Biology and Predatory Potential of the Ladybird Beetle, Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Sugarcane Aphids
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Biology, Cheilomenes sexmaculata, Predatory Potential, Sugarcane Aphids.Abstract
The mean duration of development of Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius) reared on Melanaphis indosacchari David was 11.3±2.4 days. The adults survived for 22.7±9.1 days when fed with aphids. The feeding potential of grubs was 220.2±17.4 aphids in the case of M. indosacchari and 179.6±40.5 aphids in Melanaphis sacchari Zehnt. The adult beetles preyed a mean of 992.8±256.8 M. indosacchari and 1403.3±99.9 M. sacchari, respectively. The feeding potential of grubs increased with age while that of adults decreased with age.Downloads
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1998-01-01
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Easwaramoorthy, S., Kurup, N. K., & Santhalakshmi, G. (1998). Biology and Predatory Potential of the Ladybird Beetle, <i>Cheilomenes sexmaculata </i> (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Sugarcane Aphids. Journal of Biological Control, 12(1), 47–50. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/1998/4262
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