The influence of some honeybee products as a diet substitute on the different stages of<i>Coccinella undecimpunctata</i>L. in Egypt

Farag, N. A.; El-Wahab, T. E. Abd; Abdel-Moniem, A. S. H.

doi:10.1080/03235400903024712

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“…Pollen grains may serve as an alternative source of food (Lima et al 2020). In accordance with our findings, Farag et al (2011) reported bee pollen as the least suitable diet for Coccinella undecimpunctata larvae, among seven different combinations of diets tested. Similar results were also reported for the larva of Coccinella transversalis Fab., where the larvae developed more efficiently when fed on honey and mealy bugs than on pollen or sugar syrup (Maurice et al 2012).…”

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“…Aphids being general nursery prey for aphidophagous ladybird beetle, P. dissecta , were preferred the most. On the other hand, pollen grains, conspecific and heterospecific eggs were least preferred in each dietary regime possibly due to the presence of less nutritive contents (Farag et al 2011), insufficient immature stage of nutrition and toxic allelochemicals (Pervez et al 2021), respectively. Overall comparison in different dietary regimes indicated food choice for aphids only.…”

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Do more food choices lead to bad decisions? A case study in predacious ladybird beetle,Propylea dissecta

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Omkar

2023

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Understanding why animals choose one food over another is one of the key questions underlying the fields of behaviour ecology. This study aims to test if ladybird beetles,Propylea dissectaMulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) can forage selectively for nutrients in order to redress specific nutritional imbalances to maximise their fitness. The general approach was, first, to manipulate the nutritional status of the predator by rearing them in five separate pre-treatment dietary groups from first instar larvae to newly emerged adult stage. Thereafter, we tested their feeding response to five different types of food, i.e.,Aphis craccivoraKoch,Aphis neriiBoyer de Fonsclombe, conspecific eggs, heterospecific eggs and mixed pollen grains, equidistantly placed in Petri dish. On the basis of newly emerged adults’ food choice, they were reared on the same diet for 10 days. Thereafter, adults were paired with their opposite sex (collected from stock culture reared onA.craccivora) and mating and reproductive parameters were recorded. Our results suggested that the variety of food did not affect the preference of ladybird beetle,P. dissecta. They tend to choose their natural diet,i.e., aphid in each dietary regime. We found that previous dietary regime significantly influences the mating and reproductive parameters of both the male and female except for the time to commence mating by the male. Food choices of adult beetles were found to significantly influence the time to commence mating, average fecundity and percent egg viability in males and the mating duration in females.

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Do more food choices lead to bad decisions? A case study in predacious ladybird beetle,Propylea dissecta

Verma,

Mishra,

Omkar

2023

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“…maculata . Clearly, combining plant products with prey can have beneficial effects on predator development (Smith, ; De Clercq et al ., ; Jalali et al ., , b; Lundgren, , ; Bonte et al ., ; Farag et al ., ). Some predators are capable of compensating for a less than optimal prey by feeding on plant products when they are available (Patt et al ., ).…”

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Is Tetranychus urticae suitable prey for development and reproduction of naïve Coleomegilla maculata?

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Rojas

2013

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The lady beetle Coleomegilla maculata De Geer is an omnivorous predator that could help suppress aphid and spider mite populations on plants in greenhouses, plantscapes or interiorscapes. We are assessing the nutritional requirements and feeding behavior of C. maculata on target prey (spider mites) and factitious (unnatural) food. Our ultimate goal is to develop an efficacious diet to mass produce C. maculata. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that Tetranychus urticae Koch (two-spotted spider mite) is not suitable prey for development and reproduction of naïve C. maculata (i.e., with no prior exposure to T. urticae). Our objectives were to (i) provide baseline data on the effects of consuming T. urticae on C. maculata life history, (ii) to compare the effects of consuming all stages of T. urticae versus eggs of Musca domestica L. (common housefly), and (iii) to determine if the consumption of plant products was beneficial. We used C. maculata from a colony reared only on Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Mediterranean flour moth) eggs. In experiments, C. maculata larvae were reared from the first instar to adult stage with prey/food in replicated arenas; adult females were paired with a single male with prey/food. The results showed that naïve C. maculata readily attacked and consumed T. urticae. Nevertheless, T. urticae was less suitable than M. domestica eggs for C. maculata development and reproduction. Applying a synthetic pollen-Chlorella alga powder (SPCA) in arenas containing T. urticae appeared to boost C. maculata female development and reproduction.

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“…Researchers are revealing the benefits of combining insect and plant products for improving the fitness of natural enemies (Smith, 1960(Smith, , 1965Lundgren, 2009Lundgren, , 2010Farag et al, 2011). Some predators are capable of compensating for a lessthan-optimal diet of factitious prey by feeding on plant protein, carbohydrates, and sterols (pollen) when it is available.…”

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Chen

2014

Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms

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The influence of some honeybee products as a diet substitute on the different stages ofCoccinella undecimpunctataL. in Egypt

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Do more food choices lead to bad decisions? A case study in predacious ladybird beetle,Propylea dissecta

Do more food choices lead to bad decisions? A case study in predacious ladybird beetle,Propylea dissecta

Is Tetranychus urticae suitable prey for development and reproduction of naïve Coleomegilla maculata?

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