| Cycloneda sanguinea (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is an opportunistic polyphagous predator and when aphids dominate its menu, a complex foraging behaviour can be expected. An active movement characterized by a high locomotor activity plays an important role in the search of this prey. The behaviour of C. sanguinea adults exposed to volatile semiochemicals emitted by Capsicum annuum Linnaeus (Solanaceae) substrates, healthy or infested with Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), or in direct contact with these substrates was here analyzed. The treatments evaluated were: A) high aphid-infested pepper leaves, B) low aphid-infested pepper leaves, C) healthy pepper leaves and D) control. Locomotor activity was not significantly different among... |
