Florida Entomologist (2013) 96, 1541-1545

Denise E. Euzébio, José C. Zanuncio, Rosenilson Pinto, Carlos F. Wilcken, Francisco S. Ramalho and Eraldo Lima (2013)
Effect of honey feeding by Thyrinteina arnobia males and females on their reproduction and longevity
Florida Entomologist 96 (4), 1541-1545
Abstract: Nutrients obtained during the larval period can be sufficient for reproduction, but adult feeding may be necessary to reproductive maturity and ripening of eggs. Adult food requirements of Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), the main defoliator of eucalyptus in Brazil, may present problems in the laboratory. The fecundity and longevity of T. arnobia adults fed on 15% honey solution were evaluated. This solution did not improve the reproductive capacity and longevity of T. arnobia females but it favors those of males, which could increase mating probability. This is important because T. arnobia males emerge sooner than females, and feeding them could increase their longevity and chances of mating various females.
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Database assignments for author(s): José Cola Zanuncio, Carlos Frederico Wilcken, Francisco de Sousa Ramalho

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Thyrinteina arnobia	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)