Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (2009) 116, 218-222
W.P. Lemos, J.E. Serrão, J.C. Zanuncio, M.C. Lacerda, V.V. Zanuncio and R.C. Ribeiro (2009)
Body weight and protein content in the haemolymph of females of the zoophytophagous predator Brontocoris tabidus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with different diets and ages
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 116 (5), 218-222
Abstract: The effect of different diets [1. Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) pupae; 2. T. molitor pupae and Eucalyptus cloeziana plants; 3. T. molitor pupae and Eucalyptus urophylla plants; and 4. T. molitor pupae and guava plants ( Psidium guajava L.)] on the body weight and the protein content of haemolymph of Brontocoris tabidus (Signoret) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) females were analyzed. Fifteen days old females of B. tabidus were heavier on plants and T. molitor pupae than only with pupae of this prey. Twent-one days old females of this predator were heavier with E. cloeziana or guava plants and lower with E. urophylla and T. molitor pupae or only with pupae of this prey. The body weight of 15 and 21 days old females of B. tabidus was similar in most treatments and lower with E. urophylla and T. molitor pupae. Fifteen days old females of this predator were heavier when fed on T. molitor pupae and guava plants than those 21 days old. The protein content in the haemolymph of females of this predator was similar in all diets and ages. The phytophagy increased the body weight, but not the protein content in the haemolymph of females of the predator B. tabidus.
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Database assignments for author(s): José Eduardo Serrao, José Cola Zanuncio
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution
Pest and/or beneficial records:
| Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brontocoris tabidus (predator) | Brazil (south) |
