Phenology, fecundity and life table parameters of the predator Hippodamia variegata reared on Dysaphis crataegi

BioControl

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-233

  Kontodimas, D C ^a   Stathas, G J ^b  

^a BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KALAMATA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coccinellidae; Coleoptera; Dysaphis crataegi; Fecundity; Greece; Hippodamia (Adonia) variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae); Life table; Phenology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PREDATOR;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DYSAPHIS; HIPPODAMIA VARIEGATA;

EID: 23944498641     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-004-0455-7     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. K. Alan 1979 Pyrethroids and the adults of Adonia variegata Zashchita Rastitelna 27 17 20 (in Bulgarian)
2. E.V. Belikova E.M. Kosaev 1985 The biology of the most important species of Coccinellidae and their role in controlling aphids in a cotton-lucerne rotation. Biologicheskikh Nauk. 5 61 63 (in Russian)
3. L.C. Birch 1948 The intrinsic rate of natural increase of an insect population J. Animal Ecol. 17 15 26
4. J. Chazeau E. Bouyé L. Bonnet De Larbogne 1991 Cycle de développement et table de vie d' Olla v-nigrum (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) ennemi naturel d' Heteropsylla cubana (Homoptera, Psyllidae) introduit en nouvelle Calédonie Entomophaga 31 2 275 285
5. T. Dobzhansky 1933 Geographical variation in lady-beetles Am. Nat. 67 97 126
6. M. El Habi A. Sekkat L. El Jadd A. Boumezzough 2000 Biologie d' Hippodamia variegata Goeze (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) et possibilités de son utilisation contre Aphis gosypii Glov (Homoptera: Aphididae) sous serres de concombre J. Appl. Entomol. 124 365 374
7. E.A. El Hag A.A. Zaitoon 1996 Biological parameters for four Coccinellid species in Central Saudi Arabia Biol. Control 7 316 319
8. G.H. Fan J.F. Zhao 1988 Functional response of Adonia variegata Goeze) (Coleop. Coccinellidae) to cotton aphids. Natur. Enemies Insects 10: 187-190 (in Chinese
9. R.D. Gordon 1987 The first North American records of Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) J. New York Entomol. Soc. 95 307 309
10. G.N. Gumovskaya 1985 The coccinellid fauna. Zashchita Rastenii 11 43 (in Russian)
11. S.F. Hammed V.K. Sud N.P. Kashyap 1975 Adonia variegata (Goeze) Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), an important predator of the Indian grain aphid, Macrosiphum (Sitobion) miscanthi Tak In Kulu Valley (Himachal Pradesh). Indian J. Entomol. 37 209 210
12. I. Hodek 1973 Biology of Coccinellidae W. Junk The Hague. 260 pp
13. I. Hodek A. Honek 1996 Ecology of Coccinellidae Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht Boston London, 464 pp
14. O. Imura 1987 Demographic attributes of Tribolium freemani Hinton (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Appl. Entomol. Zool. 22(4) 449 455
15. S.S. Izhevsky A.D. Orlinsky 1988 Life history of the imported Scymnus (Nephus) reunioni [Col.: Coccinellidae] predator of mealbugs Entomophaga 33(1) 101 114
16. M.T.K. Kairo S.T. Murphy 1995 The life history of Rodolia iceryae Janson (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and the potential for use in innoculative releases against Icerya pattersoni Newstead (Homoptera: Margarodidae) on coffee J. Appl. Entomol. 119 487 491
17. P.K. Kalushkov V.I. Dimova A.I. Khristova 1991 Behavior of Adonia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in the search for prey. Ekologiya 24 71 75 (in Bulgarian)
18. P. Katsoyannos D.C. Kontodimas G.J. Stathas 1997a Phenology of Hippodamia undecimnotata (Schneider) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Greece Entomophaga 42(1/2) 283 293
19. P. Katsoyannos G.J. Stathas D.C. Kontodimas 1997b Phenology of Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in central Greece Entomophaga 42(3) 435-444
