Life table and demographic parameters of the coccinellid predatory species, Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) when fed on two aphid species

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Muhammad Tahir¹  Muhammad Mubashar Niaz²  Umair Shahid²  Malik Imran Khan²  Muhammad Abrar²  Muhammad Irfan Ullah³  Muhammad Arshad³  Muhammad Rizwan⁴ 

[1] Department of Entomology, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Islamia University Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan;Department of Entomology, University of Sargodha, 40100, Sargodha, Pakistan;Department of Entomology, University of Sargodha, 40100, Sargodha, Pakistan;China-Pakistan Joint Research Centre for Citrus Disease and Insect Pest Management, University of Sargodha, 40100, Sargodha, Pakistan;Rice Research Institute, Kala Shah Kaku, 39020, Lahore, Pakistan;

关键词: Hippodamia convergens;    Aphis gossypii;    Lipaphis erysimi;    Life table parameters;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41938-020-00280-7

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

The study aimed to determine the effect of two aphid species; Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) and Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on life table and demographic parameters of Hippodamia convergens Gu`erin-M´eneville (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). The developmental period of all life stages of H. convergens was shorter when fed on L. erysimi. Net reproductive rate (Ro) was higher (159.85 offspring/individual) on L. erysimi, while it was 87.85 offspring/individual on A. gossypii. Mean generation time (T) was shorter (30.49 d) on L. erysimi than on A. gossypii (45.1 days). Values of the intrinsic rate of increase (r) and finite rate of increase (λ) were calculated as 0.166 days−1 and 1.181 days−1, respectively, on L. erysimi that were higher than on A. gossypii (0.099 days−1 and 1.104 days−1, respectively). Similarly, the survival rate was also higher when the predator was fed on L. erysimi. Overall, the findings suggest using L. erysimi as a better source of prey than A. gossypii for rearing H. convergens.

【 授权许可】

CC BY