Comparative demography of the exotic Harmonia axyridis with other aphidophagous coccinellids reared on artificial diet

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira

Julianne Milléo¹  Francisco Sales Fernandes¹  Wesley Augusto Conde Godoy¹ 

关键词: Cycloneda sanguinea;    Hippodamia convergens;    biological control;    developmental stages;    invasive species;    life table;    Cycloneda sanguínea;    Hippodamia convergens;    controle biológico;    fases de desenvolvimento;    espécie invasora;    tabela de vida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-204X2014000100001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this work was to compare biological aspects and life table parameters of the coccinellids Harmonia axyridis, Cycloneda sanguineaand Hippodamia convergens. Insects were fed eggs of Anagasta kuehniella, and reared at 24.5±1ºC, 70±10% relative humidity, with a 12 hour photophase. Hippodamia convergenstook about 1.6 day to complete development, longer than H. axyridis, and 2.4 day longer than C. sanguinea.At immature stages, H. axyridisexhibited the highest survival percentage (49.2%), in comparison to the other coccinellids. For mean adult longevity, H. convergenswas deficient, in comparison with the other species. Mean period of pre oviposition was the longest in C. sanguinea; the longest oviposition time occurred for H. axyridis; and the post oviposition period was similar between the coccinellids. Considering the reproductive parameters, H. axyridisshowed the best performance in all aspects. For life table, the values of H. convergenswere higher than, although close, to those of H. axyridis. Nevertheless, the high net reproductive rate of H. axyridis showed this species potential to increase population size. The biological characteristics of the exotic H. axyridis favors its invasion and establishment in Brazil, corroborating results noticed in other countries.

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