Life table and biological characteristics of Macrolophus pygmaeus when feeding on Myzus persicae and Trialeurodes vaporariorum

2002 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dionyssios Ch. Perdikis ◽  
Dionyssios P. Lykouressis
Keyword(s):  
Life Table ◽  
Myzus Persicae ◽  
Trialeurodes Vaporariorum ◽  
Biological Characteristics ◽  
Macrolophus Pygmaeus

Impact of citrus species on the biological characteristics and life table parameters of Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein) (Acari: Tetranychidae)

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kemal Yalçin ◽  
İsmail Döker ◽  
Cengiz Kazak
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Life Table ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Biological Characteristics ◽  
Intrinsic Rate Of Increase ◽  
Citrus Species ◽  
Life Table Parameters ◽  
Net Reproductive Rate ◽  
Host Plant Species ◽  
Rate Of Increase

Biological characteristics and life table parameters of Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein) were revealed on four different citrus species: grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf. cv. Star Ruby), lemon (C. limon (L.) Burm. f. cv. Meyer), mandarin (C. reticulata Blanco cv. Okitsu) and orange (C. sinensis L. cv. Washington Navel) under laboratory conditions. Results show that oviposition period, fecundity, and life table parameters varied significantly depending on the host plant species. Furthermore, host plant species had little effect on immature development, except for the teleiochrysalis and total developmental period, which was significantly shorter on lemon (13.77 days for females, 12.67 days for males). Total mean numbers of eggs laid by E. orientalis was 15.92 on mandarin and 29.78 on lemon. In addition, intrinsic rate of increase (rm), net reproductive rate (R0), finite rate of increase (λ) and doubling time (DT) are 0.12 day–1, 10.41 ♀/♀, 1.13 day–1 and 5.59 days for lemon, 0.17 day–1, 22.36 ♀/♀, 1.19 day–1 and 4.04 days for grapefruit, respectively. However, shortest and longest mean generation times (To) were obtained at 18.26 days on orange and 19.37 days on grapefruit. Our results demonstrate that intergeneric differences of Citrus should be considered when determining E. orientalis population abundance and dynamics in field conditions.

Assessment of pospiviroid transmission by myzus persicae, macrolophus pygmaeus and bombus terrestris

2015 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noémi Van Bogaert ◽  
Thibaut Olivier ◽  
Claude Bragard ◽  
Martine Maes ◽  
Guy Smagghe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myzus Persicae ◽  
Bombus Terrestris ◽  
Macrolophus Pygmaeus

Biological characteristics of the mirids Macrolophus costalis and Macrolophus pygmaeus preying on the tobacco form of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.T. Margaritopoulos ◽  
J.A. Tsitsipis ◽  
D.C. Perdikis
Keyword(s):  
Myzus Persicae ◽  
Total Duration ◽  
Intrinsic Rate Of Increase ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Macrolophus Pygmaeus ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Predatory Bugs ◽  
Aphid Consumption ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tobacco Aphid

AbstractBiological and population parameters of the predatory bugs Macrolophus costalis Fieber and Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur preying on the tobacco aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer) were examined. Tobacco was used as host plant and all experiments were carried out at 23°C and L16:D8. In M. costalis, the developmental time for eggs and the total duration of nymphal instars was 13.1 and 22.2 days and in M. pygmaeus 13.0 and 20.2 days, respectively. Both species completed their nymphal development feeding only on plant juices although they required significantly more time to attain adulthood than when feeding on prey. The longevity of M. costalis females and the preoviposition period were 49.9 and 5.6 days and those of M. pygmaeus were 50.3 and 6.3 days, respectively. Adult males showed a higher longevity than females in both species. The intrinsic rate of increase and the mean total number of eggs laid were 0.0644 and 121 in M. costalis and 0.0615 and 104 in M. pygmaeus, respectively. Mean total aphid consumption by nymphs of M. costalis was 61 aphids, about twice that of M. pygmaeus (37 aphids). Total aphid consumption by a male and female pair of M. costalis and M. pygmaeus until the death of the female was 244 and 285 aphids, respectively. The results of the study are discussed in relation to the impact of the two predatory bugs on tobacco aphid populations.

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