Journal of Biological Control

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The green lace wing, Chrysopa lacciperda Kimmins is a predator of citrus mealybug Planococcus citri (Risso). A study was conducted to determine the developmental period and the ability of C. lacciperda to consume the nymphs of P. citri under laboratory conditions. Nymphs; 10.15 days old were offered. C. lacciperda took 22.52 days to develop from egg to adult. First, 2nd and 3rd instar larvae consumed a mean of 35.0, 96.0 and 636.1 nymphs respectively. C. lacciperda developed faster and consumed almost double the number of eggs of C. cephalonica when compared to nymphs of P. citri.


Keywords

Chrysopa lacciperda, Development, Feeding Potential Planococcus citri.
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