of increase (λ), net reproductive rate (Ro), and gross reproductive rate (GRR) were maximum on D. noxia while minimum on L. erysimi. The mean generation time C. sexmaculata was 20.90, 23.69, and 26.2 days on D. noxia, L. erysimi, T. and citricida, respectively. These findings were further confirmed from the olfactory experiment where D. noxia proved to be the most preferred prey. This study provides necessary information for mass-rearing of C. sexmaculata.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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