Journal of Biological Control

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Rhinocoris fuscipes Fab. was reported as a potential predator of various insect pests (Cherian, 1937; Singh and Gangrade, 1975; Kumaraswami, 1991; Singh a,nd Singh, 1987). In the present work, the food requirement of R. fuscipes has been assessed in terms of predatory value (Fewkes, 1960). The predatory value and conversion ratio were taken as indices to determine whether there was a characteristic fixed value or variable range for each instar of the species. It will also help to find out the optimum stage of the predator, wherein quicker control over the pest can be achieved after releasing them in the field.

Keywords

R. fuscipes, Predatory Value, Food Requirement, Biocontrol Agent, Reduviid Predator.
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