Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (2004) 39, 947-951

Harley Nonato de Oliveira, Dirceu Pratissoli, Eder Pin Pedruzzi and Marcelo Curitiba Espindula (2004)
Desenvolvimento do predador Podisus nigrispinus alimentado com Spodoptera frugiperda e Tenebrio molitor
[Development of the predator Podisus nigrispinus fed on Spodoptera frugiperda and Tenebrio molitor]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 39 (10), 947-951
Abstract: Nymphys of Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) have been reared on Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), in laboratory conditions. However, there are no reports on P. nigrispinus predation, in field or laboratory, on Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), one of the most damaging pests in crops in Brazil. This research had the objective to evaluate nymphal development and reproductive characteristics of the predator P. nigrispinus when reared on caterpillars of S. frugiperda and on larvae of T. molitor, in laboratory conditions. S. frugiperda provided a smaller longevity, higher egg production and viability to predator than T. molitor. The nutricional quality of this caterpillar improves the reproductive characteristics of the predator, so that its utilization as factitious host can increase mass production of this natural enemy.
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Database assignments for author(s): Dirceu Pratissoli

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution
rearing/culturing/mass production

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Spodoptera frugiperda
Podisus nigrispinus (predator)	Spodoptera frugiperda