Assessment of development and consumption rate of Macrolophus caliginosus Wagner predator on different prey stages
Hanaa E. Sadek,
Ibrahim M. A. Ebadah,
Sawsan S. Moawad
Abstract:Background
Macrolophus caliginosus Wagner is one of the most important polyphagous predatory mirid bug that attack many agriculture insect pests.
Methods
The present study was carried out to show the effect of different prey stages as Tuta absoluta (eggs and fourth larval stage), Bemisia tabaci (eggs and three nymph stages) and Aphids gossypii (1st nymph stage) on the life cycle and consumption rate of male and females of M. caliginosus as predator… Show more
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