Effect of temperature on development, growth and feeding of Coccinella septempunctata and Hippodamia convergens reared on the tobacco aphid, Myzus persicae nicotianae

dc.contributor.author	Katsarou, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Margaritopoulos, JT	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsitsipis, JA	en
dc.contributor.author	Perdikis, DCh	en
dc.contributor.author	Zarpas, KD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:46:30Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:46:30Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	13866141	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10526-004-2838-1	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/3040
dc.subject	Coccinella septempunctata	en
dc.subject	Coccinellidae	en
dc.subject	Coleoptera	en
dc.subject	Development	en
dc.subject	Hippodamia convergens	en
dc.subject	Myzus persicae	en
dc.subject	Predation	en
dc.subject	Tobacco	en
dc.subject.other	biocontrol agent	en
dc.subject.other	developmental biology	en
dc.subject.other	feeding behavior	en
dc.subject.other	growth	en
dc.subject.other	rearing	en
dc.subject.other	temperature effect	en
dc.subject.other	Eastern Hemisphere	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.subject.other	World	en
dc.subject.other	Aphididae	en
dc.subject.other	Coccinella septempunctata	en
dc.subject.other	Coccinellidae	en
dc.subject.other	Coleoptera	en
dc.subject.other	Hippodamia convergens	en
dc.subject.other	Myzus persicae	en
dc.subject.other	Nicotiana tabacum	en
dc.title	Effect of temperature on development, growth and feeding of Coccinella septempunctata and Hippodamia convergens reared on the tobacco aphid, Myzus persicae nicotianae	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s10526-004-2838-1	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Preimaginal development, mortality, aphid consumption rate, and size and weight upon reaching the adult stage of the aphidophagous coccinellids Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville and Coccinella septempunctata L. collected from Karditsa, central Greece, were examined at four constant temperatures (14, 17, 20 and 23°C) and L16:D8. The coccinellids fed on the tobacco aphid, Myzus persicae nicotianae Blackman. Egg, larval and pupal mortality was highest at 14°C reaching 85.0, 73.8 and 29.4% in H. convergens and 49.3, 75.4 and 58.8% in C. septempunctata, respectively. Total preimaginal development ranged from 57.2 to 70.4 days at 14°C, and to 16.9 and 22.1 days at 23°C in H. convergens and C. septempunctata, respectively. Heavier and larger adults of H. convergens were obtained at 17 and 20°C. In C. septempunctata temperature did not affect adult weight while the lowest size was observed at 14 and 17°C. Day-degrees requirements for preimaginal development in H. corvengens were 212.9 above a developmental threshold of 11.0°C. The corresponding values for C. septempunctata were 281.5 and 10.7°C. In H. convergens total and daily aphid consumption ranged from 46.8 aphids at 14°C to 85.0 aphids at 23°C and from 1.5 aphids at 14°C to 9.2 aphids at 23°C, respectively. The corresponding values for C. septempunctata were 112.0 and 2.7 at 14°C and 157.7 and 12.4 at 23°C. The results show the high potential of both predators as biological control agents against the tobacco aphid. The knowledge obtained could be essential for their appropriate use and for the improvement of mass rearing systems. © Springer 2005.	en
heal.journalName	BioControl	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.volume	50	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10526-004-2838-1	en
dc.identifier.spage	565	en
dc.identifier.epage	588	en