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Pereira,Alexandre Igor de Azevedo; Ramalho,Francisco de Sousa; Rodrigues,Karjoene Cassimiro Vilar; Malaquias,José Bruno; Souza,Jefferson Virgínio da Silva; Zanuncio,José Cola. |
In this work, the effect of different densities (1, 3, 5, 7 and 9) of 3rd instar Alabama argillacea (Huebner) larvae on food consumption by Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) males was evaluated. The densities established were converted to weight of prey offered: 13.4 mg (one larva), 33.3 mg (three larvae), 54.3 mg (five larvae), 81.8 mg (seven larvae), and 110.34 mg (nine larvae). The quantity of food consumed by P. nigrispinus increased with the prey density. The density of preys did not affect the time spent by the predator to ingest the food. The quantity of food extracted per minute was always higher in smaller densities and lower in higher densities. Males mean body weight did not differ statistically between the treatments tested, and weight gain was... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cotton leafworm; Predator; Stinkbug; Food consumption; Nutrition. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000500004 |
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