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Effects of body size and prey quality on the reproductive attributes of two aphidophagous Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2013

Mahadev Bista  and
Omkar
Mahadev Bista
Affiliation:
Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226 001, India
Omkar*
Affiliation:
Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226 001, India
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: omkaar55@hotmail.com).
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Abstract

In the present study, effects of body size and prey quality on reproductive attributes and longevity of two aphidophagous Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus) and Coccinella transversalis Fabricius, have been investigated in laboratory conditions. Higher fecundity, egg fertility, and longevity were obtained in larger females of C. septempunctata on pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), and in C. transversalis on bean aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Males of C. septempunctata survived longer than those of C. transversalis on both prey. Number of clutches was lower and clutch size was higher in early and late reproductive phase; the reverse was observed in the middle of the reproductive phase. Larger females of C. septempunctata and C. transversalis laid higher number of clutches than the smaller ones. Thus, both body size and prey quality affect reproductive performance in Coccinellidae, though size variation did not change the prey preference.

Résumé

Dans notre étude, nous examinons les effets de la taille corporelle et de la qualité des proies sur les caractéristiques reproductives et la longévité chez deux Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) aphidophages, Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus) et Coccinella transversalis (Fabricius), dans des conditions de laboratoire. On observe une fécondité, une fertilité des œufs et une longévité plus élevées chez les femelles de plus grande taille de C. septempunctata nourries de pucerons du pois, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), et de C. transversalis nourries de pucerons de la gourgane, Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Les mâles de C. septempunctata survivent plus longtemps que ceux de C. transversalis lorsqu'alimentés des deux proies. Le nombre de pontes est plus petit et la taille des pontes plus grande tôt et tard durant la phase areproductive et l'inverse se produit au milieu de la phase reproductive. Les femelles plus grandes de C. septempunctata et de C. transversalis déposent un plus grand nombre de pontes que les femelles plus petites. Ainsi, la taille corporelle et la qualité des proies affectent la performance reproductive chez les Coccinellidae, bien que la variation de la taille ne modifie pas la préférence des proies.

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Insect Management
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 145 , Issue 5 , October 2013 , pp. 566 - 576
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2013 

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Subject editor: Barbara Ekbom

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