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11 April 2019 Quantification of Prey Consumption by the Predators Chauliognathus flavipes (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), Cycloneda sanguinea (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), and Orius insidiosus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)
Maria Elisa de Sena Fernandes, José Cola Zanuncio, Angelica Plata-Rueda, Walyson Silva Soares, Rafael Ribeiro Coelho, Flávio Lemes Fernandes
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Abstract

We report on the predatory consumption of prey by adult Chauliognathus flavipes (F.) (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), Cycloneda sanguinea (L.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), and Orius insidiosus (Say) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) in laboratory no-choice feeding tests. Chauliognathus flavipes more commonly preyed on eggs of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and nymphs of Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Cycloneda sanguinea fed on more M. persicae nymphs while O. insidiosus fed slightly more on Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and T. absoluta eggs compared with Thrips spp. nymphs.

Maria Elisa de Sena Fernandes, José Cola Zanuncio, Angelica Plata-Rueda, Walyson Silva Soares, Rafael Ribeiro Coelho, and Flávio Lemes Fernandes "Quantification of Prey Consumption by the Predators Chauliognathus flavipes (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), Cycloneda sanguinea (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), and Orius insidiosus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)," Florida Entomologist 102(1), 231-233, (11 April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.102.0138
Published: 11 April 2019
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