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DIETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR MATING IN CHRYSOPA OCULATA (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 May 2012
Abstract
The reproductive behaviour of Chrysopa oculata Say females shows a high degree of dependence on diet. Females remain unmated when maintained on a regimen of sugar and water, whereas they mate and produce fertile eggs when given pea aphids prior to pairing. In contrast, the males do not require a diet other than sugar and water in order to produce fertile matings. Pea aphids constitute suitable prey for continuous rearing.
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