Reproductive behaviour of predaceous ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): A review
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
42(4), С. 3083 - 3095
Опубликована: Авг. 3, 2022
Язык: Английский
Diet and body size modulate the remating behaviour of a predaceous ladybird, Coccinella transversalis (Fabricius) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)
Mumtaj Jahan,
Ahmad Pervez
ENTOMON,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
49(1), С. 75 - 86
Опубликована: Март 31, 2024
The
nutritional
condition
and
body
size
influence
the
mating
female
remating
behaviour
of
a
predaceous
ladybird,
Coccinella
transversalis.
When
well-fed
males
were
provided
with
females
three
different
dietary
conditions,
viz.
(i)
well-fed,
(ii)
food-deprived
(iii)
honey-fed,
ones
most
fecund
highest
percentage
egg-viability
least
preoviposition
period
refusals,
while
showed
vice-versa.
However,
honey-fed
laid
unfertile
eggs
after
coercively
males,
resisted
to
remate,
which
gets
strengthened
in
second
trial.
This
indicates
females’
modulates
post-mating
outcomes.
adult
was
directly
proportional
reproductive
output
heavier
showing
high
fecundity
egg
viability
than
lighter
ones.
Large
remate
larger
smaller
large
mated
females.
Regardless
body-size,
resistance
enhanced
Both
diet
modulate
re-mating
C.
transversalis,
as
greatly
re-mate
males.
Язык: Английский
Manipulating mate-choice for a quantitative augmentation of a biological control agent, Coccinella transversalis Fabricius
Mumtaj Jahan,
Ahmad Pervez
Vantage Journal of Thematic Analysis,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
unknown, С. 70 - 83
Опубликована: Окт. 30, 2021
For
food
security
and
sustainable
crop
protection,
it
is
a
necessity
to
optimize
the
massrearing
augmentation
of
biocontrol
agents
numerous
aphid
pests.
Coccinellids,
commonly
known
as
ladybird
beetles,
are
potential
predators
on
several
sucking
pests
promising
agents.
In
present
investigation,
laboratory
experiments
were
performed
find
out
whether
manipulation
mate
choice
in
aphidophagous
Coccinella
transversalis
Fabricius
(Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae)
under
varying
mating
status
could
influence
reproductive
output
terms
high
fecundity.
It
was
found
that
highly
affects
duration
The
commenced
earlier
presence
different
males
than
females
an
arena.
lasted
for
longer
between
virgin
multi-mated
vice-versa.
bouts
copula
increased
with
increase
both
sexes.
Females
more
fecund
unmated
females.
Thus,
study
will
be
useful
quantitative
mass-rearing
C.
aphids
thereby
enhancing
productivity
protection.
Язык: Английский