NDLI: Sugar as nutritional supplement for the zoophytophagous predator Nesidiocoris tenuis

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Author	Urbaneja Bernat, Pablo Alonso, Miquel Tena, Alejandro Bolckmans, Karel Urbaneja, Alberto
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a zoophytophagous predator widely used in integrated pest management programs in both greenhouse and open-field tomato crops. Mass rearing of N. tenuis is greatly dependent on Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) eggs as food source. Moreover, the addition of this factitious prey after the inoculative releases of N. tenuis under field conditions is recommended to facilitate establishment of this mirid. However, E. kuehniella eggs are expensive and availability is limited. One possible strategy to reduce the amount of E. kuehniella eggs needed is the provision of sugar. In this work, the effect of sucrose as nutritional supplement on selected life-history traits of N. tenuis was studied. The addition of sucrose (0.5 M) ad libitum to a diet of E. kuehniella eggs significantly increased the progeny of N. tenuis and did not affect survival of nymphs nor developmental time. Moreover, addition of sucrose significantly reduced the number of E. kuehniella eggs consumed. These results may have practical implications of interest in mass rearing systems of N. tenuis and its management in fields and greenhouses as a part of biological control programs.
Starting Page	57
Ending Page	64
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13866141
Journal	BioControl
Volume Number	58
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15738248
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-07-18
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Ephestia kuehniella Miridae Sucrose Hydrocapsules Mass rearing Inoculative releases Conservation Entomology Plant Pathology Agriculture Animal Ecology Animal Biochemistry Behavioural Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Insect Science Agronomy and Crop Science

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