20. P. Katsoyannos D.C. Kontodimas G.J. Stathas 1997c Summer diapause and winter quiescence of Coccinella septempunctata (Col.: Coccinellidae) in Greece Entomophaga 42(4) 483 491
21. P. Katsoyannos D.C. Kontodimas G.J. Stathas C.T. Tsartsalis 1997d Establishment of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on citrus and some data on its phenology in Greece Phytoparasitica 25(3) 183 191
22. N.G. Kavallieratos G.J. Stathas C.G. Athanassiou G.T. Papadoulis 2002 Dittrichia viscosa and Rubus ulmifolius as reservoirs of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) and the role of certain coccinellid species Phytoparasitica 30 231 242
23. E.S. Krafsur J.J. Obrycki P. Nariboli 1996 Gene flow in colonizing Hippodamia variegata ladybird beetle populations J. Heredity 87 41 47
24. T.X. Liu P.A. Stansly K.A. Hoelmer L.S. Osborne 1997 Life history of Nephaspis oculatus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) a predator of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 90 6 776 782
25. G.J. Michels A.C. Bateman 1986 Larval biology of two imported predators of the greenbug, Hippodamia variegata Goetz and Adalia flavomaculata Degeer, under constant temperatures Southwestern Entomol. 11 1 23 30
26. G.J. Michels R.V. Flanders 1992 Larval development, aphid consumption and oviposition for five imported coccinellids at constant temperature on Russian wheat aphids and greenbugs Southwestern Entomol. 17(3) 233 243
27. V. Natskova 1973 The effect of aphid predators on the abudance of aphids on peppers. Rastitelna Zashchita 21 20 22 (in Bulgarian)
28. G. Nicoli L. Limonta C. Gavazzuti M. Pozzati 1995 The role of hedges in the agroecosystem. Initial studies on the coccinellid predators of aphids. Informatore Fitopathologico 45 7 8 (in Italian)
29. J.J. Obrycki C.J. Orr 1990 Suitability of three pray species for Nearctic populations of Coccinella septempunctata, Hippodamia variegata and Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) J. Econ. Entomol. 83 1292 1297
30. E. Sadeghi M. Esmailli 1992 Preying habits and hibernation site of Coccinella septempunctata L., Hippodamia Adonia) variegata (Goeze) Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata L. in Karaj. J. Entomol. Soc. Iran 11: 5-8 (in Arabic
31. T.V.K. Singh K.M. Singh R.N. Singh 1991 Influence of intercropping: III Natural enemy complex in groundnut. Indian J. Entomol. 53 333 368
32. D. Singh H. Singh 1994 Predatory potentiality of coccinellids, Coccinella septempunctata Linn and Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) over musterd aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kalt.). Crop Res. Hisar 7 120 124
33. T.R.E. Southwood 1966 Ecological Methods, with Particular Reference to the Study of Insect Populations Methuen Co London, UK. 391 pp
34. G.J. Stathas 2000a The effect of temperature on the development of the predator Rhyzobius lophanthae and its phenology in Greece BioControl 45 439 451
35. G.J. Stathas 2000b Rhyzobius lophanthae prey consumption and fecundity Phytoparasitica 28(3) 203 211
36. L.A. Stewart A.F.G. Dixon Z. Ruzicka G. Iperti 1991 Clutch and egg size in ladybird beetles Entomophaga 36(3) 329 333
37. N. Uygun R. Atlihan 2000 The effect of temperature on development and fecundity of Scymnus levaillanti BioControl 45 453 462
38. N. Uygun N.Z. Elekcioglu 1998 Effect of three diaspididae prey species on development and fecundity of the ladybeetle Chilocorus bipustulatus in the laboratory BioControl 43 153 162
39. Wang, Y.H., B.S. Liu, H.Z. Fu and L.N. Gu, 1984. Studies on the habits and bionomics of Adonia variegata (Goeze). Insect knowledge Kunchong Zhishi 21: 19-22 (in Chinese).
40. A.G. Wheeler C.A. Stoops 1996 Status and spread of the Palaearctic lady beetles Hippodamia variegata and Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Pensylvania, 1993-1995 Entomol. News 107 291 298