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Temperature-dependent development of Oenopia conglobata (Col.: Coccinellidae) fed on Aphis gossypii (Hem.: Aphididae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2018

Mohammad Amin Jalali ,
Samane Sakaki ,
Mahdi Ziaaddini  and
Kent M. Daane
Mohammad Amin Jalali*
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan 7713936417, Iran Pistachio Safety Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran771751735
Samane Sakaki
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan 7713936417, Iran
Mahdi Ziaaddini
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan 7713936417, Iran
Kent M. Daane
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
*
*E-mail: ma.jalali@vru.ac.ir
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Abstract

Ladybeetles are known beneficial insects, with a long history in augmentative and classical biological control. The ladybeetle Oenopia conglobata (L.) is a natural enemy of many herbivores, particularly aphids. The temperature-dependent development of O. conglobata was studied at six constant temperatures (22.5, 25, 27.5, 30, 32.5 and 35 °C) to understand its development rate and environmental constraints better. Linear and nonlinear (Lactin) models were fitted to the data. In the thermal range from 22.5 to 32.5 °C, the rate of development increased for all stages; 35 °C was lethal for all stages and no eggs hatched. The Tb and K values for the biological cycle (egg–adult) were 8.84 °C and 263.15 DD, respectively. Depending on the model, tmin values for the total development time of the coccinellid ranged from 8.45 to 8.82 °C. The nonlinear model of Lactin estimated the optimum and upper temperature thresholds for the total development time of the ladybeetle to be 33.2 and 35.0 °C, respectively. High R2 values and low residual sum of squares values revealed a good fit to the experimental data for total development and different developmental stages of O. conglobata. The results may contribute to the improvement of practical methods for mass rearing of O. conglobata.

Keywords

thermal constanttemperature thresholdladybeetlesaphidsbiological controlOenopia conglobataAphis gossypii
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , December 2018 , pp. 410 - 417
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Copyright © icipe 2018 

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